With Thornton and Co., most experts have tabbed this year's draft the deepest in a decade.
Drafts are never what they're cracked up to be.
For example, last year's draft wasn't as bad as it was supposed to be and this one probably won't be as good as it is supposed to be. But this draft appears good on the top end, the first two rounds. There are always surprises after the first two rounds, but it is our feeling we will come away with three very good prospects. Kelowna defenceman Scott Hannan will miss the game because of shoulder and groin injuries. Meanwhile, the top European prospect, Olli Jokinen, was impressive for the Finnish national team last week in its victory at the Globen Cup in Sweden.