The NHL Draft Started? Penguins Draft Angelo Esposito

At 9:26pm last night I received a text message that exclaimed the Penguins had drafted Angelo Esposito with their first pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. This was a real shocker for two reasons. The first reason, because I thought the draft was on Saturday and I actually had tickets to go to the draft in Columbus, Ohio. I wasn't able to go, but it would still be nice for the NHL to hold the draft over the weekend to accomodate travelers. The second reason, Angelo Esposito was regarded as the #1 overall prospect in the middle of the season and the #8 overall prospect at the end of the season. The Pens were able to draft him with the 20th pick and didn't even have a name plate to put on the back of his Penguins' jersey because they figured he would be long gone before their pick. I'm sure there is a reason Esposito dropped, but there is no question this kid is talented, just adding to the talent level this Penguins team is amassing.

The stats on Esposito say he is very fast with good skating skills and talent for passing the puck. Esposito needs to play more physical and be more consistent. In 60 games last year Esposito had 27 goals and 52 assists. Esposito patterns his game after Vincent Lecavalier.

"It was a long wait there(referring to his fall in the draft) but once your name gets called and my name got called by the Pittsburgh Penguins- I couldn't say it before, but it was a team I would love to play on and I am happy I am here. Once they called my name I was happy and forgot about anything else." - Angelo Esposito