Sportsnet takes a closer look at a textbook case of late-round NHL Draft larceny. Plus, all eyes are on tonight's selection action, and the entire league is trying to make a deal for P.K. Subban.
If the 2006 NHL Draft were held today, new wisdom – or 20/20 hindsight, same diff – says Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn would be selected No. 2 overall. So how did so much talent end up waiting on the fifth round? Sportsnet's Gare Joyce has written a great piece on how careful scouting (and just the right amount of waiting) gave the world Captain Benn, first-team NHL All-Star.