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It’s a huge embarrassment we’re still talking about the Edmonton Oilers’ rite of spring — no, not losing in Game 7 of a playoff round, which is the private preserve of those Anaheim Ducks, instead the National Hockey League’s bingo-ball draft lottery.

We should not be celebrating this and wondering if Oilers assistant general manager Bill Scott and those lucky socks of his will be the story once again.

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They won’t be.

But if the Oilers have to be there — GM Peter Chiarelli will be representing them — what happens if the stars all align and they score the rights to the No. 1 pick Saturday night much to the hoots and hollers from around the NHL? Then what?

Do they really need another centre in Auston Matthews?

Do they need Matthews to saddle up with their other three young horses up the middle in Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?

They’d have to shop the No. 1 pick, right? Or would they take Matthews and try to move King Leon instead for a ready-made defenceman?