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San Jose Stealth Head Coach, Jeff Dowling,  confirmed with NLL Insider last night that the Stealth did in fact receive the Chicago Shamrox’s first round draft picks in 2008 and 2009 in the keeper swap the two teams completed on Thursday afternoon.

There was some confusion yesterday as to what year the draft picks were in and even the amount of picks that were changing hands, after the team’s sent out contradicting press releases late Friday afternoon.

So again, the official trade sees San Jose dealing starting keeper Anthony Cosmo to the Chicago Shamrox in exchange for tender Matt Roik and Chicago’s first round pick over the next two drafts.

Dowling also denied rumours that were floating around yesterday that the Stealth would likely be dealing one of their there two remaining keepers, Aaron Bold or Tyler Richards. Dowling told NLL Insider that the Stealth would be holding onto all three of their current goaltenders heading into the 2009 season.

The Stealth bench boss also says that the team is still doing their due diligence and talking to a number of players they feel are first rounders in this year’s entry draft before they confirm or deny who they may be taking with the second and third overall selections.

San Jose has also received various offers in regards to the two high picks, deals that Dowling says the team will also examine closely before a decision is made.

After speaking to a host of GM’s, coaches and scouts this week, the first five players taken during next week’s draft, in no particular order, sound like they will be Daryl Veltman, Paul Rabil, Rhys Duch, Jamie Floris and Curtis Manning.

Check back next week for NLL Insider’s and Inside Lacrosse’s coverage of this year’s NLL Entry Draft.

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