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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Anderson shows sympathy for Esposito
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
My story about Angelo Esposito should be posted sometime Thursday night. Esposito, you might remember, is the guy who was once touted as the top prospect of the 2007 draft, wound up getting picked 20th and was traded from Pittsburgh to Atlanta in February.
Thrashers coach John Anderson can testify first-hand that the entry draft is an imprecise measure of a player’s ability or worth. He was the 11th pick in 1977. Four picks later, the New York Islanders selected some guy named Mike Bossy.
“I got my general manager fired,” Anderson said. “So I can understand the pressure of what you can go through. I’m in the minors, Mike Bossy scored 50 goals his first season in the National Hockey League.”
The Thrashers would love for Esposito’s career to end up like Anderson’s, of course.
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