January gives way to "dog days" of winter

Today is the last day of January, and every year it signals my least favorite time of the season: the "dog days" of winter in February.

True, the Four Nations Cup will be played at the end of the month, but this is the time of year when the season seems to drag on interminably.

Not to fear, however. This blog will be firing out the posts and keeping you up to date on the players as we inch closer to draft day. And, I'll be in Boston in early March to take in the annual New England prep tourney extravaganza, even if it is a bit of a down year.

Plane tickets to Minnesota are purchased and the 2011 Draft Watch will be there once again to bring you a blow-by-blow account of the NHL Entry Draft. This time, we'll have some unique video content to offer you as this space is always looking to up the ante, raise the bar and make improvements that will keep you coming back for more as one of the internet's premiere NHL draft sites.

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Thanks for sticking around- there is plenty of good times coming down the pike, even in the middle of the dog days of winter.