Speaking of Archives....

In the midst of my various Internet searches, I made a discovery. Message board archives can also be absolutely hysterical.

While I'm not in the mood to post up links, if you're bored, go to any message board's search engine. (You should probably make this a message board you actually want to read). Type in "2006 draft" and you'll come up with some dandies.

I particularly enjoyed the sentiment that Jordan Staal should play two more years in the OHL, and then one year in the AHL, before joining the Pittsburgh Penguins. Think a certain Calder-Trophy nominated 18-year-old has something to say about that? (In the interests of full disclosure, Staal changed a lot of people's minds--or opened lots of eyes--over the course of his first NHL season. My own expectations changed as I watched the 18-year-old play.)

In all seriousness, however, it will be quite a bit more fun to look back on archives about the 2006 draft year in, let's say, five years. Because in five years' time--let's just say it will be interesting to see the general sentiment when players were drafted versus five years down the road. And the beauty of the Internet--it's all readily accessible with a few words typed on a search engine and the click of a mouse.