It's day two of the draft and the internet is still pretty spotty here at
Scotiabank Place. We're midway through the second early in the third round at this point and so far
there's nothing much to report. Picks are being made, a couple have been traded,
and I'm just waiting for the third round to roll around when we can do
something.
The most interesting part of the morning so far is watching the people in the
stands react when a player gets chosen. There are plenty of friends and family
here to cheer on the players but it's still exciting to see the random fans in
the stands wearing jerseys of junior teams that are hundreds of miles away cheer
when one of their guys gets taken. Without looking at a full list it seems that
there are more QMJHL kids getting taken today. As a rule of thumb the Q cranks
out goalies and offensive wingers, the OHL tends to produce centers and skill
players with grit and the WHL is a defense factory. The first round clearly
belonged to the OHL though and that's thanks in part to Drew Doughty and Zach
Bogosian going second and third overall.
So far the biggest name to get drafted today is Jared Staal, the fourth and
final of the famous Staal brothers. He's going to Phoenix where he'll be the
lone Staal in the western Conference. Jonathan Toews' younger brother is still
available. He's ranked 79th among North American forwards.
Atlanta's up and we just took Danic Paquette. 6'0", 210 lbs right-winger. I'll take him. He scored goals and piles up the penalty minutes. Now it's time to see if I can track him down.