Hey, did you hear Michael Jackson died? No shit. I’m not making this up. Good thing the good Reverend Jesse is involved now. Phew! Through it all, the NHL managed to press on and hold their draft in Montreal Friday night. Naturally, I watched the whole thing.
The Islanders had the first pick and took John Tavares. Not a huge shock. Victor Hedman went second, and Matt Duchense 3rd. These first three picks are fairly predictable. From there on, it was anyone’s guess. This draft seemed to not be very deep, with a giant but. As in, they say he has an attitude problem, BUT if he gets that squared away, he could be a real steal. The announcers must have said, how did he slip this far? at least 10 times. For me it was a fascinating 4 hours of television, highlighted by Brian Burke wearing a wire on the floor. For MOL it was glare inducing, and shoulder shrugging fun.
The beloved Boston Bruins, who were booed loudly by the Montreal assholes, er, fans in attendance much to the delight of GM Peter Chiarelli selected Jordan Caron from Rimouski of the QMJHL. This I feel is a good pick, as the young man (sorry, way too much Pierre McGuire) is 6’2, and plays a Boston Bruins style of play. Pierre compared his game to Cameron Michael, saying He’s not as good, but plays the same style. I like it. It shows they are truly committed to bringing the style of play back to Boston. Oh, and as an aside, it sort of works for them. Boston crashed and banged their way to the top of the Eastern Conference last season, and adding another young kid that can play the same style will only help. Nice pick by the Bruins brain trust. Now we wait and see if Kessel gets dealt before July 1.
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