It was either an eerie flashback or an arresting premonition.
'Course, when you're watching the telly at 2 a.m. on a sleepless Monday, it's amazing what can captivate one's attention.
For this insomniac, it was a replay of the 1995 NHL entry draft in Edmonton, actually interesting viewing to see once again what seemed so smart at the time.
There were only 26 clubs, the Jets were still teetering on the edge in Winnipeg and Peter Karmanos was still pretending he could make a go of it in Hartford.
John Ferguson and Randy Sexton made Bryan Berard the first pick of the entire draft on behalf of the Ottawa Senators, Edmonton GM Glen Sather positively glowed over the selection of Steve Kelly at No. 6 and Whalers GM Jim Rutherford surprised many by snagging Quebec junior goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere ahead of other highly qualified netminders.
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