"... and then if you cross-reference
BETELGEUSE a player's birthdate, body-mass index, and
eyyherghhhh!! stock market closing level -- but DO NOT do that on a computer that is EEEEEEE!!! COMPLETELY protected against the Rosicrucians
ngi ngi nnnnnnngi -- but only for left-handed players ..."
A sallow, wide-eyed Kevyn Adams rocks back and forth as he speaks inches away from the cellphone camera. Repetitive banging can be heard off-camera, along with muffled orders to open the door.
"Please Kevyn, let the people at the door in so they can help you. It doesn't even matter if you don't make another draft selection."
At the word draft, Adams' eyes roll back in their sockets and he speaks slowly in a voice an octave below his own.
"10-5-19-16-5-18."
"What, what do these numbers mean?"
A voice speaks into Gary Bettman's earpiece: "Sir, this may be a simple number-letter format. Let me just ... so this would be J-E-S-P-E-R. Yes, I think we have it!"
"Excellent. Anything to get this over with."
"11-15-20-1-10-1-18-22-9." Adams then slumps forward and the screen goes black.
"Sir, the last name would be Kotajarvi.
Jesper Kotajarvi. Tappara of the Finnish Liiga."
"Well done. [TURNS TO CAMERA]. Buffalo has selected defenseman
Jesper Kotajarvi from Tappara of the Finnish Liiga. We (gratefully) move to Los Angeles (
@Ernest95).