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Originally Posted by dissentowner
To elaborate more, I have heard the Ducks would have liked Levshunov but it looks like he is Chicago's choice. They are now leaning Silayev. Columbus will almost certainly take Demidov if the Ducks or Hawks do not but there is an outside chance they take Lindstrom instead. Montreal absolutely covets Lindstrom, if he is gone before 5 the rumour is they will pivot to Catton. If for some shocking reason both those guys are off the board (pretty much zero) they would draft Tij. I have heard Utah, Ottawa, and Seattle are all looking D, this is where I believe you will see a run of Parekh, Dickinson, and Buium go. Ottawa has been heavily rumoured to like Parekh. I am very very confident Tij will still be there at 9.
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Interesting insight. I've been told Anaheim is willing move back in the top 10 if Levshunov is off the board. Dickinson/Parekh are right there on some team lists Top 5 and could be the disruptors. One source told me that if Anaheim passes up on Lindstrom he's falling to 5-7. Since Columbus will take Demidov and he believes two those teams have Iginla ahead of Lindstrom in the 5-10 holes.
Minnesota and Buffalo are both primed to move up. I've heard Minnesota's Wild Bill is very active. They have one more seasons of -14M cap space and want to come out of it competitive.