For what it is the all-star draft was an entertaining watch
Daily musings | Friday 27 January 2012 by Richard BlayneyLast night was the NHL all-star draft live from Ottawa. A gimmick whereby four all-stars are selected as team captains and assistant captains — in this case Ottawa’s Daniel Alfredsson with the New York Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist and Boston’s Zdeno Chara along with Toronto’s Joffrey Lupul — and go about taking turns picking their teams much as you might have seen before in the school playground. Naturally there is the pride of someone getting picked first — though that is in time quickly forgotten — and, much like the school playground again, the humiliation of someone being left standing alone — which is never forgotten. Last year Phil Kessel of the Toronto Maple Leafs had that dubious honour, this year it was Logan Couture of the San Jose Sharks.
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My name is Richard Blayney; A Northern Irishman now residing in Toronto, Canada and founder, writer and editor of 
