Forwards Adam Fantilli, Leo Carlsson and Matvei Michkov are top options Wednesday for Anaheim after missing out on consensus No. 1 pick Connor Bedard.
| UPDATED:The NHL’s 2023 entry draft begins Wednesday night in Nashville and, in many ways, the Ducks are the team that will ultimately control the direction it takes. Largely, that’s because the No. 1 choice is a foregone conclusion.
Although Fantilli was considered the likely choice in many quarters when the Ducks finished second in the NHL’s draft lottery, Button made an especially convincing case for the 5-foot-10, 172-pound Michkov, the true definition of a wild card and ventured so far as to name check a soccer icon. Thus, Michkov’s arrival in North America could neatly coincide with the Ducks’ timetable. He won’t turn 19 until December and, conceivably, he would be close to 22 years old when his entry-level contract kicks in.
“That’s why I don’t exclude Michkov from the conversation. I think there is zero risk with drafting Matvei Michkov.”
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