Draft pregame

The arena floor at Staples Center is packed with every NHL executive you can imagine. Right now, they’re doing a roll call of all teams, and the Kings just got a huge ovation from the crowd. Sort of humorous that E.J. McGuire accidentally skipped the Columbus Blue Jackets during the alphabetical roll call. There’s a pretty sizable group of Edmonton fans in the building, and a handful of fans for most of the other teams. David Courtney is handling the arena public announcing, and Luc Robitaille and Dustin Brown are on the stage right now to welcome the fans.

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