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Draft lottery is on tonight and five teams have a shot at Yakupov.
1 Columbus Blue Jackets 25.0
2 Edmonton Oilers 18.8
3 Montreal Canadiens 14.2
4 New York Islanders 10.7
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 8.1
Those are the teams that can get the first overall pick.
Columbus
If they get the first pick, they need to take Yakupov. No question about it. With Nash on the way out, Yakupov will be the next crowd fav and he know's how to work a crowd really well. He'll get that place jumping.
Edmonton
Defence! They need to draft the best dman available this year. Can't take another forward. Matt Dumba is #2, and they have to take him, no question about it. He would be a perfect fit in Edmonton.
Montreal
Anything they take is good, as their system is a disaster. They could use someone with some size down the middle. Either Forsberg or Grigorenko is their best option, but at this point, any top 5 player is helping them rebuild a very shitty system.
New York I
These guys are full of young players, so basically at this spot, they could do whatever they want with this pick. They could use some defence, so depending if they move up or down, I could see them getting Morgan Rielly.
Toronto
They need another scorer and some size. Yakupov would fit in so well in Toronto, but if not, then I think they really have to look at Grigorenko and maybe even go as far as to look at Alex Galchenyuk. They need a #1 centre in Toronto to stop the endless cycle of #1's coming in there. Bozak is not it, and with these two young guys, the best thing Toronto could do is get them into the line up fast. Grigorenko is NHL ready, Galchenyuk is not.
1 Columbus Blue Jackets 25.0
2 Edmonton Oilers 18.8
3 Montreal Canadiens 14.2
4 New York Islanders 10.7
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 8.1
Those are the teams that can get the first overall pick.
Columbus
If they get the first pick, they need to take Yakupov. No question about it. With Nash on the way out, Yakupov will be the next crowd fav and he know's how to work a crowd really well. He'll get that place jumping.
Edmonton
Defence! They need to draft the best dman available this year. Can't take another forward. Matt Dumba is #2, and they have to take him, no question about it. He would be a perfect fit in Edmonton.
Montreal
Anything they take is good, as their system is a disaster. They could use someone with some size down the middle. Either Forsberg or Grigorenko is their best option, but at this point, any top 5 player is helping them rebuild a very shitty system.
New York I
These guys are full of young players, so basically at this spot, they could do whatever they want with this pick. They could use some defence, so depending if they move up or down, I could see them getting Morgan Rielly.
Toronto
They need another scorer and some size. Yakupov would fit in so well in Toronto, but if not, then I think they really have to look at Grigorenko and maybe even go as far as to look at Alex Galchenyuk. They need a #1 centre in Toronto to stop the endless cycle of #1's coming in there. Bozak is not it, and with these two young guys, the best thing Toronto could do is get them into the line up fast. Grigorenko is NHL ready, Galchenyuk is not.
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