41.   One rumor on the shores of Lake Erie last week had Keith Tkachuk of the Coyotes traded for Sabres captain Michael Peca and a high draft pick.

42.   One way to avoid either scenario would be for Chicago to trade Roenick to the Islanders for a combination of current players and high draft choices in future seasons.

43.   Pro scouts do, however, and they are projecting him as a high draft pick next spring, perhaps the first quarterback selected.

44.   Reportedly, Flames GM Al Coates wants a high draft pick and Duck prospect.

45.   Second-year back Shaun Alexander will get the chance to show why he was such a high draft pick for Seattle.

46.   So what does a team look for in a high draft pick?

47.   So there is more good news in New England than the arrival of four high draft picks in exchange for one highly skilled coach.

48.   Some senior football players who think they are going to be high draft choices quit going to class in their final season.

49.   That is, if he becomes the first high draft choice in Sharks history not to be booed, traded, released or laughed at.

50.   The Chargers also used a high draft pick, a second-rounder, on wide receiver Mikhael Ricks of Stephen F. Austin.