2008 NHL Draft re-do: How would the top 10 picks go today?

Doug MacLean and Nick Kypreos re-do the 2008 NHL draft, with hidden gems like Braden Holtby and Roman Josi moving up in the ranks.

If the 2008 NHL Draft could be re-done today, how different would the order be?

The Sportsnet crew explored this hypothetical during the first intermission of Wednesday Night Hockey. In the actual 2008 draft, Steven Stamkos, Drew Doughty and Zach Bogosian went with the first three picks. But Erik Karlsson, Roman Josi, Alex Pietrangelo and John Carlson went later — so where would they end up being selected in a re-draft?

Here is how Nick Kypreos, Doug MacLean and Scott Morrison would see the top 10 picks going if we got a re-do. (And see how the real 2008 draft unfolded here)

NICK KYPREOS

PICK TEAM PLAYER
1 Tampa Bay Drew Doughty
2 Los Angeles Erik Karlsson
3 Atlanta Roman Josi
4 St. Louis Steven Stamkos
5 Toronto Alex Pietrangelo
6 Columbus Braden Holtby
7 Nashville Tyler Myers
8 Phoenix TJ Brodie
9 NY Islanders Travis Hamonic
10 Vancouver Derek Stepan

DOUG MACLEAN

PICK TEAM PLAYER
1 Tampa Bay Drew Doughty
2 Los Angeles Steven Stamkos
3 Atlanta Erik Karlsson
4 St. Louis Roman Josi
5 Toronto Alex Pietrangelo
6 Columbus John Carlson
7 Nashville TJ Brodie
8 Phoenix Braden Holtby
9 NY Islanders Travis Hamonic
10 Vancouver Adam Henrique

SCOTT MORRISON

PICK TEAM PLAYER
1 Tampa Bay Drew Doughty
2 Los Angeles Erik Karlsson
3 Atlanta Steven Stamkos
4 St. Louis Alex Pietrangelo
5 Toronto Roman Josi
6 Columbus Braden Holtby
7 Nashville Adam Henrique
8 Phoenix John Carlson
9 NY Islanders Travis Hamonic
10 Vancouver Derek Stepan

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