NHL Draft lottery race II - Bruins locked into 5th before ping pong balls.

[since76]

You know why this team have one cup in 53 years ???
2014 chicago
2015 draft
2019 game 7 final
2023 game 7 florida
2025 last game
When they need to win they lose when they need to lose they are full of energy and determination!!!

 

[Boston Bandit]

I do not trust this team in drafting enough to pick anywhere under the 4th pick lol

 

[quietbruinfan]

You know, for all my cynical, critical nature all my "haterism," I can't recall any player I have disliked more than Swayman. I disliked Nilan, and I disliked one of the nameless super goons.
Fwiw, only Dafoe comes close for me.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

I absolutely like OBrien ahead of McQueen but I’m seeing the opposite in a lot of rankings making me feel like I might be too high on O’Brien possibly.

McQueen is the one guy I hope Sweeney goes nowhere near.

 

[Mick Riddleton]

Buffalo is beating Philly, zero doubt

As long as it is in OT

 

[PlayMakers]

what is the 3rd tie breaker?

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Buffalo is beating Philly, zero doubt

Why, Buffalo has as much or more to gain by tanking the game than Philly does. For those who believe pro athletes are not going to give their best effort when the puck is dropped

 

[NeelyDan]

Why, Buffalo has as much or more to gain by tanking the game than Philly does. For those who believe pro athletes are not going to give their best effort when the puck is dropped

Call it cynical intuition

 

[KillerMillerTime]

So it's either a 19.3 or a 17.4 percent chance at a top-three pick, pending the outcome in Buffalo.

Not that much of a difference. Less than a 1 in 50 difference.

The only cumbersome point is on the back end, where the #4 pre-lottery spot is most likely to end up @#5 post-lottery and the #5 pre-lottery most likely ends up at #6 (I'm drawing these numbers from Tankathon).

Obviously, getting the #4 slot is superior but I feel that there's going to be a really, really good option wherever the Bruins end up picking. As much as I loathed the teardown emotionally, choosing to fail forward at the deadline really feels like the right decision.

There are good players for certain even if they pick #7.

 

[Mick Riddleton]

what is the 3rd tie breaker?

Philly and the Bruins cannot tie. We have 26 regulation wins to the Sabres 21. We end up ahead of them.

If two teams are tied in points at the end of the regular season, here are the tiebreakers:

• Regulation wins.
• Regulation and overtime wins (ROW)
• Total wins.
• Most points earned in head-to-head competition: If teams had an uneven number of meetings, the first game played in the city that has the extra game is excluded.

 

[wintersej]

Anyone have the chart handy what the lottery outcome percentages are for the 4th and 5th slots? Not the ones of winning outright, just staying in that spot, dropping one, dropping two etc.

2025 NHL Draft Lottery Odds | Tankathon

Detailed 2025 NHL lottery odds. View the current odds for each lottery spot to get specific picks. See the chances that a pick is traded based on position.

www.tankathon.com

 

[since76]

Please get frondell he seems like a franchise type.

Not at 6 or 7 , pray the god of lottery because he will be gone

 

[bigbadbruins1]

If Philly gets 1 point out of their last game we are golden.

 

[wintersej]

Going to be suuuuper interesting to see if that OBrien at 4 (or maybe 5 with the Euros) ranking is going to be an outlier or not.

 

[Mione134]

If Philly gets 1 point out of their last game we are golden.

Better start praying.

I don't see it happening.

 

[The don godfather]

Is there a chance we stay at 5th? I dont understand this lottery business.

 

[PlayMakers]

So we're locked into 4th or 5th going into the lottery. I can live with that.

We're guaranteed 1 of the top 4 centers will be there at 5; Misa, Hagens, Desnoyers or Frondell. It's likely 2 of them will be there since Martone is a concensus top4 guy as well.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Is there a chance we stay at 5th? I dont understand this lottery business.

Yes, there is. assuming the Bruins finish in the 5th spot, they would draft fifth as long as no one in the 6-15 spot in the lottery win the lottery.

 

[The don godfather]

Yes, there is. assuming the Bruins finish in the 5th spot, they would draft fifth as long as no one in the 6-15 spot in the lottery win the lottery.

So we if stay at 5th it's a homerun to possibly get frondell or desnoyers. Hopefully flyers win tomorrow to really solidify this .

 

[goldenblack]

Is there a chance we stay at 5th? I dont understand this lottery business.

It's the most likely outcome actually (right now)

 

[Lord Ahriman]

Sabres will definitely tank: losing means the 6th overall pick, winning means the 9th.

 

[Mick Riddleton]

If Philly gets 1 point out of their last game we are golden.

I agree, and the Philly players on the ice care nothing about a higher draft pick. They are going to show they belong on the team for next year. Like the way Lysell did tonight. Management may have other plans, like the way the Leafs tanked hard for Matthews and got him. The coach even admitted it was a plan.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

So we're locked into 4th or 5th going into the lottery. I can live with that.

We're guaranteed 1 of the top 4 centers will be there at 5; Misa, Hagens, Desnoyers or Frondell. It's likely 2 of them will be there since Martone is a concensus top4 guy as well.

He’s not going to be a consensus top 4 guy by the time the lottery comes around.

 

[The don godfather]

He’s not going to be a consensus top 4 guy by the time the lottery comes around.

If martone is there you grab him blindfolded.

 

[McBrom7]

I absolutely like OBrien ahead of McQueen but I’m seeing the opposite in a lot of rankings making me feel like I might be too high on O’Brien possibly.

Central scouting rankings was released today and I think it might change your mind