Let's assume they knew it, and decided they didn't want to ruin his life over it. And that he the other teams would drop him to deep for it. If several other teams still had in him in the 7th round, they would still draft him. And then it's suddenly a race to take him before the other teams again. So ok.
I mean, maybe there's something there on ice that isn't immediately apparent. He's a small defenseman without top end offense. That usually doesn't translate well unless you have great IQ.
All I know is he can skate, is committed to UND, and he has major character flags. Can people become better people, certainly. Everybody is a bit of an ass at 14. Not everyone is picking on kids with learning disabilities and giving them suckers they swipe the urinal with. Is that the guy you take a chance on at #111? Not for me. I don't see enough in the toolbox to be worth putting my logo on his chest and rolling the dice.
If Armstrong ended day two by saying, "Yeah, that pick was off our old list, and I'm not having it", I'd be just as happy having wasted the pick, to be honest.