Duncan's Teeth - Draft Day Action

[Duncan's Teeth is a round-up of the seven most interesting and intriguing hockey links of the day. Named in honour of Duncan Keith and the late seven teeth he lost on that fateful day of Sunday, May 23rd, 2010. May the chicklets rest in peace.]

The Edmonton Oilers end the lengthly and much-hyped Taylor/Tyler debate, selecting Taylor Hall as the 2010 1st overall pick. Lucky boy. With Magus Paajarvi-Svensson and Jordan Eberle coming up, the Oilers ain't looking like pushovers no more. [Edmonton Journal]
Prospect Victor Oreskovich and goalie slayer Keith Ballard are headed to the Vancouver Canucks, in exchange for Vancouver's 25th overall pick, Michael Grabner, and the much-maligned Steve Bernier. Watch your back Lu. [Vancouver Sun]
Tampa Bay Lightning's Steve Yzerman makes his first big splash as a GM, selecting Brett Connolly, the hockey player that had the scouts divided, as the 6th overall pick. Lots of baseball metaphors followed..."grand slam"..."home run pick"..."strike out"... [TBO]

New York Rangers GM Glen Sather shocks the hockey world by selecting Dylan McIlrath, the "toughest prospect in the draft," while overlooking blue chip defencemen Brandon Gormley and Cam Fowler. Dumbest move ever? Stroke of genius? I can't wait to come back to this pick in five years and see how everything has panned out. [Rangers NHL]
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire the rights to defenceman Dan Hamhuis from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a third round pick in next year's draft. So...the Flyers trade Ryan Parent in order for the rights to sign Hamhuis, and when they can't, send one of the most coveted free agents of the off-season to a hated division rival? Does this make any sense? [Philadelphia Inquirer]
In the only other pick by a Canadian team in the first round, the Montreal Canadiens traded up for big defenceman Jarred Tinordi. PK Subban discounted, Tinordi will be a great addition to the fairly shallow pool of young Canadiens "D". [Canadiens.com]
A great round-up of the top 30 picks, including key statistics and condensed player profiles, from Sports Illustrated. Nino Niederreiter, anyone?! SO JEALOUS. [Sports Illustrated]

[Photo: Edmonton Oilers]