He'll be talking about Fucale when he says this.
Fucale, the future first liner.
People play him off as stupid. He's not stupid.
He's greasy as hell, underhanded, and can talk his way out of everything; and will keep everyone reassured (Lawyer).
He'll **** up a trade or a selection; but he'll make sure you're happy as hell about it. I remember when we selected Jankowski. Everyone's like 'who/why', then we hear Pierre (big family friend of the Jankowski's) and Feaster reassure he's going to be the monumental pick we've been waiting for: 80% of the fan base high-fiving over the selection.
The Iggy and Bouwmeester trades; we got C and D level prospects back; but he makes the first picks (22 and 28, very late first rounders) seem like they were worth the poor prospects coming back... 80% of fans eat it up.
On Sunday, if Calgary's unable to move down to 4; he'll go up and probably pick Monahan at 6 with Niki and/or Lindholm still on the table. He'll feed a line about how we need center help and that's why we passed on Niki (who, mark my words, will be an all-star RW in this league, along the likes of a Ovechkin), and then he'll feed a line about how we need a guy to come in right away, and can't afford the
one year Lindholm will play overseas (who, again, will be a high caliber NHL center, a true first liner).
He'll talk about how he's a big two way center, that's smart beyond his age, will compete for a spot next year, will be a future first line center, etc etc...
He'll make people like me, who will be frustrated about the pick; and know that it was probably the wrong one to make feel comfortable. By Sunday night, people like me will be seeing Monahan in a new light.
He'll go ahead and pick guys like Hartman or Erne, while guys like Mathan, Zykov and even a Calgary boy in Morrissey rot on the board. Then make us all feel that they were the right picks.
I want Sunday to be a home run, but honestly, I feel there's a better chance it all gets ****ed up... It shouldn't be, because outside of a single pick in the last two years, the draft for me has actually been on an upswing as a Flames fan.