I have to admit, I was disappointed to hear Colin White's name over that of Travis Konecny.
I still remember the disappointment when I heard the Sens first pick in the 1997 draft... Marian Hossa??? Marian... that's my great Aunt's name I said, how good can he be? What they hell are they doing taking Hossa when Matt Zultek is still on the board? Hossa over Zultek, big mistake I said.
Then there was the 1999 draft when the Sens chose Martin Havlat with their first pick. Martin Havlat... great, another soft, small European I said. What they hell were they doing taking Havlat when Luke Sellars and Matt Zultek (again) were still on the board. Havlat over Sellars/Zultek, big mistake I said.
I also remember the disappointment when I heard their first pick in 2005... Brian Lee? Brian Lee looks like the 12 year old that delivers my newspaper I said, how good can he be? What the hell were they doing taking Hossa when Marc Staal was still on the board? Lee over Staal, big mistake I said.
Let's hope that White over Konecny turns out like Hossa/Havlat over Zultek, rather than Lee over Staal. I certainly have much more faith in our scouts now than I did at the time of the Lee selection, so I'm definitely giving them the benefit of the doubt.
