NHL Draft Running Diary

OK so welcome to the 2009 NHL draft running diary. This draft should be really interesting as there is no clear concise first overall pick and there are many trades that should be happening. The draft has a significant fall off in talent after pick #5 and there are only a few superstars.

Just to set the scene here I am in Bryan "the Hermit" Cruse's basement with NHL Insider Stevie P, Drapes, and Older Cruse.

McDonalds has been eaten and I got the Diet Mug by my side. Just keep hitting refresh to get the hook up:

7:00 - "nice fucking girlfriend" Stevie P on Victor Hedman's girlfriend. Seriously I think he could do better and might kick her to the curb once he gets drafted. I hate these little montage videos in sports before the draft as they get these kids to try and build up some hype. 'Tonight dreams will be realised and a journey begins.' So cheesy.

Group agrees that Hedman should be taken first but that Tavares will more than likely go 1st overall.

7:04 - Darren "I know dick all" Dragger comes on and tells us that Philly has traded for Chris Pronger and that the Kaberle for Kessel trade fell through.

Tavares, Hedman, and Duchene are being interviewed right now. I feel so bad for whoever goes 1st overall as then I would have to go to Long Island and waste away. The only good thing to come out of Long Island was Debra Baron aka Patricia Heaton.

7:09 - Nothing better than hearing all of these "experts" on TSN say that they have no idea who is getting picked 1st overall. Real solid reporting and investigative journalism.

7:13 - some french dudes come out to cheers and the second Bettman steps in front of the mic he boo'd mercilessly. Bettman just tried to speak French and butchered the language like Jason Vorhess butchers virgin teens by the lake. I hate this man and he needs to be fired asap.

7:15 - Islanders on the clock here are the picks in the basement:

Me - Tavares

Stevie P - Tavres

Drapes - Hedman

Cruse - Tavares

Old Cruse - Hedman

7:18 - Islanders management steps up and has their representative speak French. That better not happen all night. All 3 potential picks look like death.

Its Tavares! That smile is so forced I love it. I wish they would show Hedman and Duchene highfiving and fist pumping off screen cause they don't have to go to the Islanders.

7:20 - Pierre McGwire exclaims that this is a great pick. This was a no brainer. Way to not blow it NY. I can't believe the Montreal fans were cheering for him. Showing class for the first time ever.

7:25 - Lightning are on the clock here. Blockbuster deal gets revealed and its Pronger for a shit load. 2 first round picks and some players for an almost 40 year old Pronger. Philly must think its 2005 here paying that kind of price for Pronger.

I wish these douchebag owners and GMs would stop thanking the Montreal fans and congratulating the Penguins. Just say your pick and move on.

7: 27 - Hedman gets picked and so far the Sports Informer is 2 for 2 in my mock draft. Easy pick as Hedman is a beast. He looks like he is about to be in a Huge Boss ad.

7:37 - Wow this is brutal with all this damn french. Colorado takes Matt Duchene to replace Joe Sakic when he leaves. Bob McKenzie is talking about Haliburton like its the greatets place ever. Do me a favor and stick to talking about the players.

These players need to learn to hug the parents and then get to the podium. Both Tavares and Duchene have taken 10 minutes each to get to the podium. This 1st round might take 4 hours at this rate.

7:45 - Thrashers take Evander Kane which is the right pick. 4 for 4 in my draft. So far Atlanta has done the best job of getting up to the front and making their pick. A few pleasantries and then the pick, let's hope this continues.

LA Kings are up next. The Hermit is hoping the Leafs move up here and I think this could happen as the Kings don't really need any more young talent.

7:53 - So much for short announcements. Kings GM has taken it upon himself to talk about Luc Robitaille for 10 minutes. Make the god damn pick!

7:56 - Kings take Brayden Scheen destroying the hearts of Leaf fans everywhere. Loved seeing Luke Schenn in the crowd although it was odd to see him get up and move as usually he is glued to the ice and watching players skate by him

Burke looked oissed when Schenn went. I am sure he tried really hard but no one would bend to his will.

8:05 - The Hamilton Coyotes select Larrson from Sweden. Seems to be a logical pick but this pick breaks my streak of consecutive corrective picks.

Gord Miller says "Larrson is the first european player taken in this years draft." He must have forgotten about Victor Hedman. Great work TSN. Fire this old man and gets the Sports Informer in there.

8:12 - Burke walks up to boos but stands strong and gives the fans the biggest grin ever. Reason #345 why I love Burke: he didn't thank Montreal or congratulate anyone.

Leafs pick Nazim Kadri which is a real screw you to Ottawa. The Hermit is pissed. He wanted Cowan or MSP. Old Cruse is also upset about the pick. Leafs pick up the Arabian Knight.

Both Cruse brothers are disheveled more so the Hermit as his day started off so bright but now not so much. It is revealed Kadri's favorite team growing up was Montreal which elicits a large groan from the Hermit.

8:18 - Dallas goes way off the board and takes Scott Glennie. He is a good player but he would have been there at like 12. I love how no one is tahnking Montreal anymore which is speeding this up.

MPS and Jared Cowan might slide here. I had MPS going to Ottawa which was questioned hard by certain people (Brad Spencer) but I stand by my pick. My mock draft has officially been blown up.

8:26 - Sens take Jared Cowan who is a great defenseman. If he hadn't hurt his knee he would have been a top 3 pick. The Cruse brothers are pissed right now as they are seeing what could have been. "who needs a 6-5 defenseman?"

8:35 - Edmonton takes MPS. Stevie P just lost a bet to the Hermit here as Ryan Ellis was not taken. MPS might be the first Swede I have ever seen that doesn't have blonde hair.

8:40 - Barry Trotz just broke the Hermit's tv with his ugly face. Hopefully we can fix the tv before the next pick gets taken.

8:45 - Nashville takes Ryan Ellis who is a dead ringer for Josh Acheson. Ellis won't be in the NHL for awhile because he needs to get better and also deal with his acne problem.

Interesting note Ryan Ellis has a hot ass sister. Seriously she is hot and blonde and needs more air time.

8:53 - Islanders move up to the 12th spot here. The whole process took about 7 minutes and after all that they take Calvin De hann. This is really off the board as De hann probably would have been there at 24. This just proves that despite what people think and are saying about Garth Snow and the Islanders they are a terrible franchise.

The Islanders have traded all their picks for the rest of the draft. Dumb move by NY. The guy can't even put his hat on properly!

9:02 - TSN is now interviewing Landon Ferraro who is wearing one of the worst suits I have ever seen. He is porjected to go 24th overall but the basement thinks he might have to wait til the 2nd round to go anywhere. His dad is a scrub despite what the Hermit says.

The Cruse brothers have started a heated discussion about the Leafs and their crappy picks. This has become the best part of the draft as the brothers seem dejected no matter who gets taken as tey feel every pick is going to "smash" the Leafs.

9:04 - Buffalo takes Zac Kassian who is a great winger. Drapes is a Sabers fan so he is loving it as he is glad they take a forward rather than a defenseman. Sabres > Leafs in terms of picks.

Buffalo now has taken 2 solid players in a row in the draft and should get better.

9:09 - The Florida Panthers take Dimitri Kulikov who much like Ryan Ellis has a hot ass sister. Pierre McGwire says that he is not afraid to get physical. Nothing funnier than listening to sports announcers make statement that can easily be seen as sexual inuendos.

By the way he is the first Russian taken in the draft. No Americans yet.

9:16 - The Ducks take Peter Holland. Drapes make notes of the all the Puck Bunnies who are in the Holland entourage. McGwire says Holland needs to get a little bit more dirt on him. Don't really know what that means but whatever. Love this exchange as Old Cruse re-enters the room:

OC - any news?

the Hermit - Leafs still fucking suck

9:21 - The Wild who moved down earlier take Nick Leddy who is the first American taken in the draft and is wicked undersized. The Hermit believes that there are a lot of good players left, which is true, but the Leafs don't have a chance at any of them.

The Cruse brothers are currently dividing up the remaining pieces of pizza hut pizza. Forgot to mention that the Running Diary is sponsored by Pizza Hut.

9:27 - The Blues take David Rundblad out of Sweden. Gonna run a little interview with the Hermit:

SI - Thoughts on Kadri?

TH - suck my balls

9:33 - Montreal finally gets to make their pick and the fans are going crazy. The Canadiens pick Louis Leblanc and the place goes crazy. Fans cheering "Louis, Louis, Louis." That must be an amazing feeling having all those people cheering for you.

I hope he can do well but I have to agree with McGwire when he said if he doesn't do well he is screwed. I love how easy it was to call this pick.

9:44 - The Rangers pick Chris Kreider after a little tribute to Alexi Charipanov which was ruined by the Hermit's insensetive comments. If he wasn't already going to hell for being a Leaf fan then he is now.

9:49 - The diary is going to get cut short after the Canucks pick at 22. I am getting pretty tired and we are having some technical problems.

9:54 - The Devils pick Jacob Josefson and bothb the Hermit and Pierre McGwire say in unison "good pick."

Ok so we just had a chat about softcore porn on Cinemax and also I have to mention that currently my Red Sox are beaintg Drapes' Braves 4-0 in the bottom of the 8th.

9:57 - A trade is named here in which Columbus gets the pick of the Ducks. The Cruse brothers thought it was Toronto getting it but no go. John Moore is taken here and he fell a lot. Draper can't stop talking about the Puck Bunnies who are out in full force.

10:04 - Having a conversation where I asked if I offered $100 million to the Columbus Blue Jackets would they make me their 1st round pick. Consensus seems to be that yes they would. I think I should start a fund where I raise money to make that happen. Or if I have any rich readers maybe they could do it.

Canucks pick now and for some reason Luongo is there. Oh god he is on the stage now talking french. God I hate Luongo right now. Then they take Jordan Schroeder who had no business being around still. Great pick and I love it.

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Ok the diary is done. I hope you all enjoyed it. Love the Canucks pick and love the fact Toronto fans didn''t get who they wanted.

From Drapes, Stevie P, Old Cruse, the Hermit, and myself...goodnight.

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