For the real conspiracy theorists, then the only thing that makes sense is:
Florida gets McDavid
Carolina gets Eichel
(or vice versa)
NHL media guys hype this as a huge rivalry.
Phoenix gets Hannifin - they love their defencemen anyways.
Calgary have been doing too well at the ticket office for them to help. Buffalo gets the 4th pick with Strome or Kylington or whomever else ends up becoming the 4th best.
Edmonton.. well... they sell out anyways, and the NHL has had a number of years invested in trying to make them a winner. Sometimes you can't help those unless they want to help themselves, and Edmonton is simply no good at helping themselves.
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