As much as I would like to get three impact players with our 3 1st rounders this year, the odds of that don't seem to be in our favour. MacKinnon looks to be a franchise player - and centre that contending teams build around. I would easily give our 3 1st rounders away to draft him.
Looking back at the 2003 draft at the players selected roughly where we will be picking, would anyone not trade the 3 for Eric Staal?
6 - Milan Michalek
21 - Mark Stuart / 22 - Marc-Antoine Pouliot
29 - Patrick Eaves / 30 - Shawn Belle
I know there were a lot of fantastic players picked in the first round that year, but that doesn't mean you get them with each pick.
2004 - Would anyone not trade the following package for Evgeni Malkin / Alex Ovechkin?
6 - Al Montoya
21 - Wojtek Wolski / 22 - Lukas Kaspar
29 - Mike Green / 30 - Andy Rogers
2005 - Anyone not willing to trade this package for Crosby?
6 - Gilbert Brule
21 - Tuuka Rask / 22 - Matt Lashoff
29 - Steve Downie / 30 - Vladimir Mihalik
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