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The results of this evenings draft lottery are in and the Colorado Avalanche will be picking 1st overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Of course it's impossible to predict exactly who the Avalanche will select with the 1st pick, but the current team is likely playing the odds in Vegas that it will be defensman Seth Jones who has emerged as a consensus #1 in this years draft. We'll break down all three players over the summer, but here are Bob McKenzie's Top 10 and a quick look at the raw numbers for the top three:
Bob McKenzies Top 10:
1. Seth Jones
2. Nate MacKinnon
3. Jonathan Drouin
4. Aleksander Barkov
5. Valeri Nichushkin
6. Elias Lindholm
7. Sean Monahan
8. Rasmus Ristolainen
9. Nikita Zadorov
10. Darnell Nurse / Hunter Shinkaruk
Seth Jones
Defense, 6'4", 206 lbs, WHL Portland Winterhawks
October 3, 1994 (18) Plano, TX, USA
| Season | Team | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | +/- | PIM |
| 2010-2011 | USNTDP | 28 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 20 | |
| 2011-2012 | USNTDP | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | |
| 2012-2013 | Winterhawks | 61 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 46 | 33 |
| 2013 Playoffs | Winterhawks | 15 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
Nathan MacKinnon
Center, 5'11", 179 lbs, QMKHL Halifax Mooseheads
September 1, 1995 (17) Halifax, NS, CAN
| Season | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | +/- | PIM |
| 2011-2012 | 58 | 31 | 47 | 78 | 11 | 45 |
| 2012-2013 | 44 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 40 | 45 |
| Career Regular Season | 102 | 63 | 90 | 153 | 51 | 90 |
| 2012 Playoffs | 17 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 12 |
| 2013 Playoffs | 12 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 6 |
| Career Playoffs | 29 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 27 | 18 |
Jonathan Drouin
Left Wing, 5'11", 185 lbs, QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads
March 27, 1995 (18) Saint-Agathe, QC, CAN
| Season | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | +/- | PIM |
| 2011-2012 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -5 | 12 |
| 2012-2013 | 49 | 41 | 64 | 105 | 48 | 32 |
| Career Regular Season | 82 | 48 | 86 | 134 | 43 | 44 |
| 2012 Playoffs | 17 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 4 |
| 2013 Playoffs | 12 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 4 |
| Career Playoffs | 29 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 24 | 8 |
With the first overall pick, the Colorado Avalanche will likely select Seth Jones who, is a consensus number one pick amongst most analysts. If Jones lives up to the hype he could fill a serious hole in the Avalanche organization and give them a versatile top pairing defenceman for years to come. Whether Jones is the pick or not, the Avalanche will be able to control their destiny this summer and continue the rebuild with whichever of the top three players they feel will make the biggest impact on the Avalanche moving forward.