GDT: 2023 NHL Draft Lottery - 5:00pm (AZ) - ESPN

[Sinurgy]

I reject the premise that the lottery does anything significant to discourage tanking. Even at these terrible odds teams are tanking like crazy. Completely random would probably do more to discourage tanking than this stupid convoluted system they have now.

But I also reject the premise that tanking is actually bad for the league. It's bad in the MLB but the MLB has no cap so the incentives are radically different. In the NHL no one team can completely overload its roster so the talent is necessarily more distributed.

Dude relax, #1 picks don't mean anything for Stanley Cup success...look at Boston!

 

[Dead Coyote]

Jesus don't even start with that. I can't take another year of tanking to be disappointed again. I'm not even going to Google Cole Eiserman. Just f***ing noooooo

Doesn't matter what I say, team will probably get better. Only way we're winning is a lottery anyways, just like it has been and always will be. Would be nice to win one though.

 

[Jamieh]

Dude relax, #1 picks don't mean anything for Stanley Cup success...look at Boston!

They won the Cup 12 years ago after a 39 year drought.

 

[Dead Coyote]

They won the Cup 12 years ago after a 39 year drought.

Multiple times after picking top 5 back to back years and tanking for about 5 of them.

 

[ck26]

Lesson learned: have the video coach physically test young players instead of the GM.

 

[AZviaNJ]

Organization had their slapped over the Kyle Beach situation.

Now they get Bedard.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Organization had their slapped over the Kyle Beach situation.

Now they get Bedard.

It's good for the League!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[RemoAZ]

Shouldn't there be an exit poll or some shit predicting the vote to fail right about now? Might as well kick us while were down.

 

[ck26]

Organization had their slapped over the Kyle Beach situation.

Now they get Bedard.

Did you forget the word "wrist?"

Or was slapping something else that Brad Aldrich did?

 

[Sinurgy]

Organization had their slapped over the Kyle Beach situation.

Now they get Bedard.

Yeah but to be fair that was merely sexual misconduct, the Coyotes took measurements of players before other teams could take measurements of players. Measurements!!!! You can't let something like that stand, it's morally wrong and you must make an example of them.

 

[0point1]

We all knew the was going to happen but it still feels like a punch in the stomach.

 

[XX]

Yeah but to be fair that was merely sexual misconduct, the Coyotes took measurements of players before other teams could take measurements of players. Measurements!!!! You can't let something like that stand, it's morally wrong and you must make an example of them.

Chicago also covered it up and didn't disclose it, then that person went on to abuse minors. Should have gotten an SMU style death sentence for five years, not Bedard.

 

[Dead Coyote]

Organization had their slapped over the Kyle Beach situation.

Now they get Bedard.

There were literally no consequences from the NHL, guy in charge chose to resign, still got to celebrate with the cup, got to move on with his life, and they got to settle outside of court.

 

[Bondurant]

No offense to Bedard but I hope he busts just to spite Chicago. Salt.

 

[GhostofYotesFan47]

F Chicago. I hope they waste all of Bedard's time there and he leaves as a UFA to win a cup with someone else. That team is trash and I'm mad they won.

I'm fine with us having lost, but Chicago shouldn't have been able to win.

 

[AZviaNJ]

I can think of 5 truly generational talents over the past 40 years:

Lemieux - multiple cups, saved team, then bought the team.

Lindros - refused to play for Quebec, traded to Philly. Assets from the trade, including Forsberg, played large role in Colorado winning multiple cups.

Crosby - multiple cups

McDavid - no cups yet

Bedard - ????

 

[Llewzaher]

I am just happy we never lost the Ottawa pick and never dropped down …

I think Michkov drops as well … maybe we can grab with the 12th…

some teams aren’t going to want to take the risk not to mention have to wait 3 years for a top 4 to 12 pick

 

[MIGs Dog]

I reject the premise that the lottery does anything significant to discourage tanking. Even at these terrible odds teams are tanking like crazy. Completely random would probably do more to discourage tanking than this stupid convoluted system they have now.

But I also reject the premise that tanking is actually bad for the league. It's bad in the MLB but the MLB has no cap so the incentives are radically different. In the NHL no one team can completely overload its roster so the talent is necessarily more distributed.

My preferred system would be a straight draft order rotation. Every 32 years each team picks 1OA.

 

[Llewzaher]

My preferred system would be a straight draft order rotation. Every 32 years each team picks 1OA.

I am Kinnd of similar… I want the top 2 picks to the worst teams for that that year that has never had a first over all pick.. ..

 

[Sinurgy]

think Michkov drops as well … maybe we can grab with the 12th…

The absolute latest Michkov will go is 8th, no way he slips by Washington.

 

[MIGs Dog]

I can think of 5 truly generational talents over the past 40 years:

Lemieux - multiple cups, saved team, then bought the team.

Lindros - refused to play for Quebec, traded to Philly. Assets from the trade, including Forsberg, played large role in Colorado winning multiple cups.

Crosby - multiple cups

McDavid - no cups yet

Bedard - ????

Ovechkin?

 

[LuckyNumber11]

Bleh. I’m on the side of just do it 1-32. Don’t particularly care if it encourages tanking.

Actually I take it back. I think it should be alphabetical by team name. You know that way it goes
Arizona
Don’t care
Don’t care
Don’t care
And so on

 

[Llewzaher]

The absolute latest Michkov will go is 8th, no way he slips by Washington.

Actually I forgot Wash .. good point

 

[Matias Maccete]

Is this the first time we haven't fallen? I'm calling it a win.

 

[Baby Doaner]

6 and 12 for #2? Add a 2nd?