Well, what is there to say? The hardcore hockey fans are still here, but th=
e pomp and circumstance has left the building. The lower bowl has been opened up for fans, getting us closer to the action. Even the press ranks have thinned out.

Of course, there are no jerseys being brought to the stage, even the picks are being made from the individual tables on the floor. Bettman isn’t around, and that’s just as well. He got the usual response yesterday from the hockey faithful. Being only the second round, most of the drafted players are here. Columbus’ first pick in this round (37th overall) got his 07 Blue Jackets jersey and went down to shake hands with his new team.
Colorado is picking 45th, 49th, and 55th in this round. Picks are as follows:
45th Colby Cohen from Lincoln of the USHL
49th Trevor Cann from Peterborough of the OHL
55th TJ Galiardi Dartmouth of the ECAC

I have lots of pictures to share, but those will go up over the next few days.

If this post looks weird, it’s thanks to the funky formatting of my phone, posting via email. I will fix it later.