The Colorado Avalanche are set up well the 2019 NHL Draft. They have eight picks, including two in the first round. The only round in which they won’t pick is the fourth, which they traded to the Nashville Predators for Colin Wilson.
Naturally, one of the first-round picks is also the result of a trade. As one of the many pieces of the Matt Duchene trade, Colorado received the Ottawa Senators’ first-round selection.
Because of how Ottawa finished the season –dead-last in the NHL — Colorado should have had a top-three pick. However, thanks to the vagaries of the Draft Lottery, which the Avs lost again, they’ll be picking fourth (again) with Ottawa’s selection.