Supposedly they alternate picks. The Analytics Department gets the first pick every draft those.
The Leinonen Pick was definitely not on them.
The biggest hurdle is getting the coaching staff on board.
Granato insisting on keeping Dahlin and Samuelsson together despite having better metrics apart is an example
Carolina has one of the top analytics staff in the league and Brindamour was very hesitant to use the information at first. He said in an interview I do not understand where a lot of the data comes from, but I know it works when I use it