[Sylvanfan]

The Columbus Blue Jackets started the week with 3 picks in the 2008 entry draft but ended up selecting 6 players on Saturday. The Jackets did make their #2 overall selection available, but in the end ended up keeping the pick. Initially there was some interest but in most cases it offers involved a lower pick and second rate prospect or additional picks that were too far back for the GM's liking. For all the flack Mango took for trading her picks....I sure as hell didn't see those great offers that other GM's were crowing about....I don't think I was offered so much as a single NHL player for that pick anywhere.

Anyways with the first real choice in this draft we really debated hard between three players. In the end we ended up going with they guy I've liked as a riser all year long in Zach Bogosian. Ultimately it was his off the charts physical testing at the combine that sold us to pick this player. He's a true second year junior who won't turn 18 until the 15th of July and showed tremendous improvement over the course of the season and he's that strong at this age. Filatov was by far the most intriguing guy in the draft as he has great skills and I think he really wants to come to North America. But with my next pick not being till 19, bawk bawk ba-kaaaawwww! Didn't go for it. Drew Doughty who is the most NHL ready of the group was also in the mix....but I always think back to Jarome Iginla and Shane Doan with the 95 Blazers...the third year Junior guy should be a better player....he's been around for an extra year.

With our second pick 19th overall we ended up getting a player we had hoped would be availalbe in Colby Robak. Ideally we would have preferred for one of the forwards to fall to us at this pick, but it didn't happen and the BPA in our opinion was this guy. Robak is a big body who's a very good skater. There is a fair bit of projection with this kid, but if he can get everything together his combination of size, skating, and descision making could make him into a very good player.

Our third pick was towards the end of the second round #60 overall and we selected Geordie Wudrick. Another big body at 6'-3 and over 200 pounds, Wudrick has the size and is mobile enough to be able to move to the next level. His skill set is less of a concern than his ability to make descisions with the puck is. We're hopeful that as he gets older things will start to click with him.

Our fourth pick was a player named Adam Henrique a Center with the Windsor Spitfires. Players on this Spitfire team faced some serious adversity this year when their captain Mickey Renaud suddenly passed away to the shock of everyone in the hockey world. Henrique who's stats as a 17 year old were actually less than as a first year player. Still Henrique is a player with adequate size and thought to be good enough to maybe play at the pro level. Fart it's 109 picks into the draft...At this point it's good luck to me.

Our 5th pick and the 4th from last pick in the draft...we couldn't resist drafting Michal Jordan. A Czech defenceman, we only took him because hey with that name....no one will want to take us on at Basketball.

Our final pick and the second from last pick in the draft....we went with another cool name. Jerome Flaake. A German named Jerome....you don't get this every day....it was a total no brainer, and a last name like Flaake, if only he was a goalie it would be too cool.

Next week we find out just how bad or well we really did show in this draft.