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    Paul Sullivan: As a former No. 1 pick, Cubs’ Dansby Swanson knows the pressure Connor Bedard could face with Blackhawks

    CHICAGO — Dansby Swanson glanced at the video board Monday night at Wrigley Field as Chicago Cubs fans began cheering a PA announcement. The Blackhawks had won the draft lottery to secure the top pick in the NHL draft, meaning wunderkind Connor Bedard, a so-called “generational talent,” likely would be coming to Chicago. Being the top pick of any draft puts you in an exclusive club. Swanson ...
    by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune May 12, 2023 4 minutes
    Fans cheer as the video board displays a congratulatory note to the Chicago Blackhawks during the fourth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field on May 9, 2023, in Chicago.

    CHICAGO — Dansby Swanson glanced at the video board Monday night at Wrigley Field as Chicago Cubs fans began cheering a PA announcement.

    The Blackhawks had won the draft lottery to secure the top pick in the NHL draft, meaning wunderkind Connor Bedard, a so-called “generational talent,” likely would be coming to Chicago.

    Being the top pick of any draft puts you in an exclusive club. Swanson earned that honor in 2015 when the Arizona Diamondbacks selected him No. 1 in baseball’s amateur draft, so the Cubs shortstop knows that living up to the hype isn’t easy.

    “No. 1 picks always are associated with a certain type of

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