NHL draft: What will the Ducks do with the No. 3 pick?

After Macklin Celebrini’s name is called first overall on Day 1 of the NHL draft Friday, the intrigue will begin immediately, including when the Ducks pick two selections later.

That’s not unlike the 2023 draft, when the Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard was the consensus No. 1 prospect but there was considerable debate behind him, where the Ducks snagged center Leo Carlsson. But this year, prospects might be rising, dropping, careening and falling off the table like so many deflected, knuckling pucks.