"I'm told fan polls and surveys and such won't affect the decision. But honestly, I think the environment surrounding the pick will be super-heated by June 26th. Who knows whether Charles Wang will suggest that Tavares could be awfully good for the box office? ... If they go a different direction, it will be out of a very strong conviction because they'll need a lot of backbone to back it up and explain it to the fan base."
>>Greg Logan in today's Newsday chat.
From a purely cold observer perspective, it would be fascinating to watch how a non-Tavares announcement is handled.
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If the Isles don’t pick Tavares, I predict a riot at the draft party.
If they know they aren’t going with Tavares, I predict the draft party will be cancelled.
by WebBard on Jun 9, 2009 5:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think you nailed it
Haha, that seems to be the way it’s unfolding, doesn’t it? Every service but one ranking him #1? Nearly every mock draft? And they’re talking 10,000-plus tix now for the draft party? At this point it would be a fire hazard to hold that thing and tick off that many people.
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