..but Atlanta's GM has pretty much come out and said they will
be going defensemen with the #3 pick in the 2008 NHL Entry
Draft:  “We have two picks, so we feel that with the third pick,
we can get a player that can be inserted into the lineup right
away and that’s important for our team,’’ Waddell told NHL.com.
“That pick will most likely be a young defenseman, which will be
vital for our franchise.’’  Some have thought maybe Atlanta
would go Filatov #3 to keep their franchise player and fellow
Russian Ilya Kovalchuk happy but that does not appear to be the
case.  The top 3 is pretty much locked in like this:  1. Stamkos
2. Doughty/Bogosian 3. Dougthy/Bogosian  That will leave
Pietrangelo/Schenn/Filatov for the next 3 positions with an
outside chance of Boedker or Wilson slipping in there.  Waddell
also has some other interesting things to say in this article:
I'd love to hear which player said that last part about no
watching hockey? If he even plays anymore that is.  Sorry for
all the draft posts latel