Periodically, as a new sports fan, little bits of the hockey lexicon sound funny to my ear, and I’ve recently taken a shine to the phrase, “The draft pick that later became ‘player x’”. I read this recently in reference to the trade that indirectly brought Ryan Miller to the Sabres. “We traded x for y and the draft pick that later became Ryan Miller”. I like how it implies that the draft pick is a more tangible concept than the pre-drafted player; as if Crunchy sprouted out of a seed that Darcy planted when he chose him at the draft.
When I think about it this way, the draftees take on a “Jack and the Beanstalk” quality. Darcy is Jack, and the draft picks are potentially magical beans.
Speaking of giants and beans and the draft, I am trying at this moment to send you some pics of your beanstock of a giant draftee.
That’s a really great way to explain and understand trades/draft picks.
Wonder how many other fairy tales can be related to hockey?
kate, where are you??????????? the wilderness misses you!!!!!!! drive back, IMMEDIATELY!
love, the hamburglar
oops. you were still signed in…