Macklin Celebrini, a Boston University center, will almost certainly be the first pick in the 2024 entry draft. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King).AP

By Ansar Khan (akhan1@mlive.com)
The one certainty in this year’s NHL entry draft is the top pick, Macklin Celebrini, a center from Boston University, who is widely expected to go first to the San Jose Sharks.

Following that, there is a group of approximately 4-5 possibilities who many believe will be chosen in any order. Then it becomes fairly unexpected.