NEW YORK — Unlike Colorado Avalance vice president of hockey operations Joe Sakic, Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon doesn't believe in giving away his hand before the card game even begins. So, unless Sakic is the best bluffer since Doyle Brunson, the Avs will select Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) center Nathan MacKinnon with the first pick of Sunday's NHL Entry Draft. That would leave the Panthers with better leftovers than yesterday's Chinese food when they use the second overall pick on Portland Winterhawks (WHL) defenseman Seth Jones, a 6-foot-4, two-way force. Or there's always MacKinnon's linemate left wing...
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