The NHL Entry Draft was about as boring as you think it was. The Sharks made no moves on the first day, and made moves for guys you've never heard of the second day.
Notably, and I use that word generously, San Jose moved up to the first pick of the 3rd round to draft 19-year old center Justin Daniels. Daniels tips the scales at 6'1", 156 lbs. I don't know how these twigs can turn into professional hockey players in the matter of a few years. My first drivers license had me at 6'2", 135, and I could barely walk into a stiff breeze without getting knocked on my ass. How anyone can play hockey with just 20 more pounds is beyond me.
Regardless, I was interested to see the recent history of San Jose's 3rd round picks. Lo and behold, it doesn't exist. Here's the history of San Jose's round 3, via hockeydb.com, from 1998 to 2007:
1998 - Eric Laplante - 0 NHL games played
1999 - Mark Concannon - 0 NHL games played
2002 - Jonas Fiedler - 0 NHL games played
2007 - Tyson Sexsmith - N/A
2007 - Timo Pielmeier - N/A
Not exactly a bumper crop of talent.
The history of the #62 pick has been a little more fruitful. Over that same time period, you might recognize names like New Jersey's Paul Martin (#62 in 2000, played 305 games over the last 3 seasons), St. Louis's David Backes (2003, 121 games played), or Pittsburgh's Kristopher Letang (2005, 63 games last season).
Getting new players is always fun, but don't hold you breath for Justin Daniels yet.
Monday, June 23, 2008
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Yeah, you were pretty skinny. I remember you standing on a spaghetti bridge and it not breaking until Fat Andy stood on it. Of course, we did use 24" spaghetti.
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