The Colorado Avalanche hope to get the first-overall draft selection in the 2017 NHL Lottery. However, the team is guaranteed a top-four pick regardless.
The 2017 NHL Draft takes place in Chicago June 23-24. This year’s prospect pool isn’t considered to be as deep as previous years. However, Colorado will get a very good player with their top-four pick.
Colorado may also trade down a little to turn one pick into two or three, or to acquire a prospect. I doubt they’d drop lower than #10, though.
One player who’s scouted to go top-10 is right wing Owen Tippett.