Jason Bukala

This is fun.

I can't wait for the rest.

I'm doing great, fellas.

How are things today?

Has it settled in a little bit?

So two years in a row, that one there, Barkey in 2013, and then

Aaron Ekblad the following year in 2014, we actually had the first overall pick.

And I have to preface this by saying that as part of a team of, I was like the assistant director at that time, Scott Boos was there, Aaron Janal was there, Yari Kekulainen had a massive influence from Europe from the Finnish side.

So I want to spread the love around the room for some really good scouts.

But having said that, listen,

uh the draft lottery was held later in the barkoff cycle uh that was a year that uh we were coming out of a a work stoppage so it ended up being a full one-day draft in new jersey which was a marathon you could imagine all seven seven rounds it was uh it was a marathon um worst day of my career books that was that was the canucks traded uh corey schneider yeah

Buddy, I feel for you because I totally understand what you're saying.

Like we were staying at the Weston Times Square and had to get over to New Jersey and then the long day.

Anyways, I digress.

On the build up to that, Jay, was fascinating.

That was the year that Seth Jones was supposed to be the first overall.

And it kind of mirrors a lot of like I had Keaton Barahoff number one on my list this year for a period of time.

And he's a right shot D just like Seth Jones is.

But the process there, the draft lottery, we lost it.

Patrick Waugh was the incoming coach in Colorado and coming out of the Quebec League.