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Good News Tuesday! Number One Pick and a Maybe: The Maple Leafs, Matthews, and McDavid on Draft Lottery Day
NHL draft lottery day handed Toronto the number one pick and a decision to make, all on the same afternoon.
The Maple Leafs are expected to select Gavin McKenna with the top pick. That news arrives alongside reports from The Score that Auston Matthews is not sure he will return to Toronto and wants to see meaningful roster improvements through trades and free agency before committing. One story pulls the franchise forward. The other points in a different direction.
The McDavid angle sits underneath all of it. Connor McDavid has one year left on his deal. Montreal has come up as a destination…
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