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- Nov 16, 2005
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In the truncated 2012-13 NHL season, the Colorado Avalanche did not have the inauspicious honor of having the worst record in the NHL – that went to the Florida Panthers – but they did win the draft lottery and picked first in this year’s draft, giving them their pick of the litter, so to speak.
Heading into the draft, the Avalanche had seven picks – one in every round – and a number of organizational holes to fill. Despite flirting with the idea of trading the first pick, the Avalanche did not actually make any moves on draft day, instead opting to keep all of their picks and use them to pick the players they had targeted.… read more
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