Rockies Much Deeper Up the Middle

With the 8th overall pick in yesterday's draft, the Colorado Rockies selected...

4 Nicolas Deschamps18 0 R C 7 8 6 9 8 3 9 9 8 4 6 77

Within minutes of making this selection, GM Livingston then traded their late 2nd Round Pick (from Chicago), along with ...

99 Tony Tanti 0 L RW 6 7 6 6 5 6 7 8 9 6 8 74

... to the Minnesota North Stars, for...

99 Bernie Federko 0 R C 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 9 9 8 6 77

With these 2 new centers brought into town, there is immediate questions around the Rockies' intentions with...

28 Jakub Klepis 0 R C 6 9 5 5 5 4 9 8 9 8 7 75
50 Garth Murray 0 L C 5 9 9 7 8 5 8 5 7 9 6 78
1 Eric Belanger 0 L C 7 7 9 5 5 3 7 5 8 9 6 71

GM Livingston is expecting to get some phone calls and emails regarding Klepis, as he was slated to be the team's first line pivot this season, but may find himself wearing a different uniform for PHL10.

In the event Livingston decides to 'stand pat' with the current line-up, this will certainly be the deepest group of Centers the Rockies have had since Livingston took over the team.