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Decisions At Top Of 2013 Draft Still Affecting NHL

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SUNRISE (CBSMiami/AP) – There were a lot of ways the beginning of the 2013 NHL Draft could go.

The second-guessing came immediately after the Colorado Avalanche picked center Nathan MacKinnon first and the Florida Panthers selected center Aleksander Barkov second in the draft.

Blue-chip defenseman Seth Jones was considered the top prospect by many scouts, and winger Jonathan Drouin was coming off a 100-point season in juniors.

Less than three years later, those decisions are still reverberating around the NHL.

MacKinnon is in line for a big contract like the $35.