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Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:57 am EDT

NHL Draft Video: Top prospects talk best, worst jerseys

By Greg Wyshynski

MONTREAL -- It's Mission: Impossible to get one of the top picks in the NHL Draft to reveal which teams they would love to have select them and which teams they dread snagging them. So we decided to employ a little sneaky psychology, and asked a few of the top picks in the 2009 Draft what their favorite NHL jersey is ... and what their least favorite NHL jersey is.

Here are John Tavares, Victor Hedman, Evander Kane, Scott Glennie, Jared Cowen and Matt Duchene on the best and worst sweaters. And to think: We were just starting to like that Duchene kid ...

Plenty of draft coverage today, and other goodies. Make sure you're following us on Twitter for the latest developments and random musings.

Trade scuttlebutt of the morning: Phil Kessel(notes) to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Tomas Kaberle(notes) and Toronto's No. 7 pick in the draft? The Boston Bruins would be doing quite well for themselves there should that go down ...

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  1. bng3636
    1. Posted by bng3636 Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:13 am EDT

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    Nice...least favorite...NJ Devils.
  2. Phil Wood
    2. Posted by Phil Wood Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:17 am EDT

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    First I've heard on that trade - big rumours in Toronto have Burke talking to the Stars about Kaberle. Can't see the Leafs giving up their 7th pick unless Kessel is a flip for a higher pick. The media here have finally given up on the Tavares quest and are now focusing on uniting the Schens.
  3. Wyshynski
    3. Posted by Wyshynski Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:18 am EDT

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    @ Phil Wood --
    Like I said above -- Kaberle AND the pick would be a coup for the B's.
  4. Adam Jones
    4. Posted by Adam Jones Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:28 am EDT

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    Who can hate the Devils jersey unless they just have a hate for the team...which may have been the point of this little project. If anything, it's just bland and non-offensive.
    Now if he's talking about the old Christmas trees...well he's gotta point.
  5. wsscarlett
    5. Posted by wsscarlett Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:29 am EDT

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    JARED Cowen...not Jacob
  6. MTL_WINGS
    6. Posted by MTL_WINGS Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:30 am EDT

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    Come on man....Not so beautiful Montreal? It rained all of 35 minutes last evening and was gorgeous all morning/day.
  7. gt260
    7. Posted by gt260 Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:36 am EDT

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    cant you type out what they said for those of us at work that cant see the video!!!????!!!
  8. Hemsky
    8. Posted by Hemsky Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:39 am EDT

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    Yeah, you really tricked them...
  9. thenachofan
    9. Posted by thenachofan Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:41 am EDT

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    The answers were as politically correct as one could expect. Those kids are trained to not say anything! The Blackhawks were predictable, as it is generally lauded. Tavares, even considering the quickness of his answer, circumvented the heat as he went with an obsolete jersey (Nashville's freak yellow)...
    I hope the weather will allow you to watch some skirt ! haha
  10. Noah T
    10. Posted by Noah T Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:44 am EDT

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    he probably said his least favorite was the devils to mess with you, greg.
    how did no one say the rangers? CAMMON!
  11. Sledge Longfellow
    11. Posted by Sledge Longfellow Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:50 am EDT

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    Kessel isn't worth Kaberle. Kessel is small, soft and defensively challenged. He scored 36 (and a paltry 24 A I believe) playing with one of the premier set-up men in the league. How many would he get with Grabovski as his C? Lee Stempniak numbers? What would his plus/minus be on the Leafs? There has to be something significantly more coming from the Boston end or Burke is stupider than even I thought.
  12. commish_15
    12. Posted by commish_15 Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:59 am EDT

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    my favorite: Canadiens
    least favorite: Predators, all of them
  13. Dynamo38
    13. Posted by Dynamo38 Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:03 am EDT

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    If they had any sense of humor at all they could have thrown out something like, "Well, for me, there will never be another jersey like Quebec's."
  14. Dynamo38
    14. Posted by Dynamo38 Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:04 am EDT

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    And incidently the Nordiques jersey is a gem. Just my opinion.
  15. Svipal
    15. Posted by Svipal Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:08 am EDT

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    The Wild jerseys are AWFUL. Vancouvers are pretty lame too.
    Most 3rd jerseys suck.
  16. Space Weed
    16. Posted by Space Weed Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:19 am EDT

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    Kaberle to the Sharks. Get Michalek off them
  17. Kim
    17. Posted by Kim Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:21 am EDT

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    Yeah Chicago is such a predictable, easy answer for most favorite. I definitely cheered when Tavares said Red Wings.
  18. Space Weed
    18. Posted by Space Weed Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:22 am EDT

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    I hope Clarkson punches Duchene as well for that
  19. 4th and long
    19. Posted by 4th and long Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:33 am EDT

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    @Noah T -- I agree, the look in Duchene's eyes said he was messin' with Wysh.
    Nobody mentioned the Rangers because they probably forgot they exist.
  20. Brian S (brianguy)
    20. Posted by Brian S (brianguy) Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:36 am EDT

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    bring back the christmas tree!
  21. cc
    21. Posted by cc Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:42 am EDT

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    Evander Kane saw this one coming a mile away...because he's from Vancouver, home of the history's worse jersey ever.
    As an aside, Kane played his youth hockey at one of the great minor hockey programs in the world (other alumni include Sakic, Kariya, Hull and many more). Then he won a Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants, and played for Canada's gold metal junior team.
    Part of what sucks about the NHL right now is that guys like Kane (or Rick Nash, or Bowmeester) end up in places like Atlanta (or wherever). How good would a guy like this be for the NHL if he played somewhere where people cared? Look at what P. Kane and Toews have done for Chicago.
    Manta for NHL health? (I know you asked) CONTRACTION! INCLUDING BETTMAN!
  22. Wrap Around Curl
    22. Posted by Wrap Around Curl Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:01 pm EDT

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    You're killen me, smalls. It's Jared Cowen.
  23. Lady Gaga
    23. Posted by Lady Gaga Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:04 pm EDT

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    Leafs would be stupid to give up the pick.
  24. Runnin up on ya !
    24. Posted by Runnin up on ya ! Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:05 pm EDT

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    With that little smirk I'd say Dushene is a Puckdaddy reader and was bustin yer sack Wysh.
  25. Treads
    25. Posted by Treads Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:12 pm EDT

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    Worst jersey has to be Atlanta's. Off all time it is those hideous V pattern Vancouver ones.
    I was suprised none of them said the Habs.

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