Max Talbot scored the only two Penguin goals in 2008-09 Cup Finals.
Take your pick of depth guys that brought Chicago to the cup win last year. To further validate it, take a look at their current standings in the Western Conference without Eager, Burrish, Byfuglien, Versteeg, and Co.
You can go down the list of depth forwards that have stepped up to provide big offense and big plays away from the puck in years past. After the deadline we'll sift through the rubble to see what playoff contending NHL rosters look like and get a picture of who's depth forwards are going to propel them in to the postseason, and which team's bottom six forwards might just make them a dark-horse or get them over the hump.
Look at your team right now. They probably have great team-d or offense if they're in the playoff picture, but they also probably have good depth forwards, and if they haven't already they'll be willing to burn mid to late round picks and prospects to acquire help in that department.
J
Monday, February 21, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Go out on top
Just last week I was watching the ESPN 30/30 on Muhamed Ali's sad swan song bout with Larry Holmes. It was nothing if not soul shaking. To have that kind of access in to Ali's inner circle and training camp was harrowing. Some of his closest friends were legimately concerned for his rapidly deteriorating health, some with a financial stake had alterior motives it seemed, and others who had been through it all with the Greatest, from Cassius to Mohamed, new him best, enough to know they couldn't tell the fighter when to stop fighting. I was dying inside watching this performer, this champion, this warrior who truly, perhaps more than any other, embraced his role in our world and gave so much to his loyal fans, kill himself, not for us, for him. Yes, it was self gratifying. He subjected loved ones to the pain of helping him hurt himself in the worst ways, trotting him out on to the worlds stage one more time, one time too many, all for him. At the end of it I couldn't fault him for doing it. He had the entire world in his corner, but when you're too far gone it doesn't matter what't in your corner, just what's left of what's in your head, and in the capabilities of your hands and your feet, and the ability of the three to communicate. Everyone wanted him to win and go out on top and this hope blanketed the underlying fear of watching a legedn die in the ring, but what happened was so much worse. His legacy cannot be tarnished by the Holmes fight. If anything it only strenghtens the publics understanding of the level of fight in this man. He perservered so many injustices to become the Greatest, and at the end of his or any athletes career it becomes apparent how much it is truly all about them. We can love from afar. We can enjoy the ride, but they're flying the plane, and it's their decision whether it's a ten point landing or a crash.
Peter Forsberg is a fierce competitor. Look in to his deathly concrete eyes and you can see the heart of a soldier. An MVP. A Stanley Cup Champion. A gritty and determined athlete. He has suffered physical pain and numerous surgeries to attempt to compete again at the highest level, a level he had asserted himself to the top of, at the apex of a food chain of countless others like him. His near dynasty teams in Colorado were star studded, yet he was still named the Heart Trophy winner along hall of fame names like Roy, Sakic and Blake. After the NHL lockout season Foppa, as he is dubbed in his native Sweden, reunited with his favourite old linemate Paul Kariya in Nashville, and with the team that originally drafted him, the Philledelphia Plyers. He struggled to perform at the level he was accustomed to and he left North America to play professionally in Sweden and represent the Tre Kronor internationally, even winning an Olympi Gold |Medal on a star studded 2006 national team. Rumors of his return littered sports television, radio and blogs until finally, after a brief hold-up with U.S. Imigrations Foppa returned to the Avalanche after working out with them for a few weeks. While he worked out the Avs slipped out of playoff contention, now 14th in the West, 6 spots back of a postseason birth and essentially out of the race for Lord Stanley's Cup. He played two games in three days over a weekend, averaging a respectable 17 minutes in each showing while the Avs lost both. Mere hours ago he announced his retirement amidst talk that the Avalanche would trade him for draft picks. This is a far cry from the rumored 2 year contract he had wanted before he officially signed a pro-rated league minimum salary for one year. His heart was in the right place, the place it had always been as a top-tier hockey star. He wanted to help his old franchise regain the prominence they once had under his first reign, but they were too far gone for Foppa to help, and so he leaves again. If they had won both games they would be within range of a playoff spot, only five points out, but now nine points out with 26 games to play it seems insurmountable, too much for Foppa to overcome. If they were just five points out would he make a difference? Would he stick around for a playoff run?
Retirement is as much a part of most athletes legacies as is their career, and far too many haven't found just the right time to call it quits. That seems to be harder than scoring 500 goals or hoisting Stanley Cups.
Peter Forsberg is a fierce competitor. Look in to his deathly concrete eyes and you can see the heart of a soldier. An MVP. A Stanley Cup Champion. A gritty and determined athlete. He has suffered physical pain and numerous surgeries to attempt to compete again at the highest level, a level he had asserted himself to the top of, at the apex of a food chain of countless others like him. His near dynasty teams in Colorado were star studded, yet he was still named the Heart Trophy winner along hall of fame names like Roy, Sakic and Blake. After the NHL lockout season Foppa, as he is dubbed in his native Sweden, reunited with his favourite old linemate Paul Kariya in Nashville, and with the team that originally drafted him, the Philledelphia Plyers. He struggled to perform at the level he was accustomed to and he left North America to play professionally in Sweden and represent the Tre Kronor internationally, even winning an Olympi Gold |Medal on a star studded 2006 national team. Rumors of his return littered sports television, radio and blogs until finally, after a brief hold-up with U.S. Imigrations Foppa returned to the Avalanche after working out with them for a few weeks. While he worked out the Avs slipped out of playoff contention, now 14th in the West, 6 spots back of a postseason birth and essentially out of the race for Lord Stanley's Cup. He played two games in three days over a weekend, averaging a respectable 17 minutes in each showing while the Avs lost both. Mere hours ago he announced his retirement amidst talk that the Avalanche would trade him for draft picks. This is a far cry from the rumored 2 year contract he had wanted before he officially signed a pro-rated league minimum salary for one year. His heart was in the right place, the place it had always been as a top-tier hockey star. He wanted to help his old franchise regain the prominence they once had under his first reign, but they were too far gone for Foppa to help, and so he leaves again. If they had won both games they would be within range of a playoff spot, only five points out, but now nine points out with 26 games to play it seems insurmountable, too much for Foppa to overcome. If they were just five points out would he make a difference? Would he stick around for a playoff run?
Retirement is as much a part of most athletes legacies as is their career, and far too many haven't found just the right time to call it quits. That seems to be harder than scoring 500 goals or hoisting Stanley Cups.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Draft by Decade: Criteria and THE LIST
This is a monumentous occasion as it is surely the most scrutanized (and hopefully) only in-depth ranking of each NHL team's record at the draft table for the first decade of the 2000s.
Criteria for ranking a team was established to level the playing field. Teams that have benefited from strong draft positions were given marks for making the right selection in the early first rounds, but that would count for about as many points as say finding a Jamie Benn in the fifth as Dallas did in 2007. Also taken in to consideration was a teams perceived importance on draft. Not taken in to account were team performance or retention and development of picks; this was only a look at what they did at the draft table, and not after. Number of players on an NHL roster that were team picks was also taken in to account, and not just their NHL roster but others if they were traded, re-drafted, released, etc...
Without further adieu, chronologically, from worst to first
30 - Calgary Flames
29 - Minnesota Wild
28 - Tampa Bay Lightning
27 - Phoenix Coyotes
26 - Toronto Maple Leafs
25 - Ottawa Senators
24 - New York Islanders
23 - New York Rangers
22 - Columbus Blue Jackets
21 - Pittsburgh Penguins
20 - Carolina Hurricanes
19 - New Jersey Devils
18 - St. Louis Blues
17 - Los Angeles Kings
16 - Atlanta Thrashers
15 - Edmonton Oilers
14 - Dallas Stars
13 - Vancouver Canucks
12 - Buffalo Sabres
11 - Colorado Avalanche
10 - Boston Bruins
9 - Montreal Canadiens
8 - Florida Panthers
7 - Anaheim Ducks
6 - Philledelphia Flyers
5 - Washington Capitals
4 - San Jose Sharks
3 - Nashville Predators
2 - Detroit Red Wings
1 - Chicago Black Hawks
It's all up for debate, of course. I'm sure I wouldn't rank this the same way twice in a row if I read it for the 50th and 51st times, but after much scrutiny Dallas climbed the rankings, and New Jersey fell. Honestly, it is so strange that the two New York and Ontario teams finished right beside each other, and it's even weirder that the top three are all in the same conference. The top tier drafters were no easier to seperate than the middle of the pack or even the bottom (except for Minnesota who narrowly edged out Calgary as the two undisputed worst), because there are just so many variables.
That said it's tough to supplant Detroit, who I thought would take top spot, with anyone, let alone the Hawks, but it isn't just the Hawks top tier talent that has given them my ranking of top spot, it's the depth players they took in deep rounds, and I think the importance of that is proven as many of these players were lost after this year's cup win. The Hawks haven't been the same team without them, and wouldn't have been if they didn't draft and develop.
This is the crux of the study, the argument that draft prowess is the biggest key to success. How else can one team stay at the top so long, like Detroit, and perpetually have no high first round picks, or any first round picks at all? How else can a team go from no fan base to cup champ in three drafts? Yes, I mean Chicago. The third ranked team, Nashville, is in the playoffs almost every year despite a horribly difficult division and shoe-string budget. Teams 4 through 7 perennially challenge for the Cup, and the core of their teams is largely built through the draft, and not just top five picks. Philly took Carter, Richards, Grioux, in the mid/late first round. Anaheims Perry and Getzlaf were mid first round picks. Washington's starting goalie, top d-man and leading scorer were taken between 15 and 29 in their respective years. The top three teams were clear, but San Jose at 4th is a notch above Philly, Washington and Anaheim because of picks like Ryan Clowe in the 6th round, Joe Pavelski at 205th, Torry Mitchell in the 4th, Marc Vlasic in the 2nd, Derek Joslin in the 5th and Jason Demers in the 7th, all currently on the team's roster. It's amazing, really.
I don't see a list of past cup winners who can brag to be amazing at signing free agents. Pro scouting is probably the next most important thing, and the reason that player scouting and development, professional or amature, is most important is because teams that win are succesful and teams that lose go broke.
Criteria for ranking a team was established to level the playing field. Teams that have benefited from strong draft positions were given marks for making the right selection in the early first rounds, but that would count for about as many points as say finding a Jamie Benn in the fifth as Dallas did in 2007. Also taken in to consideration was a teams perceived importance on draft. Not taken in to account were team performance or retention and development of picks; this was only a look at what they did at the draft table, and not after. Number of players on an NHL roster that were team picks was also taken in to account, and not just their NHL roster but others if they were traded, re-drafted, released, etc...
Without further adieu, chronologically, from worst to first
30 - Calgary Flames
29 - Minnesota Wild
28 - Tampa Bay Lightning
27 - Phoenix Coyotes
26 - Toronto Maple Leafs
25 - Ottawa Senators
24 - New York Islanders
23 - New York Rangers
22 - Columbus Blue Jackets
21 - Pittsburgh Penguins
20 - Carolina Hurricanes
19 - New Jersey Devils
18 - St. Louis Blues
17 - Los Angeles Kings
16 - Atlanta Thrashers
15 - Edmonton Oilers
14 - Dallas Stars
13 - Vancouver Canucks
12 - Buffalo Sabres
11 - Colorado Avalanche
10 - Boston Bruins
9 - Montreal Canadiens
8 - Florida Panthers
7 - Anaheim Ducks
6 - Philledelphia Flyers
5 - Washington Capitals
4 - San Jose Sharks
3 - Nashville Predators
2 - Detroit Red Wings
1 - Chicago Black Hawks
It's all up for debate, of course. I'm sure I wouldn't rank this the same way twice in a row if I read it for the 50th and 51st times, but after much scrutiny Dallas climbed the rankings, and New Jersey fell. Honestly, it is so strange that the two New York and Ontario teams finished right beside each other, and it's even weirder that the top three are all in the same conference. The top tier drafters were no easier to seperate than the middle of the pack or even the bottom (except for Minnesota who narrowly edged out Calgary as the two undisputed worst), because there are just so many variables.
That said it's tough to supplant Detroit, who I thought would take top spot, with anyone, let alone the Hawks, but it isn't just the Hawks top tier talent that has given them my ranking of top spot, it's the depth players they took in deep rounds, and I think the importance of that is proven as many of these players were lost after this year's cup win. The Hawks haven't been the same team without them, and wouldn't have been if they didn't draft and develop.
This is the crux of the study, the argument that draft prowess is the biggest key to success. How else can one team stay at the top so long, like Detroit, and perpetually have no high first round picks, or any first round picks at all? How else can a team go from no fan base to cup champ in three drafts? Yes, I mean Chicago. The third ranked team, Nashville, is in the playoffs almost every year despite a horribly difficult division and shoe-string budget. Teams 4 through 7 perennially challenge for the Cup, and the core of their teams is largely built through the draft, and not just top five picks. Philly took Carter, Richards, Grioux, in the mid/late first round. Anaheims Perry and Getzlaf were mid first round picks. Washington's starting goalie, top d-man and leading scorer were taken between 15 and 29 in their respective years. The top three teams were clear, but San Jose at 4th is a notch above Philly, Washington and Anaheim because of picks like Ryan Clowe in the 6th round, Joe Pavelski at 205th, Torry Mitchell in the 4th, Marc Vlasic in the 2nd, Derek Joslin in the 5th and Jason Demers in the 7th, all currently on the team's roster. It's amazing, really.
I don't see a list of past cup winners who can brag to be amazing at signing free agents. Pro scouting is probably the next most important thing, and the reason that player scouting and development, professional or amature, is most important is because teams that win are succesful and teams that lose go broke.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Draft by Decade: Washington Capitals
These guys have made some great picks. Sure, they have had a lot of "can't miss" high picks, but they've made some very good picks, and seem to have had just an astounding amount of first rounders.
They didn't have one in 2001 but they still managed to talented D-men Nathan Paetsch in the second and Johnny Oduya in the 7th.
2002 they had three first round picks between 12 and 17 and came out pretty good with three guys who are all on NHL rosters (two of them on Washigtong) all with 300+NHL games: Steve Eminger, Alex Semin and Boyd Gordon. 2003 wasn't a great draft for them surprisingly since it was so deep, but taking Eric Fehr 18th was a good move. 2004 they drafted the franchise savious, Alex Ovechkin, first overall. They again had three first round picks and also took Jeff Schultz and Mike Green at 27 and 29 respectively. Chris Borque and Sami Lepisto were decent mid round picks that year.
2005 was kind of a hick-up with towering d-men Sasha Pokuluk and Joe Finley not coming to fruition...yet. The Caps still managed to take uber-talent Tim Kennedy in the 6th though, so as far as grading their ability goes this year is a wash.
2006 was chalk full of talent for the Caps. Nik Backstrom was a good pick at 4th overall. Their pair of starting goalies was taken 23 and 32 that year. They also had a couple good picks in the second round, Keith Seabrook and Francois Bouchard, as well as Oskar Osala who continuously flirts with NHL rosters. Matthieu Perrault taken late that year has 8 points in 17 games for the Caps this season.
2007's first round pick of Karl Alzner at 5th overall has blossomed in to a terrific NHL shut down d-man who is still miles away from his peak potential and developing nicely. His young caps blue line coutnerpart John Carlson was just a kid out of US High School league when the Caps drafted him late in the first round the next year...now, he's a berugonning Top 2 dman. Stefan DellaRovere and Braden Holtby have both cracked NHL rosters this year too.
Marcus Johanses from 2009 is already in the show, and the third rounder that year, Cody Eakin, won't be too far off talent wise; he may have a hard time cracking Washingtons deep forward core. 2010s Evgeny Kuznetsov and Stanislav Galiev are improving every game and Phillipe Grubauer taken in the fifth fresh off a Memorial Cup win is having a solid year in Kingston
The Caps get an A. They've had some gifts, but they're ratio of draft pick to NHLer is one of the best.
They didn't have one in 2001 but they still managed to talented D-men Nathan Paetsch in the second and Johnny Oduya in the 7th.
2002 they had three first round picks between 12 and 17 and came out pretty good with three guys who are all on NHL rosters (two of them on Washigtong) all with 300+NHL games: Steve Eminger, Alex Semin and Boyd Gordon. 2003 wasn't a great draft for them surprisingly since it was so deep, but taking Eric Fehr 18th was a good move. 2004 they drafted the franchise savious, Alex Ovechkin, first overall. They again had three first round picks and also took Jeff Schultz and Mike Green at 27 and 29 respectively. Chris Borque and Sami Lepisto were decent mid round picks that year.
2005 was kind of a hick-up with towering d-men Sasha Pokuluk and Joe Finley not coming to fruition...yet. The Caps still managed to take uber-talent Tim Kennedy in the 6th though, so as far as grading their ability goes this year is a wash.
2006 was chalk full of talent for the Caps. Nik Backstrom was a good pick at 4th overall. Their pair of starting goalies was taken 23 and 32 that year. They also had a couple good picks in the second round, Keith Seabrook and Francois Bouchard, as well as Oskar Osala who continuously flirts with NHL rosters. Matthieu Perrault taken late that year has 8 points in 17 games for the Caps this season.
2007's first round pick of Karl Alzner at 5th overall has blossomed in to a terrific NHL shut down d-man who is still miles away from his peak potential and developing nicely. His young caps blue line coutnerpart John Carlson was just a kid out of US High School league when the Caps drafted him late in the first round the next year...now, he's a berugonning Top 2 dman. Stefan DellaRovere and Braden Holtby have both cracked NHL rosters this year too.
Marcus Johanses from 2009 is already in the show, and the third rounder that year, Cody Eakin, won't be too far off talent wise; he may have a hard time cracking Washingtons deep forward core. 2010s Evgeny Kuznetsov and Stanislav Galiev are improving every game and Phillipe Grubauer taken in the fifth fresh off a Memorial Cup win is having a solid year in Kingston
The Caps get an A. They've had some gifts, but they're ratio of draft pick to NHLer is one of the best.
Draft by Decade: The Vancouver Canucks
The Nux had a decent draft in 2001 taking RJ Umberger 16th and Kevin Bieksa in the 5th. They whiffed in 2002, but are showing their draft prowess with the selection of Ryan Kesler 23rd in 2003. 2004 turned up Cory Schneider in the late first round, Alex Edler in the 3rd, and Janik Hansen in the 9th. 2005s first rounder never got to show his full potential in the NHL as Luc Bourdon passed away tragically in a motorcycle accident, but he was a good pick, a real talent with a great shot and a hard edge...he'd look awfully good on the Nux back end right now. taken in the second round that year Mason Raymond is a lightning quick top six forward these days. That's six current roster players on the NHLs top team drafted in a five year span (all in four drafts total, and likely would be seven: RIP Luc Bourdon).
2006s Mike Grabner has finally found a home in Long Island after being traded on draft day last year to FLA, then released. Surprising a speedy winger with 24 points in his first 58 NHL games has had three homes arleady. He'll continue to improve. Sergei Shirokov taken in the 6th that year is leading the AHL Manitoba Moose in scoring and should challegen for top six minutes next year.
2007 was a whiff.
2008s first round pick became Major Junior player of the year. Cody Hodgson the tenth pick that year has battled injury ever since but is showing signs of top flight talent in the AHL. Yann Sauve at 41st that year is a sizable blue liner. 2009s third round pick of Kevin Connauton is looking like a future Power Play quarterback. They also snatched up Jordan Schroeder, a projected top ten pick, way back at 22 that year. His development has slowed in the AHL this year but there's no doubting his potential.
They get a B, would be a B+ but they had some big misses and no pick earlier than 4th round in 2010.
2006s Mike Grabner has finally found a home in Long Island after being traded on draft day last year to FLA, then released. Surprising a speedy winger with 24 points in his first 58 NHL games has had three homes arleady. He'll continue to improve. Sergei Shirokov taken in the 6th that year is leading the AHL Manitoba Moose in scoring and should challegen for top six minutes next year.
2007 was a whiff.
2008s first round pick became Major Junior player of the year. Cody Hodgson the tenth pick that year has battled injury ever since but is showing signs of top flight talent in the AHL. Yann Sauve at 41st that year is a sizable blue liner. 2009s third round pick of Kevin Connauton is looking like a future Power Play quarterback. They also snatched up Jordan Schroeder, a projected top ten pick, way back at 22 that year. His development has slowed in the AHL this year but there's no doubting his potential.
They get a B, would be a B+ but they had some big misses and no pick earlier than 4th round in 2010.
Draft by Decade: Toronto Maple Leafs
The Leafs haven't had as many high picks as their performance this decade would suggest.
Unfortunately some of the good picks they've made are stars now on other teams. Carlo Coliacovo and Alex Steen are terrific for St. Louis. Matt Stajan cashed in with the Sutters in CGY... Ian White wen with him to cow town but was since shipped off to the east coast in exchange for Anton Babchuk. Tukka Rask is dominating in Bean Town. These guys could look pretty good in Blue and White, but nevertheless the Leafs get points for drafting talent, as I've said, this isn't a production measuring stick, what management does with a star player after they draft them can't affect this.
Kulemin was a great second round pick and is really coming in to his own, as is 2006s 6th rounder Viktor Stalberg. Continuing the great late round success of late is Carl Gunarson in the 7th.
08's Luke Schenn will take time but if the Leafs can retain him he may continue to get better and better.
09s pick of Kadri is a PPG with the Marlies, and a pair of second round picks from the Spitfires have potential, Kenny Ryan, Jesse Blacker.
The Leafs squeeze out a C+ for their late round heroics, barely a C+...barely.
Unfortunately some of the good picks they've made are stars now on other teams. Carlo Coliacovo and Alex Steen are terrific for St. Louis. Matt Stajan cashed in with the Sutters in CGY... Ian White wen with him to cow town but was since shipped off to the east coast in exchange for Anton Babchuk. Tukka Rask is dominating in Bean Town. These guys could look pretty good in Blue and White, but nevertheless the Leafs get points for drafting talent, as I've said, this isn't a production measuring stick, what management does with a star player after they draft them can't affect this.
Kulemin was a great second round pick and is really coming in to his own, as is 2006s 6th rounder Viktor Stalberg. Continuing the great late round success of late is Carl Gunarson in the 7th.
08's Luke Schenn will take time but if the Leafs can retain him he may continue to get better and better.
09s pick of Kadri is a PPG with the Marlies, and a pair of second round picks from the Spitfires have potential, Kenny Ryan, Jesse Blacker.
The Leafs squeeze out a C+ for their late round heroics, barely a C+...barely.
Draft by Decade: Tampa Bay Lightning
Recent picks have moved the Lightning up to a C but they didn't start the decade well. Evgeny Artyukhin was an OK 3rd rounder in 2001, and 2002s Paul Ranger in the 6th and Freddy Norrena in the 7th isn't much to brag about. Coming out of 2003s loaded draft the Lightning only managed Matt Smaby in the 2nd and Nick Tarnasky in the 9th. They had no first rounders those year, and had the 30th pick, last of the first round, in 2004 and 2005, which only amounted to Andy Rogers and Vlad Mihailk. 2006s pick of Riku Hulenius at 15th wasn't great.
In 2007 though the Lightning made good depth picks in Johan Harju who is on a point per game pace with Norfolk in the AHL, and Alex Kilorn who's a point per game this year at Harvard.
2008 was a gift. These guys were seeing Stamkos from October, and although Barry Melrose thought his minutes should be reduced apparently that was enough for the shaky ownership group to significanlty reduce Barry's. After a coaching change Stamkos had a great second half to his rookie campaign and came back with a vengeance to tie for the Richard Trophy in his sophomore year, which he might just win out-right in 2010-11. Overlooked was the smart selection of James Wright in the 4th who played over 40 games in the NHL in his draft year.
2009 was another high pick, taking Victor Hedman second overall and he's looking better every game. Taking Carter Ashton 29th that year was a bonus. Power forwards can be a project and Ashton is no different, but he's filling out fast and looking ready to dominate a year in the AHL next season, ditto for Richard Panik taken in the second. Brett Connolly was taken 6th overall last year and he is part of a very good core of up and coming young forwards.
C
In 2007 though the Lightning made good depth picks in Johan Harju who is on a point per game pace with Norfolk in the AHL, and Alex Kilorn who's a point per game this year at Harvard.
2008 was a gift. These guys were seeing Stamkos from October, and although Barry Melrose thought his minutes should be reduced apparently that was enough for the shaky ownership group to significanlty reduce Barry's. After a coaching change Stamkos had a great second half to his rookie campaign and came back with a vengeance to tie for the Richard Trophy in his sophomore year, which he might just win out-right in 2010-11. Overlooked was the smart selection of James Wright in the 4th who played over 40 games in the NHL in his draft year.
2009 was another high pick, taking Victor Hedman second overall and he's looking better every game. Taking Carter Ashton 29th that year was a bonus. Power forwards can be a project and Ashton is no different, but he's filling out fast and looking ready to dominate a year in the AHL next season, ditto for Richard Panik taken in the second. Brett Connolly was taken 6th overall last year and he is part of a very good core of up and coming young forwards.
C
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