GDT: 2018 NHL Draft Lottery - 7:30 PM ET

[Bob Richards]

What are you guys even arguing about?

Don’t get involved. Delete your account.

 

[Ghost of jas]

What are you guys even arguing about?

Sports genetics, it's a very high-brow discussion.

 

[GregSirico]

What are you guys even arguing about?

I forgot

 

[Tawnos]

Friedman had the story in on of his 31 thoughts columns in October, if I remember it right, the Rangers had been keeping an eye on him since he was like 15 or so, and he was pretty short and slight and they looked into his family to get an idea of what type of body he'd end up growing into, his mom was 5'11", and his dad and brother were both like 6'4"/5" and all had been professional athletes I think

Yep thanks. I remember Joe talking about it, but it must have been in reference to Friedman. Here it is.

24. I’m really interested in the physical research teams do with their draft picks. In the summer of 2015, Chytil was five-foot-eight, playing in a Czech league labelled similar to Junior B. The Rangers looked at the genes around him. His mother is five-foot-10 and a good athlete. His father is six-foot-four, also very active. His brother, who is 20, is six-foot-five soccer goalkeeper. Now, Filip is listed as six-foot-two, with the possibility of adding a little more. It really helped that he jumped from his previous stop into the Czech Elite League, where he played very well. But it’s clear the Rangers invested a lot of time in making the best possible projection of his growth. Very intriguing prospect.

31 Thoughts: Olympic roster decisions starting to take shape - Sportsnet.ca

 

[Ghost of jas]

Looks like Montreal is getting Andrei Svechnikov?

Don't go by that mock.

 

[Tawnos]

What are you guys even arguing about?

Metaphysics.

 

[Machinehead]

What are you guys even arguing about?

There's a few different ones but I'm arguing that trading up, statistically, is an awful idea.

 

[GregSirico]

Don't go by that mock.

Ok, thanks. I was like UGH FML. *continues to drink*

 

[Ghost of jas]

There's a few different ones but I'm arguing that trading up, statistically, is an awful idea.

Have you found any examples in the 1st round?

Oops Girgensons was in the 1st round.

 

[Tawnos]

There's a few different ones but I'm arguing that trading up, statistically, is an awful idea.

I think it’s a pretty tough argument to make that any statistics apply to individual situations, in this case.

But at the same time, I want to keep as many picks as possible.

 

[GregSirico]

There's a few different ones but I'm arguing that trading up, statistically, is an awful idea.

Let's hypothetically say, Brady gets taken in the top 3, and say Zadina falls to 4, and Ottawa is willing to trade back you wouldn't entertain it?

 

[Machinehead]

Have you found any examples in the 1st round?

Was Biggs for Gibson and Rakell not enough of a disaster?

Or how about Marc Savard for Jamie Lundmark? Which team did that?

 

[Machinehead]

Let's hypothetically say, Brady gets taken in the top 3, and say Zadina falls to 4, and Ottawa is willing to trade back you wouldn't entertain it?

No.

 

[nevesis]

Alright, let’s see how much worse this night gets.

 

[nevesis]

Montreal getting the third makes this tolerable. Anything else will make me want to commit a felony.

 

[Machinehead]

Montreal getting the third makes this tolerable. Anything else will make me want to commit a felony.

I'll feel bad for Dahlin having to play with Weber more than anything else

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Honestly, I'll be more pissed if Canes get the 1st....we don't need to watch a Franchise player get rewarded to a garbage team with no fan base. Rather the Habs got him

 

[darko]

There's a few different ones but I'm arguing that trading up, statistically, is an awful idea.

Usually is because you tend to pay premium.

Stay where we are and lets bring in 3 talented youngsters to already solid system.

 

[GregSirico]

If Montreal wins, I can't tell you the level of anger I will have.

 

[Machinehead]

Honestly, I'll be more pissed if Canes get the 1st....we don't need to watch a Franchise player get rewarded to a garbage team with no fan base. Rather the Habs got him

Dahlin, Slavin, Hanifin, Faulk, Pesce.

Still can't score.

There's no threat in this top 3. This is a great top 3 for us.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

I would hate seeing Dahlin in Montreal but even he isn’t enough to save that franchise

 

[LaffyTaffy]

I love that they have Hayton at #10 lol.

 

[nevesis]

Thank god.

 

[LaffyTaffy]

YES Tkachuk at 3 lol.

 

[GregSirico]

Montreal drafting 3rd.