The Carolina Hurricanes made four draft picks and one noteworthy trade at Sunday's NHL draft, just like everyone expected they would.
But the trade certainly didn't involve the selection it was supposed to, and the team's top choice may not have involved the player it was supposed to, either.
The 'Canes took Swedish forward Elias Lindholm with the No. 5 overall pick in a surprising and refreshing moment of caution. Lindholm wasn't the headline-grabbing selection that Valeri Nichushkin or Darnell Nurse would've been, but he's a solid, well-rounded player with one of the lowest risk factors in the first round.
GM Jim Rutherford then traded the team's No. 35 overall pick (in the second round) and maligned defenseman Jamie McBain to the Buffalo Sabres for unheralded blueliner Andrej Sekera. Again, Sekera wasn't the high-profile defensive acquisition that Braydon Coburn or Kris Letang would've been, but he's a very reliable addition to the second pairing.
Later, the franchise used the No. 66 selection on defenseman Brett Pesce, the No. 126 selection on winger Brent Pedersen and the No. 156 selection on defenseman Tyler ...
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