2008 Oilers Draft Review (aka: A POST?!?): #22, RW Jordan Eberle

So it's almost been a calendar year since I last posted to the South Smythian Rolo-Gator. Well, what of it? It's never too late to put something up there, and the draft is the perfect time on so many levels. Frankly, I love the draft. Aside from the deadline or any Stanley Cup finals with the Oilers in it, it is about my favourite time of the hockey season. The worst teams get the most hope. Middling sides like the Oilers trek into a land where they're more likely to draft a bust than not, and the results can be spectacular. Who can forget Michel Riesen, Steve Kelly, Jesse Niinimaki, Michael Henrich, Mathieu Descoteaux... ah, the traditions of the Edmonton Oilers are truly rich and beautiful. Fortunately, I think the Oilers did a bit better this year. Pick #22: RW Jordan Eberle (Regina, WHL) [70.42+33=75 20] If this was the only pick the Oilers made all year, it would have been enough to get my motor running. My personal prediction was that the Oilers would go with O...