GDT: 2022 NHL Draft Lottery - Devils win 2nd overall pick!

[StevenToddIves]

what the hell are you talking about

Yeah, that's a pretty poor take. Slafkovsky was the best play driver of the entire Olympic tournament.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Congratulations my Devils friends. Hopefully you solidify your goaltending, this Season was just a setback and you can start being regulars in the Playoffs again starting next year.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Slafkovsky is absolutely not a passenger. Cooley has no chance to be the Devils pick at #2. It's Slafkovsky vs. Jiricek, with the dark horse being Nemec.

Sorry but it’s Slafkovsky and Jiricek and Nemec is are dark horses.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Does this take us out of the running for Bedard or Michkov next year if we don't finish with a bottom 2 record?

 

[Hisch13r]

f*** this. I mean it’s incredibly funny but still f*** this. I wish we just stayed at 5

Does this take us out of the running for Bedard or Michkov next year if we don't finish with a bottom 2 record?

No. 2 out of 5 years

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Slaf or Jiricek

Slaf all day

 

[MartyOwns]

watching guys like fox and makar is making me lean towards jiricek but i could go either way i guess. if arizona wants to move up to 2 for one of their surplus picks, i’m seriously considering it, because either way we’re filling a need with a great player.

 

[Xirik]

No. This is a team which won't hire a coach which doesn't speak French, they're not passing on a potential Canadian franchise player for the next 15 years.

I don't think there is a Quebec born player in the top 10 rankings so I guess there isn't any chance of them deciding to use their top pick for a Quebecer.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Does this take us out of the running for Bedard or Michkov next year if we don't finish with a bottom 2 record?

No

 

[Pancakes]

Pens fan here. Grats to you guys. You're gonna have a loaded team soon. Doesn't even take you out of the Bedard sweepstakes though I think the Devils will probably be too good for that next year barring injury.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

Um... go on the draft boards. The Devils two biggest needs will be available at #2 -- a potential franchise RD in Jiricek and a potential franchise-caliber power F in LW Slafkovsky.

And for people who like him a lot, Nemec is an option too, who is no slouch either imo.

 

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

Does this take us out of the running for Bedard or Michkov next year if we don't finish with a bottom 2 record?

No. I doubt the Devils will have a top 11 pick next year anyway.

 

[RSeen]

Slaf seems like the exact winger we need.

 

[Drill]

f*** this. I mean it’s incredibly funny but still f*** this. I wish we just stayed at 5



No. 2 out of 5 years

Why would we want to stay at 5? Is there negatives to winning the draft lottery like cap expenditures?

 

[Shakir ONeal]

Can’t trade the pick, don’t even know what kind of return would be acceptable

 

[MadDevil]

 

[tmlmatus]

Btw, slaf, nemec and jiricek will all be playing in the upcoming world championships if you want to watch them.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

what the hell are you talking about

That guy clearly has never watched the dude play.

 

[New Jersey Devils]

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Wish I could like this more than once

 

[TheUnseenHand]

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It's good.

 

[Hisch13r]

watching guys like fox and makar is making me lean towards jiricek but i could go either way i guess. if arizona wants to move up to 2 for one of their surplus picks, i’m seriously considering it, because either way we’re filling a need with a great player.

I can’t see Arizona moving up to 2. They’re going to want Cooley and they have to know we’re not picking him.

I’m also very much team Jiricek but it’ll be Slaf unless Jiricek’s just far and away better at the WC

 

[Offseason Champs]

Once I realized we'd still be in for Bedard next year, sign me up for #2 spot. Perfect place to be.

 

[OmNomNom]

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literal 1st world problems w our win lolol

 

[Hisch13r]

Why would we want to stay at 5? Is there negatives to winning the draft lottery like cap expenditures?

We’ll pick Slaf and I don’t want him. At 5 we’d end up with either Nemec or Jiricek who I’d much prefer

 

[Devs3cups]

Main boards are salty af and I LOVE it. In what world would the NHL rig something to advantage us lol. Have we suddenly become league darlings now?