2007 Draft Round 1 - Who Picked Who

[Azure]

Canucks take Patrick White.

[Dorkmaster]

Patrick White? Quite off the board.

[octothorp]

Who did Backlund say his favorite player was? I didn't understand what he said.

[GoFlambe]

Originally Posted by ricosuave

its pretty easy to have a nameplate glued on the back of a jersey quickly for the cameras

But not every player picked this year has had it. Some were blanks.

The fact that the nameplate was prepared in advance proves that the Flames were targeting this guy all along (although he might not have been the top choice).

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Phanuthier

LOL, the main question that is asked from the Flames is, "how is your knee?"

Tells you what a great pick this is. That's their only question about the guy.

I wouldn't be surprised if this guy turns out to be one of the top 5 players in the draft. I'm simply beaming here.

Comparisons to the likes of Hank Zetterberg have been made. I love this pick.

[Flash Walken]

Why is matt cooke up on the podium?

[calculoso]

Leading scorer (7 goals) in World Under 18 tournament too. Looks good.

[expatflame]

Originally Posted by octothorp

Who did Backlund say his favorite player was? I didn't understand what he said.

I think he said Prospal...wtf. And then the interviewer asked him if he thought he would end up in Calgary.

[ShaolinFlame]

Originally Posted by octothorp

Who did Backlund say his favorite player was? I didn't understand what he said.

I believe it was Vincent Prospal?

[Phanuthier]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Comparisons to the likes of Hank Zetterberg have been made. I love this pick.

I think a couple years ago, they had him compared to Peter Forsberg. Everything is great about this guy. The only issue was injuries. He's perfect. Without the knee injury, I think they he's defiantly a top 10, maybe a top 5.

[lewdvig]

Originally Posted by FlamesFaninChina

I think he said Prospal...wtf. And then the interviewer asked him if he thought he would end up in Calgary.

He said Crosby.

[Log]

Did one of the Sedin's go up there to help out in the draft?

[ricosuave]

Originally Posted by octothorp

Who did Backlund say his favorite player was? I didn't understand what he said.

i thought he said vaclav prospal, but i could be very wrong and very drunk. didnt make sense to me.

[Metro Gnome]

Backlund said Crosby was the best player in the NHL.

[CsInMyBlood]

He said Crosby...

Prospal? Hahaha...

[Hack&Lube]

I also heard Prospal. That's nuts! It couldn't have been Crosby because the interviewer prefaced the question by saying Backlund had an ODD choice for best player.

[STeeLy]

I heard Vaclav Prospal myself

[TheyCallMeBruce]

I thought he said Backlund

[Captaincanada80]

Give that Patrick White boy some Carrots

[lewdvig]

White seems pretty mature, well spoken. He will have to get a lot dumber to make the team.