Friday, January 27, 2012

Let's Get it On!

Last night, Zdeno Chara and Daniel Alfredsson picked their teams, and to the surprise of no one, all of the Senators are on one side and all of the Maple Leafs are on another (care to guess who's on what side?)  There were a few shockers in the draft, such as Pavel Datsyuk being the first guy picked, but it is hard to argue with success, which was what Chara went with.  Chara did pick Evgeni Malkin, who I thought should have been the first player picked, right after Datsyuk and Tim Thomas (big shock).  Alfredsson's first three picks?  Erik Karlsson, Jason Spezza, and Jonathan Quick.  The first two were practical no-brainers, and Quick has been the best goaltender in the Western Conference.  Chara already had Joffrey Lupul on his team as an alternate captain, so to complete the Leafs, he picked Phil Kessel (8th) and Dion Phaneuf (13th).  Milan Michalek completed the Senators contigent with Alfredsson's 12th pick.  This year's fat kid that got picked last?  Logan Couture of the San Jose Sharks, and like Kessel last year, Couture got a nice haul, as in money for charity and a new car.  Maybe we get more of this from him:


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