NHL Entry Draft

WHEN THERE IS THIS MUCH SMOKE…THERE HAS TO BE SOME FIRE…
AS WE SPEAK THE NHL ENTRY DRAFT IS GETTING UNDER WAY IN L.A…
HEADING IN…THERE WERE MORE RUMORS FLYING AROUND…
THAN A TIGER WOODS BACHELOR PARTY…
EDMONTON GM STEVE TAMBELLINI HAS BEEN TRYING TO AQUIRE THE 2ND PICK OVER ALL FROM BOSTON…
THE OFFER WAS SAID TO BE…ALEX HEMSKY AND JORDAN EBERLE…
COLUMBUS MAY DEAL THE NUMBER 4 PICK OVER ALL…THE BLUE JACKETS ARE DESPERATE FOR A CENTER…
THE ISLANDERS ARE LOOKING FOR A WINGER…AND MIGHT TRADE THE NUMBER 5 PICK OVER ALL…
HOW’S THIS FOR A TWIST…
FLORIDA GM DALE TALLON HAS BEEN TALKING TO HIS OLD TEAM CHICAGO…ABOUT LANDING KRIS VERSTEEG…
TALLON IS OFFERING THE NUMBER 15 PICK OVER ALL…
HERE IN VANCOUVER…
ALL THE ATTENTION IS ON WHAT GENERAL MANAGER MIKE GILLIS HAS PLANNED…
THERE WERE RUMORS FLOATING AROUND ABOUT THE CANUCKS AQUIRING THE RIGHTS TO DAN HAMHUIS FROM PHILADELPHIA…
WORD HAS IT…HAMHUIS IS NOT GOING TO SIGN WITH ANY TEAM UNTIL AFTER JULY 1ST…
“FORGETABOUTIT”…
THERE WAS ALSO SOME TALK ABOUT THE CANUCKS GOING AFTER ALEXANDER SEMIN OF THE CAPITALS…
SEMIN WILL MAKE $6 MILLION THIS SEASON AND BECOME AN UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT NEXT SUMMER…
THIS IS ANOTHER…”FORGETABOUTIT”
IT IS MUCH MORE LIKELY…”IF” THE CANUCKS MAKE A DEAL…IT WILL BE TO MOVE DOWN IN THE DRAFT…
IN THE LAST 10 YEARS…THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF VERY GOOD PLAYERS TAKEN AFTER THE 25TH PICK…
THE LIST INCLUDES…MILAN LUCIC…MIKE GREEN…DAVE BOLLAND…DAVID KREJI…CORY PERRY…SHEA WEBER…MIKE CAMMALLERI…AND DUNCAN KEITH…TO NAME A FEW…
AT THIS MOMENT…ALL WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN IS THIS…
THE OILERS HAVE THE FIRST PICK OVER ALL…
AFTER THAT…IT’S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME…UNTIL SOME GM…LIGHTS A MATCH…