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Going Offence?
Report: Avalanche not interested in Jones with first pick

Joe Sakic (Photo: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

If the Colorado Avalanche keep the first overall pick in the NHL Draft, they are leaning towards taking a forward over defenceman Seth Jones. According to a report in the Denver Post, Avalanche executive vice-president Joe Sakic said the team will pass on Jones with the first-overall pick. Full Story.(Photo: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Seth Jones (Photo: Marissa Baecker/Getty Images)

King Of The Hill

While Halifax Moosehead forwards Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin grabbed the spotlight with their championship-winning performance at the Memorial Cup, TSN Scout Craig Button believes Seth Jones is still the best blue-chipper going into this month's NHL Draft. The Portland Winterhawks defenceman finished the 2012-13 season as Button's top prospect in his Craig's List ranking. Full Story.

Seth Jones at the NHL Combine (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Measuring Up

As rites of passage go, it could be worse. But there is little room for dignity or privacy for top prospects at the NHL Combine. Taking off your shirt and having your body fat measured in front of a crowd of strangers isn't for everyone. Neither is having someone scream at you to keep going as you pedal away on a stationary bike that feels like riding up Mount Everest. Full Story.

 
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Kate McKenna

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Bob McKenzie

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Craig started in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars and became Director of Player Personnel, helping lead them to a Stanley Cup in 1999. He also served as Vice President and GM of the Calgary Flames and later joined the Toronto Maple Leafs as a scout.

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Podcasts

Draftcentre Podcast - Episode 10

Craig Button and Matt Cade talk with Halifax Mooseheads GM Cam Russell. Plus Craig's final rankings, Wennberg, Bowey and Morin.

Draftcentre Podcast - Episode 9

Hunter Shinkaruk, Samuel Morin, Sean Day, Tyler Benson, Seth Jones plus Mark Hunter joins us to talk about Zadorov, Domi and Horvat.

Draftcentre Podcast - Episode 8

Jordan Subban, Anthony Mantha, and Craig tells a Henrik Zetterberg draft story. Plus: Travis Green talks draft-eligible Portland Winterhawks and more.


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Nate Or Seth?

Look back at the progress of Nate MacKinnon and Seth Jones through the regular season as they try to secure the top spot in the 2013 NHL Draft.


MacKinnon vs. Jones