Hockey Trade Rumors

Marc-André Fleury drafted 1st overall in 2003 by the Pittsburgh Penguins ahead of Canes star Eric Staal, at the moment Staal seems to be the better and smarter choice from an offensive point a view, it is also said that Goalie take a much longer time to develop in to a Star player. So, let me ask you all a question, if you were the Pittsburgh Penguins draft day 2003, you had Johan Hedberg as your starter the last season he was ready to walk as an FA.
You have a decision draft day, who will you draft? Will you draft who looks like a future number one guy in net in Marc-André Fleury or take one of the offensive studs in Nathan Horton or Rick Nash or maybe take a chance on a Dion Phanuef who obviously turned out, and look for a Goalie through FA (not sure of the talent available that year) or via trade. Although it’s really not fair to compare a Goalie to a forward, we’ll just go along with it. So… Lets see what Eric has accomplished: comes into the league as a 19 (I think) year old rookie puts up decent numbers, spends the lock out year in the AHL and puts up point per game stats, then comes 05-06 lights it up 45 goals and 100 assists and leads his team to glory in leading them with some help to the Stanley Cup! Now let’s go to Marc-André stats played 21 games 2003-2004 as a call up because the goaltending was so damn bad in Pittsburgh but he did play decent behind a bad defensive squad. Same thing 05-06 got his first year starting played very good considering the team in front of him, then during training camp 06 he played so bad some people were considering sending him to the minors! But thanks lord that didn’t happen as he and others lead his team to one of the biggest turn arounds in NHL history! But let me ask you this I’ve given you some facts and lets here what you have to say, who would you haven drafted?

Thanks Guys, Haven’t written anything in a while my first one in a few months go easy on me!