Ovechkin a Leaf and a few more surprises

Finally the day has come and past.

The leafs come out of the draft with 6 new faces , one of them who should have a long NHL career ahead of him.

Alexander Ovechkin L Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
Rob Schremp C London Knights (OHL)
Christopher Bourque C Cushing Academy [Mass H.S.]
David Booth L Michigan State University (NCAA)
Tyler Eckford D South Surrey Eagles
Staffan Kronwall D Toronto AHL/NHL

Schremp and Bourque are both potential projects that may one day see ice time on the big club, at least thats what the Leafs are hoping for.

Booth and Eckford, although talented in their own right, were draftly mostly for future junior position minimums.

The strange pick of the night might have been the last one in Staffan Kronwall who wasnt even on the draft list. Is this a diamond in the ruff? He comes with great credentials and perhaps could be a steal for the Leafs being drafted so late. Then again, he may never see the light of day like so many picks in this league.

Overall, the Leafs were very happy with what they got out of this years draft and now can focus on training camp and roster adjustments.

Word from Leaf land is they are trying to move some bodies for cash or other bodies to fill a few position requirements...if they cant deal any of these players, look for a few players to be bought outright.

32 Russ Bartlett C
27 Petr Svoboda D
77 Lubomir Sekeras D
43 Nathan Dempsey D
94 Paul Healey RW
41 *Morgan Warren RW

Sekeras is the most talented of the bunch and may see some interest from other teams, the remainder are just warm-blooded skate fillers.