The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Colorado Avalanche make the right selection with center Nathan Mackinnon? I thought Mackinnon was the best player in the draft however defenseman Seth Jones was one of the best defenseman coming into the draft in a few years and top defenseman can be difficult to find. Jonathan Drouin may have more pure talent than Mackinnon but may not quite have the same types of intangibles and he may never have Mackinnon's ability on both ends of the ice.
More goes into how these players do than their statistics but you can follow the statistics of these three players here for fun to start.
Yes I am not including the 2nd overall pick Aleksander Barkov because the purpose of this is not just to compare all the picks, we want to keep the battles to as few players as possible and Mackinnon vs Jones is interesting because it is a forward vs a top defenseman and Mackinnon vs Drouin is intriguing because they were linemates at Halifax.
1st Overall Pick Center Nathan Mackinnon Colorado Avalanche
3rd Overall Pick Left Wing Jonathan Drouin Tampa Bay Lightning
4th Overall Pick Defenseman Seth Jones Nashville Predators
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