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Originally Posted by getbak

Neither is Burke. He has never drafted a goalie before the third round...

Hartford, 1992 & 1993 Drafts. 19 total picks, 1 goalie:

• 1993 - Manny Legace, Round 8 (188 overall)

Vancouver, 1998-2003 Drafts. 54 total picks, 4 goalies:

• 1999 - Kevin Swanson, Round 7 (189 overall)
• 2002 - Lukas Mensator, Round 3 (83 overall)
• 2002 - Rob McVicar, Round 5 (151 overall)
• 2002 - Matt Violin, Round 8 (247 overall)

Anaheim, 2005-2008 Drafts. 29 total picks, 4 goalies:

• 2005 - Jean-Philippe Levasseur, Round 7 (197 overall)
• 2007 - Sebastian Stefaniszin, Round 4 (98 overall)
• 2007 - Mattias Modig, Round 4 (121 overall)
• 2008 - Marco Cousineau, Round 3 (83 overall)

Toronto, 2009-2012 Drafts. 29 total picks, 1 goalie:

• 2011 - Garret Sparks, Round 7 (190 overall)

Burke has talked about drafting a goalie this year, but his history doesn't point to it being an early pick. If I were a betting man, I'd say the Penguins' pick in the third will be a goalie.

Demko will almost certainly be gone by then. I wouldn't be surprised to see him picked late in the first round.

Yikes! There's only one NHL goalie on that list and that's career backup Manny Legace. Doesn't fill me with confidence in Burke's ability to draft goaltenders.