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2023 NHL Draft: First Round Open Thread

The moment we’ve been waiting for since…what, late October/early November?… is finally here. Tonight the Columbus Blue Jackets get to add another high draft pick to their roster.

The show starts at 7 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. Here is the full order for tonight’s first round:

1. Chicago
2. Anaheim
3. Columbus
4. San Jose
5. Montreal
6. Arizona
7. Philadelphia
8. Washington
9. Detroit
10. St. Louis
11. Vancouver
12. Arizona (from OTT)
13. Buffalo
14. Pittsburgh
15. Nashville
16. Calgary
17. Detroit (from NYI via VAN)
18. Winnipeg
19. Chicago (from TBL)
20. Seattle
21. Minnesota
22. Philadelphia (from LAK via CBJ)
23. NY Rangers
24. Nashville (from EDM)
25. St. Louis (from TOR)
26. San Jose (from NJD)
27. Colorado
28. Toronto (from BOS via WSH)
29. St. Louis (from DAL via NYR)
30. Carolina
31. Montreal (from FLA)
32. Vegas

You can read all of our draft coverage so far here, but the Blue Jackets’ pick will most likely be one of three centers:

Adam Fantilli

Leo Carlsson

Will Smith

So, who will it be?