"The City I Live In, The City Of Champions..."

Ok, so, the title is a little lame but, if you like the Red Hot Chili Peppers you can see where I got the idea from.

The Boston Celtics are World Champions. The Boston Red Sox are World Champions. The New England Patriots are a freak helmet catch short of an undefeated Super Bowl season. The New England Revolution are the Buffalo Bills of M.L.S. Could the Bruins have a better bargaining tool right under their nose at the moment? Could the San Jose Sharks convince a top athlete to play for them with the line, "this city is full of champions"? No. In fact, no city can utilize that line with truth aside from Boston, the only city of champions. All that is left is for the Bruins to make Boston the most magnificent city of champions to ever wear such a name. Blake Wheeler is sign number one of this. He had the majority of the league to sign with, and he chose Boston. A team that finished in 8th place in the Eastern Conference, and a team that was bounced from the playoffs by the Montreal Canadiens who also trounced the B's the past two seasons. Wheeler chose Boston because he has recognized where this organization is going and what it has done with it's young athletes in the Chiarelli era. This could be true omen of what is about to come for the Bruins.

With all this said, tomorrow is the first day of the 2008 draft and the Bruins have the 16th selection. The draft will set the groundwork for what will be to come in the off-season by way of trades or signings on July 1st and beyond. Tomorrow and Saturday should be an interesting and exciting pair of days around the league.

My guess for what the Bruins will do with the 16th pick: John Carlson

**Note: the picture is from my trip to Hawaii as promised. Be sure to get out there if you can.