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Blues were right to avoid this recently traded top draft pick

Yesterday, the Seattle Kraken sent center Shane Wright to the Nashville Predators in exchange for winger Matthew Wood. The trade was one for one.

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Shane Wright, a center, was drafted fourth overall in 2022 by the Kraken. He's had a tumultous career in Seattle, largely due to the old rules that wouldn't permit Wright to play in the AHL; he was too good for juniors (as you would expect from a top-five pick), but not good enough to play in the NHL. There was no where for him to develop, so by the time he reached the NHL as a full-time player, the sheen had worn off.