charming story...

Steve Yzerman,general manager,of the Tampa Bay Lightning,drafted Vladimar Namestnikov with the 27th pick,of the first round of the 2011 NHL entry draft... however,this is not the story that i want to note here...Vladimar is the nephew of former Red Wings' player,Slava Kozlov,and used to play,as a kid,in the Red Wings' locker room,and has known Yzerman for over fifteen years... knowing his bloodline,Namestnikov will be an excellent NHL player,and it is ironic that a kid playing,at one time,in the Red Wings' locker room,was drafted by a Red Wings' legend,and a Hall of Fame member,as the general manager,of the Lightning... small world,is it not...