GDT: NHL 2023 draft 🎲 lottery 🎲 5pm PT, ESPN - Ducks will select 2nd overall

[nuck]

Everything will be OK, guys, can you imagine if he went to SJS?!? Ducks will be just fine, but yes of course it's frustrating how it went down

In a way it just gets tougher knowing that the Ducks have a shot at the better player but choosing wrong could gift him to SJ. What if Michkov is Bedard's Ovechkin?

 

[Kg810]

Man you guys got shafted but basically all of us fans got screwed seeing CHI land 1OA. You guys still have an insane young roster.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

The ONLY thing that’s not gonna make me blow a gasket is that Chicago, even with Bedard, unless or even if they nail literally ALL their picks is still like 3-4 years from being remotely competitive and we get our choice of Fantilli.

Thank god it’s not in the division though. San Jose getting #1 would have killed me

 

[McDonald19]

I knew for a long time we wouldn't draft 1st overall that is only part of why I didn't want Ducks finishing dead last. So depressed from this past season with Ducks finishing dead last and made worse by a number of Ducks fans wanting them to and then being so happy when they did.

Yeah, but finishing dead last just got us Fantilli (presumably). Franchise center with a mean streak who would go #1 overall in many drafts.

 

[PaddyMcStackin]

I'd hate to be Bedard right now, skating on scorched earth in Chicago? It's going to be a painful first few years in the NHL.

Selfishly, would have been nice having Bedard join a core that is ready to shift from lottery team to playoff contender.

 

[Quack Shot]

I’m not pissed that we didn’t win, I’m passed that Chicago did

 

[WhatTheDuck]

We are getting a big, skilled potential franchise center, I can't be mad.

 

[ADHB]

I knew for a long time we wouldn't draft 1st overall that is only part of why I didn't want Ducks finishing dead last. So depressed from this past season with Ducks finishing dead last and made worse by a number of Ducks fans wanting them to and then being so happy when they did.

Yes, we would be much better off if we finished 5th from the bottom and have the 5 pick instead of 2.

Get this BS out of here.

 

[dracom]

So in our history we lost a generational talent to a struggle Pens franchise and now to a struggling Hawks franchise, both teams that legitimately tanked. Absolutely horrendous

 

[Johnny Tomala]

 

[KelVarnsen]

so how did Weeks know #3 before it was even revealed?????

 

[George Binks]

I wouldn't be half as pissed if it were CBJ, but it had to be f***ing chicago who the league turned a blind eye to all the bullshit that went on there, and then didn't even punish them whatsoever and once again they just happen to get something to resurrect their franchise

It’s why everyone is pissed. How many times did u hear it doesn’t matter where Chicago finishes they will get Bedard

 

[Terry Yake]

Runner ups in the Crosby and Bedard drafts. Unf***ingbelievable

basically sums up the luck this franchise has had

 

[tomd]

This is why I F’ing hate Tanking!!!!!

The whole point of the tank was to get a top 3 pick and they got one. If you had told me in October that the Ducks would be getting Fantilli in the next draft I would have been over the moon.

 

[HanSolo]

This is why I F’ing hate Tanking!!!!!

We're getting a franchise player. It's not all bad. It's just that the team that most deserves to wallow in the gutter for ten years like Edmonton and Buffalo did are the ones to get the next generational tier prospect after McDavid. Absolutely f***ing gross.

 

[DuckDuckGetz]

The NHL really went to great lengths to make this seem authentic and fair

 

[Kalv]

Fantilli is going to be one hell of an Anaheim Duck. He really brings a type of game that nobody else on the team has. I'm very excited to have him on the team.

Months ago I whispered that I thought Fantilli was the best stylistic fit. For Canada he played his heart out. You win with those players.

But again, everything will fall down on how deep team and structure we build

 

[Deuce22]

so how did Weeks know #3 before it was even revealed?????

He’s psychic

 

[KaseMeOutside]

It would have been nice to have no drama going into the draft, now we not only have to debate the obvious guys but Verbeek potentially going off the board as well.

They need to get this draft right that's all I know

 

[Rybread86]

the league was never going to have bedard in anaheim. excited for fantilli but it's f***ing pathetic that the hawks win 3 cups, all the beach stuff, and go right from kane/toews to bedard

must be nice to have that kind of luck

Yeah, that kind of "luck" is hard to find

 

[Leonardo87]

We're getting a franchise player. It's not all bad. It's just that the team that most deserves to wallow in the gutter for ten years like Edmonton and Buffalo did are the ones to get the next generational tier prospect after McDavid. Absolutely f***ing gross.

Yeah , I know it’s just disappointing. We had it, Top 2, we were there, and then nope. Lol.

 

[Terry Yake]

So in our history we lost a generational talent to a struggle Pens franchise and now to a struggling Hawks franchise, both teams that legitimately tanked. Absolutely horrendous

bettman did mario a favor and now has to make sure to keep one of his golden clubs competitive

 

[George Binks]

so how did Weeks know #3 before it was even revealed?????

Cuz it’s rigged

 

[mightyquack]

Runner ups in the Crosby and Bedard drafts. Unf***ingbelievable

Can't wait for it to happen again in the 2041 draft

 

[Andreas Ferrari]

Fantilli will be a franchise center.

Of course if you don't want him the Jets could make a real juicy offer starting with PLD.