HLOG Mock Draft

Picking will begin Monday June 9; the first pick is due by 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Time between picks during rounds 1 and 2 is 15 minutes; time between picks during rounds 3, 4 and 5 is 10 minutes; time between picks during rounds 6 and 7 is 5 minutes. I will report all picks here. Let's have a little fun!

General Managers

Anaheim Ducks –
Atlanta Thrashers – Teka
Boston Bruins –
Buffalo Sabres –
Calgary Flames –
Carolina Hurricanes –
Chicago Blackhawks – Amy
Colorado Avalanche –
Columbus Blue Jackets – Bethany (Assistant: Amy)
Dallas Stars – Cat
Detroit Red Wings – Steph
Edmonton Oilers – Kirsten
Florida Panthers –
Los Angeles Kings –
Minnesota Wild – Kirsten and Elise
Montreal Canadiens – Kirsten
Nashville Predators – Rachel
New Jersey Devils –
New York Islanders –
New York Rangers –
Ottawa Senators – Sherry
Philadelphia Flyers –
Phoenix Coyotes – Tracy
Pittsburgh Penguins – Ellie
San Jose Sharks –
St. Louis Blues –
Tampa Bay Lightning –
Toronto Maple Leafs –
Vancouver Canucks –
Washington Capitals – Shmee

Be aware that if you do not pick by the time slotted for your team, I will pick for you.

Order

Day 1: Monday June 9, 2008 *

ROUND ONE

1. Tampa Bay Lightning (12:00 PM**) - Steven Stamkos (C)
2. Los Angeles Kings (12:15 PM) - Zach Bogosian (D)
3. Atlanta Thrashers (12:30 PM) - Drew Doughty (D)
4. St. Louis Blues (12:45 PM) - Alex Pietrangelo (D)
5. New York Islanders (1:00 PM) - Nikita Filatov (LW)
6. Columbus Blue Jackets (1:15 PM) - Luke Schenn (D)
7. Toronto Maple Leafs (1:30 PM) - Kyle Beach (C)
8. Phoenix Coyotes (1:45 PM) - Tyler Myers (D)
9. Nashville Predators (2:00 PM) - Colin Wilson (C)
10. Vancouver Canucks (2:15 PM) - Mikkel Boedker (LW)
11. Chicago Blackhawks (2:30 PM) - Erik Karlsson (D)
12. Anaheim Ducks (2:45 PM) - Zach Boychuk (C)
13. Buffalo Sabres (3:00 PM) - Luca Sbisa (D)
14. Carolina Hurricanes (3:15 PM) - Cody Hodgson (C)
15. Nashville Predators (3:30 PM) - Mattias Tedenby (LW)
16. Boston Bruins (3:45 PM) - Michael Del Zotto (D)
17. Calgary Flames (4:00 PM) - Colby Robak (D)
18. Ottawa Senators (4:15 PM) - Colten Teubert (D)
19. Columbus Blue Jackets (4:30 PM) - Joshua Bailey (C)
20. New York Rangers (4:45 PM) - John Carlson (D)
21. New Jersey Devils (5:00 PM) - Zac Dalpe (C/RW)
22. Edmonton Oilers (5:15 PM) - Anton Gustafsson (C)
23. Washington Capitals (5:30 PM) - Tyler Cuma (D)
24. Minnesota Wild (5:45 PM) - Jake Gardiner (D)
25. Montreal Canadiens (6:00 PM) - Vyacheslav Voinov (D)
26. Buffalo Sabres (6:15 PM) - Chet Pickard (G)
27. Philadelphia Flyers (6:30 PM) - Jamie Arniel (C)
28. Los Angeles Kings (6:45 PM) - Kirill Petrov (RW)
29. Atlanta Thrashers (7:00 PM) - Jacob Markstrom (G)
30. Detroit Red Wings (7:15 PM) - Philip Larsen (D)

Day 2: Tuesday June 10, 2008

ROUND TWO

31. Nashville Predators (12:00 PM) - Greg Nemisz (C)
32. Los Angeles Kings (12:15 PM) - Roman Josi (D)
33. St. Louis Blues (12:30 PM) - Matthew Calvert (C)
34. St. Louis Blues (12:45 PM) - Viktor Tikhonov (RW)
35. Phoenix Coyotes (1:00 PM) - Nicolas Deschamps (C)
36. New York Islanders (1:15 PM) - Jyri Niemi (D)
37. Columbus Blue Jackets (1:30 PM) - Aaron Ness (D)
38. Phoenix Coyotes (1:45 PM) - Jordan Eberle (C)
39. Phoenix Coyotes (2:00 PM) - Kristoffer Berglund (D)
40. Florida Panthers (2:15 PM) - Maxime Sauve (C)
41. Vancouver Canucks (2:30 PM) - Yann Sauve (D)
42. Ottawa Senators (2:45 PM) - Shawn Lalonde (D)
43. Anaheim Ducks (3:00 PM) - Joe Colborne (C)
44. Buffalo Sabres (3:15 PM) - Nicholas Larson (LW)
45. Carolina Hurricanes (3:30 PM) - Kruise Reddick (C)
46. Nashville Predators (3:45 PM) - Jared Staal (RW)
47. Boston Bruins (4:00 PM) - Jerome Flaake (LW)
48. Los Angeles Kings (4:15 PM) - Danny Kristo (RW)
49. Ottawa Senators (4:30 PM) - Tyler Ennis (C)
50. Colorado Avalanche (4:45 PM) - Evgeny Grachev (C)
51. New York Rangers (5:00 PM) - Dimitri Kugryshev (RW)
52. New Jersey Devils (5:15 PM) - Thomas McCollum (G)
53. New York Islanders (5:30 PM) - James Wright (C)
54. Washington Capitals (5:45 PM) - Derek Grant (C)

55. Minnesota Wild (6:00 PM) - Cody Goloubef (D)
56. Montreal Canadiens (6:15 PM) - Jacob Lagace (LW)
57. Washington Capitals (6:30 PM) - Adam Luke (C)
58. Washington Capitals (6:45 PM) - Harri Sateri (G)
59. Dallas Stars (7:00 PM) - AJ Jenks (LW)
60. Toronto Maple Leafs (7:15 PM) - Nicklas Lasu (LW)
61. Los Angeles Kings (7:30 PM) - Kelsey Tessier (C)

Day 3: Wednesday June 11, 2008

ROUND THREE

62. Tampa Bay Lightning (12:00 PM) - Danick Paquette (RW)
63. Los Angeles Kings (12:10 PM) - Josh Brittain (LW)
64. Atlanta Thrashers (12:20 PM) - Daultan Leveille (C)
65. St. Louis Blues (12:30 PM) - Anders Lindback (G)
66. New York Islanders (12:40 PM) - Adam Comrie (D)
67. Columbus Blue Jackets (12:50 PM) - Michael Stone (D)
68. Toronto Maple Leafs (1:00 PM) - Braden Holtby (G)
69. Phoenix Coyotes (1:10 PM) - Mikko Koskinen (G)
70. Toronto Maple Leafs (1:20 PM) - Sergei Ostapchuk (LW)
71. Vancouver Canucks (1:30 PM) - Corey Fienhage (D)
72. Chicago Blackhawks (1:40 PM) - Dominik Furch (G)
73. Anaheim Ducks (1:50 PM) - Jacob Deserres (G)
74. Buffalo Sabres (2:00 PM) - James Livingston (RW)
75. New York Rangers (2:10 PM) - Justin Schultz (D)
76. Nashville Predators (2:20 PM) - Jake Allen (G)
77. Boston Bruins (2:30 PM) - Brandon Burlon (D)
78. Calgary Flames (2:40 PM) - Dustin Tokarski (G)
79. Ottawa Senators (2:50 PM) - Brandon McMillan (C)
80. Florida Panthers (3:00 PM) - Mikhail Stephanovich (C)
81. New York Rangers (3:10 PM) - David Carle (D)
82. New Jersey Devils (3:20 PM) - Justin Jokinen (RW)
83. New York Islanders (3:30 PM) - Julien Demers (D)
84. Washington Capitals (3:40 PM) - Corey Trivino (C)
85. Anaheim Ducks (3:50 PM) - David Ullstrom (W)
86. Montreal Canadiens (4:00 PM) - Philip McRae (C)
87. St. Louis Blues (4:10 PM) - Geordie Wudrick (LW)
88. Los Angeles Kings (4:20 PM) - Jori Lehtera (C)
89. Dallas Stars (4:30 PM) - Eric O'Dell (C)
90. Phoenix Coyotes (4:40 PM) - Eric Mestery (D)
91. Detroit Red Wings (4:50 PM) - Roman Szturc (RW)
92. Los Angeles Kings (5:00 PM) - Joonas Rask (C)

Day 4: Thursday June 12, 2008

ROUND FOUR

93. Ottawa Senators (12:00 PM) - Samuel Groulx (D)
94. Washington Capitals (12:10 PM) - Derek Stepan (C)
95. Atlanta Thrashers (12:20 PM) - Lukas Stoop (D)
96. St. Louis Blues (12:30 PM) - Colin Long (C)
97. New York Islanders (12:40 PM) - Taylor Stefishen (LW)
98. Columbus Blue Jackets (12:50 PM) - Tomas Halasz (G)
99. Toronto Maple Leafs (1:00 PM) - Matt Delahey (D)
100. Phoenix Coyotes (1:10 PM) - Philippe Cornet (LW)
101. Florida Panthers (1:20 PM) - Dimitri Kostromitin (D)
102. Los Angeles Kings (1:30 PM) - Brady Hjelle (G)
103. Chicago Blackhawks (1:40 PM) - David Toews (C)
104. Edmonton Oilers (1:50 PM) - Marco Scandella (D)
105. Buffalo Sabres (2:00 PM) - David Warsofsky (D)
106. Carolina Hurricanes (2:10 PM) - Andre Petersson (RW)
107. Nashville Predators (2:20 PM) - Henrik Eriksson (C)
108. Boston Bruins (2:30 PM) - Samuel Morneau (LW)
109. Calgary Flames (2:40 PM) - Alexandre Neron (D)
110. Ottawa Senators (2:50 PM) - Michael Condon (G)
111. Colorado Avalanche (3:00 PM) - Christopher Carrozi (G)
112. St. Louis Blues (3:10 PM) - Travis Hamonic (D)
113. New Jersey Devils (3:20 PM) - Mitch Wahl (C)
114. Anaheim Ducks (3:30 PM) - Nathan Moon (C)
115. Calgary Flames (3:40 PM) - Mathieu Brodeur (D)
116. Minnesota Wild (3:50 PM) - Michael Hutchinson (G)
117. Montreal Canadiens (4:00 PM) - Teemu Hartikainen (C)
118. San Jose Sharks (4:10 PM) - Adam Henrique (C)
119. Philadelphia Flyers (4:20 PM) - Dennis Bozic (D)
120. Los Angeles Kings (4:30 PM) - Sergei Sheleg (D)
121. Pittsburgh Penguins (4:40 PM) - Cameron Gaunce (D)
122. Detroit Red Wings (4:50 PM) - Joel Broda (C)

Day 5: Friday June 13, 2008

ROUND FIVE

123. Tampa Bay Lightning (12:00 PM) - Leonardo Genoni (G)
124. Los Angeles Kings (12:10 PM) - Patrick Wiercioch (D)
125. Atlanta Thrashers (12:20 PM) - Anthony Nigro (C)
126. St. Louis Blues (12:30 PM) - Joel Chouinard (D)
127. New York Islanders (12:40 PM) - Marshall Everson (LW)
128. Columbus Blue Jackets (12:50 PM) - Peter Delmas (G)
129. Toronto Maple Leafs (1:00 PM) - Drew Olson (D)
130. Toronto Maple Leafs (1:10 PM) - Johan Motin (D)
131. Toronto Maple Leafs (1:20 PM) - Patrice Cormier (C)
132. Vancouver Canucks (1:30 PM) - Sebastian Erixon (D)
133. Chicago Blackhawks (1:40 PM) - Jan Stransky (W)
134. Edmonton Oilers (1:50 PM) - Max Nicastro (D)
135. Buffalo Sabres (2:00 PM) - Dimitri Sayustov (W)
136. Columbus Blue Jackets (2:10 PM) - Pekka Jormakka (RW)
137. Nashville Predators (2:20 PM) - Patrick Geering (D)
138. Boston Bruins (2:30 PM) - Chad Suer (D)
139. Calgary Flames (2:40 PM) - Justin Florek (LW)
140. Ottawa Senators (2:50 PM) - Stephen Johnston (LW)
141. Colorado Avalanche (3:00 PM) - Lance Bouma (C)
142. New York Rangers (3:10 PM) - Joel Champagne (C)
143. New Jersey Devils (3:20 PM) - Nathan Condon (C)
144. Anaheim Ducks (3:30 PM) - Joacim Eriksson (G)
145. Washington Capitals (3:40 PM) - Jordon Southorn (D)
146. Minnesota Wild (3:50 PM) - Marco Cousineau (G)
147. San Jose Sharks (4:00 PM) - Anton Korolev (RW)
148. San Jose Sharks (4:10 PM) - Brett Theberge (C)
149. New York Islanders (4:20 PM) - Brodie Reid (RW)
150. Dallas Stars (4:30 PM) - Sergei Bobrovsky (G)
151. Pittsburgh Penguins (4:40 PM) - Justin Daniels (C)
152. Detroit Red Wings (4:50 PM) - Mark Goggin (C)

Day 6: Saturday June 14, 2008

ROUND SIX

153. Tampa Bay Lightning (12:05 PM) - Harry Young (D)
154. Los Angeles Kings (12:10 PM) - Antoine Roussel (LW)
155. Atlanta Thrashers (12:15 PM) - Eddie Lack (G)
156. St. Louis Blues (12:20 PM) - Ilmari Pitkanen (LW)
157. New York Islanders (12:25 PM) - Luke Pither (C)
158. Columbus Blue Jackets (12:30 PM) - Marc-Andre Bourdon (D)
159. Toronto Maple Leafs (12:35 PM) - Martin Lundberg (C)
160. Phoenix Coyotes (12:40 PM) - Marek Viedensky (C)
161. Tampa Bay Lightning (12:45 PM) - Mark Barberio (D)
162. Vancouver Canucks (12:50 PM) - Zack Smith (C)
163. Chicago Blackhawks (12:55 PM) - Oskars Cibulskis (D)
164. Edmonton Oilers (1:00 PM) - Lucas Sandstrom (LW)
165. Buffalo Sabres (1:05 PM) - Tomas Kundratek (D)
166. Carolina Hurricanes (1:10 PM) - Benedikt Bruckner (D)
167. Nashville Predators (1:15 PM) - Rasmus Rinne (G)
168. Colorado Avalanche (1:20 PM) - Jan Dalecky (LW)
169. Calgary Flames (1:25 PM) - Etienne Froidevaux (LW)
170. Chicago Blackhawks (1:30 PM) - Andrei Loktionov (C)
171. Colorado Avalanche (1:35 PM) - Martin Ylven (LW)
172. Vancouver Canucks (1:40 PM) - Seth Soley (C)
173. New Jersey Devils (1:45 PM) - Jimmy Hayes (RW)
174. Boston Bruins (1:50 PM) - Matthew Tassone (C)
175. Washington Capitals (1:55 PM) - Neal Prokop (C)
176. New York Islanders (2:00 PM) - Jordan Skellett (LW)
177. Dallas Stars (2:05 PM) - Tim Billingsley (D)
178. San Jose Sharks (2:10 PM) - Matias Myttynen (C)
179. Philadelphia Flyers (2:15 PM) - Greg Burke (LW)
180. Los Angeles Kings (2:20 PM) - Robin Olsson (D)
181. Pittsburgh Penguins (2:25 PM) - Tomas Hricina (W)
182. Detroit Red Wings (2:30 PM) - Emil Bejmo (W)

ROUND SEVEN

183. Tampa Bay Lightning (2:35 PM) - Michael D'Orazio (D)
184. Los Angeles Kings (2:40 PM) - Jordan Samuels-Thomas (LW)
185. Atlanta Thrashers (2:45 PM) - Jaroslav Janus (G)
186. Los Angeles Kings (2:50 PM) - Radko Gudas (D)
187. San Jose Sharks (2:55 PM) - Andrew Perugini (G)
188. Columbus Blue Jackets (3:00 PM) - Steve Hopkins (G)
189. Toronto Maple Leafs (3:05 PM) - Martin Jones (G)
190. Phoenix Coyotes (3:10 PM) - Tomi Sallinen (C)
191. Florida Panthers (3:15 PM) - Artem Demkov (W)
192. Vancouver Canucks (3:20 PM) - Oliver Lauridsen (D)
193. Chicago Blackhawks (3:25 PM) - Janis Straupe (W)
194. Edmonton Oilers (3:30 PM) - Tomas Kubalik (C)
195. San Jose Sharks (3:35 PM) - Nik Pokulok (D)
196. Carolina Hurricanes (3:40 PM) - Patrick Killeen (G)
197. Tampa Bay Lightning (3:45 PM) - Mika Jarvinen (G)
198. Boston Bruins (3:50 PM) - Joakim Mattsson (C)
199. Calgary Flames (3:55 PM) - Tyler Beskorowany (G)
200. Ottawa Senators (4:00 PM) - Robert Czarnik (C)
201. Colorado Avalanche (4:05 PM) - Mihail Churlyayev (D)
202. New York Rangers (4:10 PM) - Johan Erkgards (W)
203. New Jersey Devils (4:15 PM) - Jared Festler (LW)
204. Tampa Bay Lightning (4:20 PM) - Kevin Poulin (G)
205. Washington Capitals (4:25 PM) - Matt Hoyle (G)
206. New Jersey Devils (4:30 PM) - Daniel Despotovic (W)
207. Montreal Canadiens (4:35 PM) - Adam Lapsansky (C)
208. San Jose Sharks (4:40 PM) - Jan Kovar (C)
209. Philadelphia Flyers (4:45 PM) - Roberts Jekimovs (RW)
210. Dallas Stars (4:50 PM) - Jakub Svoboda (RW)
211. Pittsburgh Penguins (4:55 PM) - Roman Lyuduchin (RW)
212. Detroit Red Wings (5:00 PM) - Mattias Ekholm (D)

IT'S DONE!

Be aware that I might not be able to report picks immediately; I might be making a sandwich, feeding my cat, getting yelled out or what not. If you see that I have not reported the last pick and you are due to pick next, just send me two of your top names. This is just to be sure that your pick isn't the same as the previous pick. Keep an eye on this thread; I will report all picks here.

If you are not going to be available for the time that your pick is due, send me a list of, at least, ten of your top names. I will report the top name that hasn't been picked yet.

Here are some scouting links, if you need resources:
http://www.nhlentrydraft2008.com/Default.aspx
http://www.nhl.com/futures/2008/index.html
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/

* Please be aware of dates; rounds 6 and 7 occur on the same day.

** Picks are due BY the time stated and keep in mind that all times are EST.

*** I know this is a hassle in some ways but starting at 6:00 I would like everyone to report a pick along with x number of other possible picks if your pick is already taken (X-number of picks refers to the amount of teams that have passed since the last reported pick, this is so we don't have any double picks). Go Wolves! :)

I apologize for the massiveness of this post, the 'Read More' code got messed up, I tried to fix it and now there is a massive scattering of /span codes and to which source codes they go to, I have no clue.

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Remember your Roots

All this Stanley Cup hoopla, p'shaw. Don't you people realize there are still regular season hockey games being played across the nation East Coast and Iowa?

That's your problem, all you uptight emo NHL bloggers. You're so wrapped up into your big shiny pre-packaged Teams of Awesome(tm) to remember where you came from. Sure, there's the occasional Sidney Crosby or Nicklas Backstrom who wanders in and joins the big team in his first try, but y'all seem to be forgetting all those guys who show up for training camp every year.
"WHAT?" you may say. "WHO THINKS ABOUT THOSE GUYS?"
Come on, you think all those dudes who don't make the team out of camp and get 'sent down' just go into cryogenic suspension until all the other options are exhausted and they get to be thawed out again? Gilbert Brule and Alex Goligoski would be some frostbitten little bits of meat if that was the case.

No,(and this may take some of you by surprise) in fact, there's a WHOLE 'NOTHER LEVEL OF HOCKEY in North America. They call it the American Hockey League (although there are a few teams in Canadia, so I'm guessing we're talking American like the continent) and SHOCK AND HORROR, most of your Teams of Awesome(tm) are *GASP* ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF THESE LESSER TEAMS!

"MY GOD!" you may say. "IS THAT WHERE ALL THESE NOBODIES COME FROM DURING PLAYOFFS?"
You are correct, my NHL-watching friends! And in fact, these nobodies have their own playoffs as well! In about a week, they too will be competing for their very own cup. It's a smaller cup, and more square (as cups go) but it's their very own cup nonetheless.

So just remember, as you watch your Teams of Awesome(tm) run all over creation after Stanley, that next year's members of your team are, in fact doing the same thing for a cup we call Calder. And for the love of all that is holy, remember that some of your co-bloggers are trying to balance the adrenaline rush of having two sets of playoffs to keep track of at once. If they make it through this alive, let them tell you about their Beagles and their Grattons, their Tlustys and their Motzkos. They'll be able to tell you what your team will look like for the next few years, and you, well, you have half the internet to talk to about your Teams of Awesome(tm).

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More thoughts on the Roy debacle

So, after all of the calls for banning fighting in hockey, I decided to take a look at some leagues that do, in fact, ban fighting. In other words, fighting results in immediate ejection, and in three fights result in a one game suspension (in some of these leagues) and three of those suspensions result in a longer suspension.

I also found the video of the fight.

Next, I looked at NCAA hockey. Where fighting is banned - it results in an automatic ejection.

Or is it? Look up University of North Dakota Hockey on YouTube. They've been involved in several brawls this season alone.

I go back to the Midget AA games I went to this season. There were fights, regardless of suspensions and ejections.

The fact is, fighting in hockey isn't always about fighting. Especially not at the junior level. At level, fighting is about stupidity, and try as we might, we cannot make rules against stupidity. Sure, we can make rules and laws that try to protect people from their own stupidity (seat belt laws) and the stupidity of others (non-smoking laws), but people will still be stupid if they chose to be stupid.

What Roy Jr. did was stupid. It was a senseless act of violence. Senseless acts of violence occur in rinks every year and every year, one of them garners enough media attention to make the bleeding hearts demand a "ban" on fighting.

I'm not a bleeding heart. Sure, I think a lot of fighting that occurs in the game is stupid. I thought last year that Jordin Tootoo acted a fool. I think its awful that Todd Feodoruk's cheek bones are mush.

That said, I believe that you cannot legislate stupidity. You simply can't. No matter what rules you put in place someone will break them, and claiming that making an example of Roy is going to make a difference is ridiculous.

If you're going to make an example in the CHL, you need to make an example of EVERYONE. The line brawl in the Windsor-Sarnia series resulted in ONE suspension. Compared to 9 suspensions in the Sagueens-Remparts series. Now you tell me which league made an example that fighting in the game is unacceptable?

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Raw Outrage at the Roys

Over the weekend, Jonathan Roy, a hack of goalie compared to his Father, St. Patrick Roy, was seen visibly pummeling his opponent, Bobby Nadeau from the Chicoutimi Sagueens as the Quebec Remparts were involved in a line brawl against the Sags.

If you haven't seen the video, I suppose I should start with that.

I hope this works. Either way, look it up on YouTube if it doesn't.

Now both Jonathan and his father were suspended - 7 games for Junior and 5 for Senior. The next night, in the OHL, Steven Stamkos (who is projected to go #1 overall in this year's NHL Entry Draft) delivered a cross check to an opponent that started a line brawl.

Only one player was suspended. Only one. I keep reading about the Roy's need to be given a lifetime ban, and how Jonathan is a hack. Now I agree that Jonathan is not the best goalie in the world - he played two years in Wilcox, Saskatchewan at Notre Dame, but I don't believe that this needs to be looked at in the courts, nor do I believe that he needs to be banned for life.

Others are commenting on the fact that the $400 fines handed out are laughable, considering the amount of money that Roy Sr. has. Umm... Roy is one of the only former NHL stars coaching in the CHL. Not every CHL coach is rolling in money. Fines go with the way the coaches and players are paid - and in the CHL the pay is minimal for both coaches and players.

The larger question, I suppose is why everyone is so up in arms over the behaviour of Patrick Roy's son - when no one cares about what Stamkos - a future STAR did. People are claiming that the Roy's got the star treatment with their suspensions. Yet Stamkos wasn't suspended.

Where is the double standard? Is the double standard in the suspensions handed out? Or is it in the media attention shown?

Jonathan's behaviour only received media attention because he is St. Patrick's son. He is barely a QMJHL player. He's almost third string. Nepotism has gotten him to the CHL - and there are those who say it will get him to the NHL. I personally beg to differ on that point. However there are future NHL stars like Stamkos who get away with vicious cross checks and other behaviour all the time, because they are able to live out their Major Junior careers in relative obscurity.

Jonathan Roy is now receiving some the attention garnered by Sidney Crosby in his last year as a junior. In a year when there WAS no NHL, everything Crosby did was scrutinized by the media. His every move questioned and evaluated.

Jonathan Roy is no Sidney Crosby. He fought, he flipped the crowd the bird. He did not "viciously attack" someone. Nadeau was on the blue line, calling him on. When it appeared that the officials had Roy under control, Nadeau retreated to his crease - and yes, Jonathan took off after him.

Were Jonathan's actions wrong? Of course they were. He probably should have stopped pummelling Nadeau when he turtled. Roy, however is still a kid. He made a mistake. Should Stamkos have crossed checked his opponent in the back? Of course not.

However, if we are going to dissect the line brawl on Saturday and call for life time bans, criminal charges and jail time, then we as a society have responsibility to avoid hypocrisy of the masses, and dissect Sunday's line brawl as well, and call for life time bans, criminal charges and jail time.

I've heard the argument that it is the high profile cases with big names that teach others that behaviour is wrong. Paris Hilton going to jail for DUI apparently taught every Tom, Dick and Harry - or Suzy, Sally and Jane that drinking and driving was wrong. Apparently it sent a message.

DUI numbers haven't dropped since then. I highly doubt that severely punishing the Roy's will send a message that transcends the lines of various leagues. Fighting is a part of hockey, and, right or wrong, it is up to the individual leagues to police themselves. Not for the public.

As for Bobby Nadeau? He should be ashamed of himself for running his mouth and then turtling. Just as Roy should be ashamed of himself for pummelling an opponent who wanted nothing to do with the fight and for flipping the bird to the crowd.

As for the media and the public - they should be ashamed of themselves for the rampant hypocrisy that has been demonstrated in this case, and lay off Roy Jr. He is, after all, just a kid, and its not like he chose his parents.

The leagues involved in both the Roy incident and the Stamkos incident should also be ashamed of themselves. The QMJHL should be ashamed of themselves for giving in to public pressure. The OHL should be ashamed of themselves for NOT handing out a suspension because of the lack of public pressure. The prosecutors in Quebec should also be ashamed of themselves for looking into charges in one of many brawls that occur in the QMJHL throughout the season.

Last, but certainly not least, Stamkos should be ashamed of himself for losing his temper and even more, for getting away with it. I can't blame Stamkos for not being punished, but surely even he knows that he deserves a suspension, in fact, if someone had delivered the same blow to him, I truly believe his team would have been clamoring for a suspension.

So while there is raw outrage at the Roy's - my outrage is directed at the public that ignores the facts, at leagues that demonstrate hypocrisy when media attention is on them, and at hockey players who apparently can't control themselves, whether they are stars or the sons of former hockey greats.

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