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2019 NHL Mock Draft: Chicago Blackhawks pick begins the intrigue

By Vincent Parise

DALLAS, TX - JUNE 23: Draft runners pose for a group photo following the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center on June 23, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - JUNE 23: Draft runners pose for a group photo following the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center on June 23, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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The first two picks in the NHL Draft are almost a lock so the true intrigue starts when the Blackhawks are on the clock at third overall.

The 2019 NHL Draft is fast approaching. The Chicago Blackhawks won the third lottery spot and will now make the third overall selection. There are two elite players at the top of the draft, and then the intrigue really starts when the Blackhawks name is called to make the third selection.

The NHL Draft is the foundation for the entire league. When you look at all of the recent Stanley Cup Champions you see that they were built through the draft. All of the elite teams get to where they are because of how they do on the most important day of the NHL calendar, draft day.

The New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers are going to make the first two picks in the draft and the young men they will select are all but decided. The real meat of the draft comes when NHL commissioner Gary Bettman lets the audience know that the Chicago Blackhawks are on the clock.

So who will Chicago take with the pick? Who will all of their division and western conference rivals select? Who will the Eastern Conference foes that often invade Chicago select? The entire league gets a makeover on draft night, and the Blackhawks better be ready. They are looking to retool in order to get the most out of the primes of players like Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, and Duncan Keith. That starts and ends with absolutely nailing the third overall pick and being ready for what their division rivals have in store.

Well, here it is. My 2019 NHL Mock Draft:

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