The Problem with the NHL Draft, and How To Fix It

March 6th, 2010 by Vishaal Gupta Leave a reply »
It was a pick that changed the face of the Pittsburgh Penguins. An early pick of a sure-fire core player. A pick that became a key to the Penguins' Stanley Cup victory of 2008-2009.

And the words of Gary Bettman changed the lives of Penguins fans everywhere:

"With the second overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins select Evgeni Malkin, out of Russia."

Ahem. Sorry. I actually meant:

"With the first overall pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins select Marc-André Fleury, from the Cape Brenton Screaming Eagles."

I think it was actually a bit later than that.

"With the first overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins select Sidney Crosby, from Rimouski Oceanic!"

A little further...

"With the second overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins select Jordan Staal, of the Peterborough Petes."

Cue rowdy applause. High fives in the Penguins' board room. Analysts saying, "The Pens definitely got it right with this one," and "The fans definitely deserved this."

And the fans did d ...

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