sensonfire
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I made a post on this very topic about 5 weeks ago.
https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2711968
I believe it was Coga16 who suggested that Colorado might have taken Zadina instead of Tkachuk at 4th overall in 2018.
The Colorado Avalanche have a history of drafting good quality players from the Halifax Mooseheads and Zadina was playing for them at the time he was drafted by Detroit.
So, I don't think it would be a total shocker if Colorado passed on Tkachuk and drafted Zadina instead.
This is how I think the 2018 draft would unfold if Colorado had our 1st from 2018 instead of 2019:
1. Colorado drafts Filip Zadina at 4th overall.
2. Arizona then drafts Brady Tkachuk at 5th overall because I got the sense they wanted him more than Barrett Hayton.
Evidence that would support this would be the portion of this video here between the 8:30 and the 11:20 marks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRyebwAnngY&t=6s
Also, Brady Tkachuk's Keith played for the Coyotes and they both lived in Scottsdale for a brief period of time, so there's that.
As for the 2019 draft, I believe Ottawa would have passed on Bowen Byram and pick a centreman like Alex Turcotte.
The LA Kings would then be left with Byram at 5th overall.