The St. Louis Blues had a heck of an entry draft in 2017. After 2016’s high expectations and little action, the following draft was met with much skepticism.
Instead, the Blues shocked their fans by pulling the trigger on some major deals to improve the current team. Almost overlooked in all the hoopla was the fact the Blues got a pretty good player with their own first round pick.
The Blues had two first round picks in the 2017 draft. Their own was the 20th pick. They received the 27th pick as part of the compensation in the Kevin Shattenkirk trade.