NHL Draft 2012: First Round Open Thread

We've discussed and debated it for weeks. We've postulated and prognosticated ad nauseum. We've even used words people actually use in everyday discussion, and, sometimes, even used words without alliteration. It's be a great run up until this point, but it all comes down to tonight and tomorrow. The NHL draft convenes in Pittsburgh, with the Wild making the seventh overall pick, and then Wild fans falling into a deep coma until tomorrow.

Of course, that's barring anything like a trade happening, but we have no indications any are in the works.

What will happen tonight? Will it be Jacob Trouba to the Wild as so many have guessed? Will Grigorenko fall like many have predicted? Can three Russians be drafted 1,2,3? Will any of the top five (mostly) consensus picks slip to the Wild? What will be the big story of the night?

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Draft Order

7. Minnesota Wild - Mathew Dumba

16. Washington Capitals - Tom Wilson

19. Tampa Bay Lightning (from Detroit) - Andrei Vasilevski

21. Buffalo Sabres (from Nashville) Calgary Flames - Mark Jankowski

Trades:

Ducks send Lubomir Visnovski to the New York Islanders for a 2013 2nd Round pick

Penguins send Jordan Staal to Carolina for 8th overall, Brandon Sutter, and Brian Dumoen

Calgary Flames send pick 14 to Buffalo for pick 21 & 42