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Priceless Reactions Of Shane Wright and Logan Cooley Emerge From The NHL Draft


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S. Harper
August 1, 2022  (7:37 PM)
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The NHL 2022 NHL Draft from Montreal had many surprises to say the least. One of the biggest surprises came from the Montreal Canadiens who were very busy trading Alex Romanov to the New York Islanders for the 13th overall pick, then flipping that pick and another to the Chicago Blackhawks for Kirby Dach.

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We didn't learn about this until after time when Montreal Canadiens General Manager would announce that the Canadiens selected Juraj Slafkovsky first overall, instead of who most believed it was going to be Shane Wright. It was a very ballsy decision that many hockey fans didn't get until Garry Bettman announced the trades by the Canadiens.
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When the selection was made the camera went to Shane Wright before going to Juraj Slafkovsky and family. We all see the death stare Wright would give the Canadiens after he was selected fourth overall to the Seattle Kraken.
Hockey there was another player that was in the top three that also could of went first overall that was US born Logna Cooley. His reaction video has emerged on Twitter where Cooley drops a "OMG" Cooley would also be selected ahead of Wright going 3rd to the Arizona Coyotes.
This is actually a really interesting documentary, the one released by the National Hockey League:

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