Goal Line Report
More on the Islanders’ Draft Bubble
by Patrick Hoffman on 06/19/09 at 10:59 AM ET
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From Chris Botta at NYI Point Blank:
While many experts have Hedman as the No. 1 pick for the Islanders, we have moved Matt Duchene ahead of him at No. 2 and 25% in our fancy-dopey probability chart. The reasons:
* Billy (The NYI Could Trade Down in 08) Jaffe played golf with Garth Snow, then told Point Blank he feels the Islanders are taking one of the two forwards first overall.
* Pat Brisson, the agent for Tavares and Duchene, told PB that one of his guys will be picked by the Islanders. Most fans wrote off Brisson’s quote, saying that’s what an agent is going to say about his players and Brisson may have just been building up Duchene. That’s fair, but I have to point out that I was stunned Brisson said it because it goes against his usual low-key approach. He’s also friendly with Snow and might actually have an inkling of which player the Islanders are favoriting.
Click here for more. Islanders’ fans: Who do you want? Is it a no brainer or has it really become that difficult?
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