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A lot of NHL teams have become more willing to offer peeks behind the curtain to show everything from players personal lives to the inner-workings of the Andrei Vasilevskiy Men Jersey front office. For the die-hard hockey fans, the latter typically provides the most compelling stuff.Take, for instance, the video the released Monday, taking viewers literally inside the draft table where there was a very active telephone. General manager Jarmo Kekalainen had some tough decisions to make on draft day as he had multiple opportunities to move up from the No. 8 pick.One of the most interesting tidbits in this video is when Kekalainen receives a call with an offer to move up in the draft. The teams name is blanked out when Kekalainen says it, but by proce s of elimination, we know it was the . Basically, it sounded Louis Domingue Kids Jersey like the Maple Leafs asked Kekalainen if he would be interested in moving up if the didnt select top defensive prospect . Toronto had the No. 4 pick, but based on what Kekalainen said, they were willing to trade down if the Jackets would trade them the No. 8 pick and all three of their second rounders.Arizona selected , but Columbus ultimately decided not to move up. It would have guaranteed them Hanifin, who they were Jake Dotchin Men Jersey rumored to have strong interest in. However, Kekalainen noted very early on that he felt strongly they would get another top defensive prospect, Zach Werenski at No. 8. The team also had Werenski just below Hanifin on their draft list according to , who filled in some of the Mikhail Sergachev Jersey blanks not in the video.Though Kekalainen also had a brief chat with GM Ron Hextall about trading up to the No. 7 pick, that ultimately didnt happen. Werenski was there at No. 8 just like Kekalainen predicted. We got our guy, he said. And we still have our picks.Those picks came in handy later as the Blue Jackets did end up working out a trade with the Maple Leafs later in the draft, when they swapped the 34th and Tyler Johnson Kids Jersey 68th picks for the 29th overall selection. Columbus used that pick on Swedish defenseman Gabriel Carl son. Those draft table phones sure seem to get a lot of action, so it was great to see that kind of look from the inside. It also shows that Kekalainen sure seems to have the hang of this draft thing.