I actually think this is less important to get 1st pick than most years. I usually lean towards 1st pick and most years 2nd pick as much more valuable that 3rd on. IMO the most talented players in this draft by a wide margin are wingers. After those 2 there seems to be a few centers and D with other wingers who are behind the top 2. This might be one of the few years that it would be ok to pick 3rd to 5th. Of course I would take 1st OV, but it might not end up being as good as most years as McKenna might be as talented as a guy like McDavid or MacKinnon, but he is not a center, and they are and I just don't see him being a lock for top 5 player in the league. Kucherov has been the best winger in the league for a while, and he's won cups but with a stacked team and typically would rank outside a top 5 player in the league. For me this would be McKenna's max potential.
If we end up with Lawrence or Verhoeff or Reid, I think that is ok. Some lists have Lawrence 7th overall.
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