Every year, fans and media personnel alike look forward to the annual National Hockey League entry draft. The 30 NHL clubs jockey to select the best and brightest 18-year-olds available – along with some 19 and 20-year-olds that fell through the cracks in previous drafts – and try to upgrade their teams in any way necessary.
The NHL Draft is like a blockbuster film: there's tons of anticipation and fanfare, and a non-trivial chance of crushing, crushing disappointment at the results. But there's always that tiny voice inside every hockey fan's heart asking, "Hey, what if this year isn't a horror show?