With less than a week to the NHL draft, I predict…

I predict absolutely nothing.

And I will continue to do so. I find there’s nothing sillier than a bunch of fans getting together and arguing over who should be drafted by what teams.

Most of us have little access to the undrafted players — how many of us have actually seen any of them play? (Laurie and I, since we watch some Div I college hockey, have seen a few a couple of times; not exactly stunning scouting work).

So a lot of the pre-draft predictions boils down to people looking at the Hockey News draft section, and either disagreeing with the team needs, or disagreeing with the draft rankings. (“The sharks don’t need a center! they need defense!” “He’s a scoring left wing, no way he’s 30th in the rankings!”), based on stuff they’ve heard other people say, they think.

And if that’s what you enjoy doing, be my guest. I just don’t find any enjoyment out of it. So I’ll just sit back and wait until after the draft to figure out what it all means…

No, there’s no truth to the rumor the New York Jets are getting an honorary pick so the fans can boo it…

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