Erik Johnson?!?

Yeah you were in a cave, Erik Johnson is a great player. He was picked first overall because he is going to be first overall material. Sure he is no Crosby or Ovechkin but that happends every 10 years or so. Dont expect to get a Hall of Famer each year in the draft. And they did not waste the draft pick because he was going to college the next year. Think of it this way. Would you pick up Paul Coffey if you could even though he was not going to play that year. YEAH YOU WOULD! Now I am not saying Johnson is going to be a Coffey but he is going to be a very good player and if you hold the rights to him you take him. You have him on your team then when he wants to sign. He went to college because for one he will get better. He is very young only 19. He would have been 18 going into the NHL where the best of the best players from around the world are going to play. He could use some development time to sharpen his skills. Plus for Johnson if he goes into the NHL Draft he gets a lot of $$$$. Now who does not want that?