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Originally Posted by Money Baer
I think Carolina or Florida will end up with McDavid.
I don't buy the whole conspiracy theory though. Why would the NHL want to reward edmonton with 3 1st overall picks in a row? I think if it were rigged at all the NHL would want to spread those 1st overall picks to other teams.... Not that pathetic franchise up North.
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Well Edmonton had the luck of getting all three of their picks in relatively weak draft years, and I would think they'd only interfere if there was a golden opportunity to strengthen a big market (Crosby to Pittsburgh in a hidden lottery, Kane to Chicago with terrible odds). If no big name markets are in the lottery this year I don't think they do anything, but wouldn't be surprised whatsoever to see the odds turn strange if one is