Who will be first 3 players selected in the 2012 NHL Draft?

I think the first three picks will be Nail Yakupov (almost certainly first), Filip Forsberg, and Mikhail Grigorenko. Outside of Yakupov going first, I'm not sure how it will go. Ryan Murray could be in there, as Edmonton and Columbus are both fairly thin at the back.

I'd expect the Oilers to go with Yakupov, but if not, Columbus or Montreal will certainly take him. If the Oilers don't choose Yakupov, they'll likely go with Ryan Murray to bolster their defense. Mikhail Grigorenko, Filip Forsberg, Alex Galchenyuk,or Teuvo Teravainen, are the other likely candidates to sneak into the 2nd and 3rd spots. However, there isn't a clear consensus after the first few forwards, and if one of the teams doesn't like any of them for a particular reason, it wouldn't be absurd to see them reach off-the-board slightly.