Mock Draft

With the draft only days away, it is customary for sportswriters who have run out of things to say about, in this case, what a hilarious mistake Marian Hossa made, to write Mock Draft stories. A mock draft is a nice, easy way to shit out a story: first, you take the NHL teams in order, 1 to 30, of when they will get to pick in the first round. Then you take the top 30 highest-ranked prospects eligible to be drafted, also in order. Line them up. Then switch some things around, based on the imaginary conversations among GMs, coaches, and players going on in your head. Finally (and this is the fun part!), write a little paragraph next to each one justifying the choice. Bear in mind that a one-sentence summary of that player's biggest strengths followed by a one-sentence summary of that team's biggest weaknesses will fill a paragraph! If you know NOTHING about the prospect, just talk about the team's needs: the readers will fill in the rest! Wasn't that fun?

Anyway, there are a lot of mock drafts around, and I assure you they're all fascinating, but if you read just one (and God help you if you read more), it should be The Province's Mock Draft of the top 30 phrases that will be used at the actual NHL Draft. Special Thanks right here on the blog go to anyone who turns this into a drinking game for me by Friday.