2022选秀，第4位被海妖选中的Wright依然保持乐观（一）

日更挑战当前排名：第468天，第872名，排名较昨日后退1名。

今年的选秀，原来的状元大热Shane Wright一路下跌到第4位才被海怪选中，这是值得官网大书特书的，所以这几天带来对这个意外结果的分析文章。

因为是偏描写性的文章，为了保证翻译质量，保留了原文。

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MONTREAL -- Shane Wright picked the right wardrobe accessories for his big, turbulent night.
Shane Wright为他那喧闹的夜晚选了正确的衣饰。

He wore socks that were a deep dark blue with some bold icy blue lines. He wore a tie that matched.
他穿的袜子是深蓝色的，有一些大胆的冰蓝色线条。他戴了一条相配的领带。

Soon enough, he was wearing a jersey that fit the color scheme perfectly.
很快，他就穿上了一件完美符合这个配色的球衣。

"It was meant to be," he said smiling.
“这是命中注定的，”他笑着说。

Wright woke up Thursday thinking of hearing his name called by the Montreal Canadiens with the No. 1 pick in the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft, walking up on stage, the crowd at Bell Centre roaring for him, putting on the famous red sweater with the CH logo and posing for pictures.
Wright周四醒来，想着会在2022年选秀夜，第一顺位被加拿大叫到自己的名字，走上舞台，贝尔中心的人群为他呐喊，穿上印有CH标志的著名红色毛衣，摆出姿势拍照。

He instead went fourth to the Seattle Kraken.
相反，他落到了第4名，被海怪选中。

"Definitely going to have a little chip on my shoulder from this for sure, a little more motivation," said the center from Kingston of the Ontario Hockey League. "I've always been a self-motivator, always pushing myself internally, but this is definitely going to give me a little more fire for sure."
“确实，这给我不小的打击，但同时又给了我一些动力，”这位来自于OHL的Kingston队的中锋说。“我一直是一个自我激励者，总是在内心推动自己，但这肯定会给我更多推动力。”

Wright was the projected top pick of the draft. He was No. 1 in NHL Central Scouting's ranking of North American skaters from start to finish this season.
Wright原本预测是状元。他在整个赛季都被Central Scouting评为北美球员的第一名。

But the Canadiens ignored the projections by taking Slovakian left wing Juraj Slafkovsky from TPS in Liiga, Finland's top professional men's league, with the No. 1 pick.
但是加拿大人忽略了模拟选秀的结果，而在第一位选择了来自于芬兰顶级联赛TPS队（Liiga）的左边锋Juraj Slafkovsky。

Then the New Jersey Devils took Slovakian defenseman Simon Nemec with the No. 2 pick.
然后魔鬼在第二顺位选择了状元在斯洛伐克队的队友，后卫Simon Nemec。

Then the Arizona Coyotes selected Logan Cooley from the USA Hockey National Team Development Program U-18 team at No. 3.
紧接着郊狼在第三顺位选择了来自于美国冰球NTDP的U18队的Logan Cooley。

The Kraken were on the clock and Wright was still sitting with his family in the stands.
到了海怪时间，Wright和他的家人还坐在看台上。

"Sometimes teams take the best guy they feel will fit, the best player available for their team, the guy they think is going to fit their franchise," Wright said. "At the end of the day, it's not my decision. Obviously, you want to be picked as high as possible, but it's not my choice and I can't really impact the pick from sitting there in the stands. So, it was alright. I was fine."
“有时球队会选择他们认为适合的球员里最好的，也是他们可获得的最好的球员，他们认为适合球队的家伙，”Wright说。“今天结束，这不是我的决定。当然，你希望被越靠前选中越好，但这不是我的选择，我坐在看台上真的不能影响选秀的决定。所以，没关系。我觉得很好。”

He felt better once Kraken general manager Ron Francis called his name.
一旦海怪总经理Ron Francis念到了他的名字，他就感觉好多了。