With the Vegas Golden Knights eliminating the Minnesota Wild last night, Don Waddell will have two top-20 draft picks in the upcoming NHL Draft.
The Blue Jackets have their own pick, which will be 13. However, they have a tiny chance of moving up as far as #3 in the draft order, but that's highly unlikely.
The pick they got from the Wild in the David Jiříček trade a few months back is at 20. There is a chance that, should the St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets and then win the second round to advance to the West Finals, the pick could move to 19.
The most likely scenario is that the CBJ will pick 13 and 20.
Don Waddell is going to have a very busy summer, and I'm sure his phone is already ringing with teams interested in one or both of his picks. He's going to start putting together his championship roster this summer, so be ready for fireworks.
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