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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Career was already derailed when this happened:
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The draft is a lot like the Hunger Games for top hockey prospects. Every prospect crosses their fingers that when the Oilers go up to the podium that their name is not called. We even got reaffirmation when Al MacInnis texted his buddy Keith Tkachuk saying "you're lucky" after the Oilers and Canucks both passed on his son. Don't forget the look on McDavid's face after the Oilers won the draft lottery. No kid wants that team calling their name.
I remember the nice pre-draft story about Nurse's uncle Donovan McNabb giving him career advice and it's a shame for Darnell and his family that his name was called by the Oilers.