Well, the NHL draft is coming up this weekend. Scouts are calling it one of the deepest drafts in recent history, especially defensemen. Which is good news for the Kings, since they stockpiled something like 8 picks in the first 3 rounds and hold the #2 pick overall. And the Kings desperately need young defensemen. The bad news is that one or more teams always come out as huge losers. They will look back and see how some poor 18 year old kid didn't pan out, that was chosen really high. While another team got a Hall of Famer at #12. I just hope the losing team isn't the Kings.
Unlike basketball, it is the exception to the rule for Entry Draft players to step into the lineup the next season. I equate it to the NFL trying to run their draft based on 18 year old high school kids. There's a ton of physical development that needs to go on before you take on men. Could NFL franchises be successful picking kids that early, probably not. Same for the NHL. This is why I'm not too interested. It's just too much of a crap shoot and you won't see if these guys turn out to be pros for several years. Besides, the Red Wings will get some Swedish wonder kid in the 6th round that everyone else passed on. They do it all the time.
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