WEEHAWKEN, N.J. -- Unless it's a smokescreen designed to cloud other teams picking near the top of Sunday's NHL draft, the Colorado Avalanche has already spoiled the surprise - the Avalanche plan to draft former Shattuck-St. Mary's star Nathan MacKinnon with the No. 1 overall pick. Hall of Famers Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy, now running the Avalanche, must not know teams keep that kind of news close to the vest. Part of the draft's charm is when cameras frame two nervous athletes who have no clue - OK, little clue - whether or not they'll be forever known as the top dog in their particular draft. But Sakic...
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