The Columbus Blue Jackets Will Pick THIRD In the 2023 NHL Draft!
If you were on the edge of your seat...I was too. The Blue Jackets will have Pick 3 in the 2023 NHL Draft. This means that Conner Bedard will not come to Columbus, and instead go to the Ducks of Anaheim or the Blackhawks of Chicago. Now, many of you like my thoughts on the Blue Jackets, so here are mine. The third overall pick is nothing to be disappointed with; there are many great players in this draft including what we need, and that is another Center. Keep in mind, Alexander Texier will be coming back to join the Blue Jackets for the upcoming 2023-24 NHL Season. He stepped back after the death(s) in his family made him decide to return to France toward the end of the 2022-23 NHL Season. Now he's able to step back into the NHL spotlight. So, this is already one Center we'll gain without a draft, trade, or lose cap space. My point here is that there are plenty of players in general, in addition to Centers to pick from in the June 2023 NHL Draft. Now, I'm going to get a