NEW YORK— General Manager Dale Tallon was surprised that his cellphone didn't need charging late Saturday afternoon, but he's confident that if he keeps the overall second pick of Sunday's draft or trades it to take any of the top four prospects, the Panthers will wind up with an NHL-ready, game-changing player. Tallon believes Colorado Avalance vice president of hockey operations Joe Sakic will stand by his word and take high-scoring center Nathan MacKinnon with the first pick, leaving the Panthers their choice of defenseman Seth Jones, the NHL's Central Scouting Bureau's top-ranked North American skater, skillfull left...
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