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podcast app we've got some post draft lottery user emails you, mailbag pieces to get to.

Questions.

Second half of the show, that's the word.

Questions.

Thank you.

But first, because the draft lottery was last night and our heads are spinning because

the Hawks are picking forth, we wanted to get one of the best in the business in here to tell us what they think.

Right off the hop, it is Stephen Ellis of the Daily Face Faceoff joining us now on CHGL Blackhawks. Stephen, thanks for being

with us. As always, we appreciate it. Yeah, thanks so much for having me, guys. Well, you published

your mock draft this morning, your post-draft lottery mock draft. Actually, he published it like

minutes after the mock draft because we talked about it last

night on the show. I saw the latest updated at 10.08 Central. Ah, there you go. There you go. I remember it was like 20 minutes after the mock draft and I was like, we have our for the lottery. I was like, we have our first mock draft. Stephen Ellis is telling us the way. That's right. Well, you've got the Blackhawks choosing right-handed defenseman from a suit greyhounds, Chase Reed.

This is a name we've heard a lot. This is a name we've seen a lot. Why in your mind does Chase Reed make the most sense for the Blackhawks of four? Well, so this is the thing. So the Vancouver Canucks, they're picking number three, and they're going to, it feels like they're

going to target a center.

That's something they definitely need.

I think with most teams, the theory is you go for best player available.

But Chase reads kind of the interesting one where some people think he could be number one.

Some think he could be number two, three or four.

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