Seriously though, I was sitting on my computer listening to one of my many man crushes, Darren Dreger (What can I say I love the Dorks) and I started getting really excited for tomorrow's draft. Then for free agency. Then for the start of the season. Then I got really sad because I haven't seen my team play in several months. So i put on my Alfie Jersey (Yes, Alfie. Our Heart and Soul.) and started setting this space up. It is my hope that throughout the off-season I can keep my cravings for sens related news and games satiated with this blog. Probably won't happen, I mean what can I post about if nothing is happening? Ok. So I didn't think that through. But that's ok. Anyway. On to buisness.
I figured the subject of this post would be to explain the signifigance of my blog title: "No One Remembers Number 2." For those of us uneducated in hockey history, this is the infamous phrase uttered by Ottawa's First Overall draft pick in the 1993 Entry Draft. He was touted as "the next great one" Basically he was the equivalent of today's Sidney Crosby. The only difference between the two of them: Crosby doesn't suck. Oh was it ever bad. Sure it was "The Right Pick to Make" just like Economically Hitler was "The Right Person" to Save Germany.
Who else was available in that draft? Well the "forgotten" Number 2: Chris Pronger. Number 4: Paul Kariya. Also available: Rob Neidermayer, Jason Arnott, Saku Koivu, Todd Bertuzzi to name a few. Ottawa was even apparently offered Owen Nolan, Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall and an Array of Draft Picks for that top pick, but they didn't budge. Oh no, instead they draft him and let him pose in a nurse's uniform.
(See bellow.)All that to say, I picked that title because for years and years and years I keep hearing "Favourites to win", "Legitimate Contender", "Playoff Bound." And If Ol' #91 has taught us anything (Apart from fiscal managment of Rookies' Entry Level Contracts) It's that you should never count your chickens before they hatch.
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