No one knows for sure how long Kyle Beach will have to wait to hear his name called next month at the NHL Entry Draft.
It could be early — as in the top five — but Beach's volatile temper and reckless style of play may scare away some teams and drop him out of the top ten. Like Beach himself, where he will be picked is hit or miss.
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NHL scouts should pay heed to the Ontario tourism marketing slogan.
Yours to Discover. Because Ontario is where all the primo talent for the 2008 NHL draft can be found this winter.
Surf around a few of the reputable scouting websites if you don't believe me. You'll find out very quickly that the top three prospects for the draft all skate for OHL teams.
Who else is sick of the blathering on about junior superstar John Tavares possibly signing a minor-league contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs?
Besides yours truly, I mean.
You can put your hands down now. By my count everyone but the blindly-loyal Leaf Nation is weary of what amounts to a non-story.