DALLAS - Heading into the 2018 NHL Draft on Friday night at American Airlines Center, Jarmo Kekalainen has a lot on his plate.
The Blue Jackets' general manager has five picks to weigh, including 18th overall, and said Friday there's a chance he might look to trade down in the first round to add more.
"Our list is pretty much done now, so we'll see," Kekalainen said. "If all of our top-priority guys are gone, and we get to, let's say Pick No. 15] and it's getting thin, then we're going to look at moving back. There are a few teams after [No. 18] that could be moving up and those talks are ongoing now, and will heat up on the floor, so we'll see. Maybe we can pick up a second-round pick or a second and third or something, by moving [back] a few spots."
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