Draft Lottery Winners. What Would Be The Biggest Story?

[Seattle Totems]

Lidstrom was drafted in the 3rd round in 1989, and the Wings haven't had a top 3 pick in 28 years, so I'm not sure how they were "rewarded" and/or somehow fall into the "selfishly elite" column, compared to the two others. Especially since the Pens had four top 2 picks Four years in a row from 03 to 06.

I won't even go into the number of times the Oilers have had top 5 picks in the last few years, seems to be a given at this point, sadly.

My mistake, but the Wings have still drafted 1st overall in modern history and they have an embarrassment of riches in terms of recent Stanley Cups. Not saying they don't deserve a top 5 pick but they haven't suffered enough to be first in line.

 

[Stickpucker]

Wings have 3 top 10 picks in the last 30 years. 1 top 5 pick in that time.
If there’s a team that deserves a high pick it’s them.

How many cups? How many years of playoffs? Also no need for picks 20 years ago when they could poach smaller market teams top players.

 

[Pavels Dog]

How many cups? How many years of playoffs? Also no need for picks 20 years ago when they could poach smaller market teams top players.

Who did they poach? Pretty much every important player for them was drafted. Given that every team in the league (except Vegas I guess) has had more top 10 picks in the last 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 years, and in most cases more top 5 and more top 3 picks... I don't see why Detroit should be the only team in the NHL that needs to continue to dig up diamonds late in the draft in order to be competitive.

 

[MartyOwns]

hoping its detroit or arizona

 

[Commander Clueless]

I'm voting for Detroit. Lidstrom to Dahlin just seems cool to me.


A sick, dark part of me wants to see what would happen if trading away what turned out to be a top pick happened to Brian Burke again. I realize he's not GM this time around, but you know he'd get pestered about it by somebody in the media and I'm morbidly curious to see what that would look like....I'd feel for Calgary, though - I don't wish that pain on anyone.

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

The biggest story would be Edmonton winning the lottery yet again. I’d be embarrassed if I were an Oilers fan though.

I’d like to see Arizona win it.

I'm embarrassed that this team has crapped the bed in so many ways. In no way would I be embarrassed though if we won the draft lottery. Especially from outside the bottom 5.

 

[Wayward Son]

Hey bro, you've had some amazing players play for your team as well, I don't know why you'd get triggered.
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Apparently not even generational talent can get you guys out of the gutter so I’m not entirely sure why you’re responding to to a post that had nothing to with you to bring up one of your 80’s glory boys.

Also my initial responses to you were tongue in cheek but you seem to have missed that completely. I’ll be sure to add lots of ’s for you next time.

 

[CycloneSweep]

If the Islanders get the 1st overall with Calgarys pick and then 3rd overall with their own and walk out of the draft with Dahlin and Boqvist?

 

[mitchmagic]

It would be Bergevin trading the #1 overall for a winger.

 

[ES]

It would be Bergevin trading the #1 overall for a winger.

Nail Yakupov? He was #1 pick after all, so it's worth trading for him with #1 pick.

(sarcasm)

 

[Oilers Propagandist]

Apparently not even generational talent can get you guys out of the gutter so I’m not entirely sure why you’re responding to to a post that had nothing to with you to bring up one of your 80’s glory boys.

Also my initial responses to you were tongue in cheek but you seem to have missed that completely. I’ll be sure to add lots of ’s for you next time.

? I just said there was no need to be triggered about all of the great players that played for the wings. You had a great player, a captain of 2 Stanley cup teams, captain of the Vancouver Canucks and first ballot hall of gamer mark messier play for your team.

 

[MattySnipes]

I hope NYI win it with the Calgary pick, only because as a leaf fan it would be nice to know we're not the only fanbase who had to suffer from one of Brian Burke's blunders

I agree, NYI winning it would be pretty cool. Only team i'd like to win Dahlin would be Detroit.

P.S. Love your avatar dude, hard to find one with all 3 in one! The blue on the jerseys looks beautiful!

 

[TheAngryHank]

My mistake, but the Wings have still drafted 1st overall in modern history and they have an embarrassment of riches in terms of recent Stanley Cups. Not saying they don't deserve a top 5 pick but they haven't suffered enough to be first in line.

We have gone an entire season without making the playoffs.You can't begin to understand my pain.
Detroit did a real good job drafting and i know its fun to say for some they bought cups but thats not really true.So us Fans have not suffered the fact remains the lack of high picks remains.

 

[sandysan]

It would be Bergevin trading the #1 overall for a winger.

PLD is out there but he can play center so he's on the list !

 

[Halakitlikethat]

Are you implying that the guy chasing down his 2nd consecutive Art Ross, and best player in the world, isn't worth the raise. We all know Edmonton isn't as bad as their record indicates. Good teams have bad years in a league with so much parity, when circumstance doesn't go their way.

Mcdavid is an awesome player but the Oilers aren’t a good team, sorry

 

[Healthy DiPietro]

Missing out on first this year isn't a disaster in the end. Both Svechnikov and Zadina could go first in a weaker draft year, and all of Tkachuk, Hughes, Boqvist and Bouchard could be top three guys. All bottom teams are in for a treat no matter what.

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

Mcdavid is an awesome player but the Oilers aren’t a good team, sorry

Sorry, but they are the good team from last year under poor circumstances this year. They make it to at least round 2 next season.

 

[Darkwinter]

HAHA love it the flames don't have a pick to the 3th round and they will enjoy golfing as much as Edmonton , lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvve it Calgary can suck it hahahahaha

 

[RipsADrive]

Everyone already despises us anyway for winning the lottery too much. Would one more really change much after the initial outrage?

Best story has got to be Calgary winning it.

 

[Halakitlikethat]

Sorry, but they are the good team from last year under poor circumstances this year. They make it to at least round 2 next season.

That’s not the team I’ve seen,outside of Mcdavid the team is extremely limited with no depth up front. They are a train wreck with Mcdavid playing the way he is, that should tell you a lot. Pitiful historically bad penalty killing and horrible goaltending, they are a bad team this year, sorry. Last year appears to be the exception with this group, not the norm.

Not to derail this thread though. I have this gut feeling Vancouver wins the lottery, it’s a perfect fit, and they deserve it.

 

[nystromshairstylist]

The islanders are looking at 2 top 5 picks no matter how the lottery falls. That is crazy.

Then you remember garf is handling the draft - he has his lifetime GM contract - and realize he 'll screw up both. The NYI have been rated as the worst drafting team over the past 10 years or so, with 3/4 top five picks having been screwed up/wasted. How garf is still employed with the team is simply astounding.

That said, would love to see them get picks #1 and #2, and see how garf handles them.

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

I meant weak draft at the top.

There have been several drafts in this century where Dahlin is not a top3 pick.

I wonder why your post has no like.

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

That’s not the team I’ve seen,outside of Mcdavid the team is extremely limited with no depth up front. They are a train wreck with Mcdavid playing the way he is, that should tell you a lot. Pitiful historically bad penalty killing and horrible goaltending, they are a bad team this year, sorry. Last year appears to be the exception with this group, not the norm.

Not to derail this thread though. I have this gut feeling Vancouver wins the lottery, it’s a perfect fit, and they deserve it.

The fact that you say no depth after McDavid tells me all I need to know about your ability to judge this team

 

[shortfuze]

Are you implying that the guy chasing down his 2nd consecutive Art Ross, and best player in the world, isn't worth the raise. We all know Edmonton isn't as bad as their record indicates. Good teams have bad years in a league with so much parity, when circumstance doesn't go their way.

He may put up the points but he isn’t better then crosby(although I hate saying that)

 

[Binister]

I think that Red Wings andf Dahlin would be great set for Lidstrom 2.0 story.

My vote for that please.