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Any truth to this? Apparently Bob McKenzie is saying that the draft will be held early June and that they will use the old lottery rules with only one winner and that the team can move up a max 4 spots. This would mean only a team in the bottom 4 would have a shot at Lafreniere. That would mean worst case for us is picking #2 https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/g79evs/john_rodenburg_the_latest_from_bob_mckenzie_talk/

I don't fully agree that Larkin's a 2C. I think, at this point in time, he's a respectable 1C who has very little help. No elite wingers. Absolutely no center depth. An utter mess of a D group behind him. Crap-ass goalie situation. Larkin can't hide on this team. What that's exposed is that Larkin's not a powerhouse 1C who can throw a team on his back and singlehandedly f*** the enemy's s*** up on a nightly basis -- at least, not at this point in time. I'm still thinking he has the potential to become a Ryan O'Reilly type, i.e. a guy who doesn't put up huge numbers but is a rock-solid two-way matchup guy. Larkin didn't put up big numbers this season, but his underlying numbers suggest he has real Selke potential. If we get Byfield and he becomes the player we need him to become, it would make life much easier for Larkin. That's true whether Byfield is the 1C or the 2C or our top winger. That's what I want. I want a guy who singlehandedly changes the makeup of this team for the better, a guy who drastically changes the calculus of our rebuild reality. I want a rising tide that lifts all boats. The Blues needed more than just O'Reilly at center; Brayden Schenn was a big part of that Cup run. Even if Larkin is a Selke guy in a few years, we'll be needing another top-six centerman, preferably one who's more of a natural scorer. I'm not sure that's going to be Veleno or Rasmussen. So, all things considered, I think we're pretty much on the same page.

Ehn is already more offensively productive at 23 than Glendening is at 30. 25-30 pts a season is an overly reasonable projection as his ice-time, growth, and experience increases. You might even say it's conservative given his youth and the experience he's gathered already. N hype is reaching new heights. Kid is cash money.