About this time last year, I reflected on this question (see Every Young Hockey Player's Dream) and last week's Stanley Cup championship by the Los Angeles Kings brings up the question again. What does every young Canadian boy dream of as he grows up playing hockey? Not being the first overall pick at the draft, but hoisting the Stanley Cup. Drew Doughty (#2 overall pick by LA in 2008) lived that dream last week, not Steven Stamkos (#1 overall pick by Tampa Bay). Stamkos is an exceptional player, having scored 60 goals this past season. Doughty likewise is a superb young defenceman who could have also won the Conn Smythe trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. And he now has lifted the Cup as every young Canadian boy dreams!
Further note: The same reflection could apply to the 2004 draft with Alexander Ovechkin (#1 pick by Washington in 2004) and Evgeni Malkin (#2 pick by Pittsburgh) and the 2006 draft with Eric Johnson (#1 pick by St. Louis) and Jordan Staal (#2 pick by Pittsburgh) and Jonathan Toews (#3 pick by Chicago). Also in the 2006 draft, the Los Angeles Kings took Jonathan Bernier (#11) and Trevor Lewis (#17).
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