BUFFALO -- Matthew Tkachuk realizes the odds of being selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 2016 NHL Draft is highly unlikely, barring a trade prior to the first round at First Niagara Center on June 24.
But having the opportunity to interview with the Blues, the team he rooted for as a child, on Wednesday at the NHL Scouting Combine was still an experience he'll never forget. St. Louis was one of 14 teams that scheduled an interview with Tkachuk, a forward with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League who is No. 2 on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of North American skaters eligible for the draft.
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