UB Fantasy Forecast

The draft is complete... and the stage is set for the ultimate yearlong fantasy(Or should I say nightmare? It will be for some...) showdown. I have some miscellaneous thoughts before the real season kicks off, and here they are:

- Best Worst Draft Pick (Daigle Award)
...goes to Ttenrub and his Ttenrub Dynasty squad with Sheldon Souray picked in the 8th round. Edmonton has been pretty adamant in demonstrating that he will not be playing this year and it seems like even if he does... he'll be on Edmonton. Although Ttenrub dropped him from his team, his poison in the dressing room remains. Players taken after Souray: Brendan Morrow (Steve-Z), Patrick Sharp (Mock Messier)

- Best Late Round Steal
... goes to Mock Messier,( run by the lethal combination of Blackwater and Ttenrub's significant others) with Patrick Sharp in the 8th round. Can play C and LW, will score oodles, and took him from right under my nose. Well done MM. Well done. Close runners up include Honey Nut Chelios (Rejean) with Martin Havlat in the 15th, and Blackwater with James Neal in the 14th.

- Steve-Z's Pick for Champion
... Steve-Z. I've been looking at all of the other teams for 15 minutes and I just can't come to any other conclusion. Blackwater's team is looking good, same with Red Wings. It will come down to injuries and goaltending... it always seems to.

- My sincere condolences to KP-ing it Real, who missed the draft by about 3 minutes and had to rely on auto draft. It's not looking too bad though... and your hilarious team name (Republic of Kariya) will earn you style points.

- Cam deserves honorable mention for trying to be involved. Though his email request to join was sent about 10 minutes after the draft took place, it was an appreciated effort.

Let the games, trades, injuries, and trash talk begin.
Steve-Z out.