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All right, third overall, Anaheim Ducks
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Charlie, who are you picking for the Ducks? I mean, is there going to be a surprise here
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There has been talk that there could be a name that surprises everyone
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Yeah, I mean, annually, I feel like Anaheim is a bit of a surprise pick
0:15
I would say Lev Shanov would be a tremendous pick for the Ducks if he were available
0:19
I think the Jamie Drysdale trade cut out a right-hand, a right-shot defenseman that is now sorely needed in the roster
0:27
I think only Tristan Luneau is the only right-hand shot that's really NHL-ready right now
0:32
That being said, the forward group is far from complete, and so I think a guy like Caden Lindstrom
0:40
really seems like a Pat Verbeek kind of type, big, power forward, 6'3", kind of follows the same as Leo Carlson
0:47
6'4", power forward, Cutter Gauthier, 6'3", power forward. So it just seems like it would be par for the course
0:52
for Anaheim to go with a Caden Lindstrom type. Yeah, well, Caden Lindstrom has lost a lot of this season to injury
1:01
Yeah, the back issue is a big concern, but if he's good
1:07
and honestly, the combine, it sounded like he did well enough in the combine, and if the Ducks aren't concerned
1:13
then I'm not concerned. So definitely would add a lot to the Ducks' depth down the middle
1:20
and I mean, that's something that I think, like you said, the forward group is something that could definitely still need a boost
1:27
even though they've got some great names already there. Yeah. Right? But yeah, great pick for the Ducks
1:34
I don't know if that's a big surprise changing, but he's definitely a top five pick
1:40
But now the Columbus Blue Jackets have got a pretty good forward available
1:45
We'll see if Mark, Mark, who are you going with? The Columbus Blue Jackets are fourth overall
1:50
So do you remember last year when the Ducks took Leo Carlson
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and Adam Fantilli was handed to them on a silver platter? In this scenario, the same thing would happen
2:03
To hand the Columbus Blue Jackets, Ivan Demidov would be handing him on a silver platter. Yeah
2:09
And if that's what's on the board, I mean, they'll consider Anton Slayo
2:14
they'll consider the D, but if Demidov is there at four, especially given that he was just in Florida with the Dan Milstein
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and already replaced six foot one, and reportedly the buzz down there is he's going to be in the NHL
2:27
not this coming season, but the season after that, which means he could be in North America by the end of next season
2:33
given all the Russians already on the Blue Jackets, so there would be a comfortable bubble
2:38
That would be a slam dunk pick the Blue Jackets would take down the Ducks if the draft fell that way
