GDT: NHL 2024 Draft Lottery: Tuesday, May 7th, 6:30 pm | ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS, Fubo (live stream with free trial) (Habs pick 5th)

[Gravity]

MOD edit: Teams can move up maximum of 10 spots. It's a count down of all 16 teams that missed playoffs.

Current Draft Order:

16. St. Louis Blues
15. Detroit Red Wings
14. Pittsburgh Penguins (SJS own this pick due to Karlsson trade)
13. Minnesota Wild
12. Philadelphia Flyers
11. Buffalo Sabres
10. New Jersey Devils
9. Calgary Flames
8. Seattle Kraken
7. Ottawa Senators
6. Utah Hockey Club
5. Montreal Canadiens
4. Columbus Blue Jackets
3. Anaheim Ducks
2. Chicago Blackhawks
1. San Jose Sharks


Just excited about the Celebrini sweepstakes. T-minus 3 days until we find out!

I have this horrible gut feeling Chicago or Utah wins 1st Ov.

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[Walrus26]

1. Chicago
2. Utah

it's inevitable

Odds on Utah #1? Those corporate boxes won't sell themselves.

 

[Tyson]

Ecstatic if we move up but I am more than OK not to drop to 6th or 7th and stay at 5th.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

As always, but every year there are better player drafted in the later portion of the draft, that's the nature of a draft. It's not about throwing dart (god I hate that expression), it's making sure you get good value and a player your scouting want.

Right. Picking the best player, regardless of position.

 

[sampollock]

Ecstatic if we move up but I am more than OK not to drop to 6th or 7th and stay at 5th.

So agree

 

[Tyson]

Right. Picking the best player, regardless of position.

If the BPA is a stud Dman you either trade down or pick the BPA.

 

[sampollock]

If the BPA is a stud Dman you either trade down or pick the BPA.

I bet they pick BPA

 

[Rapala]

Man imagine if the 14 pick wins and then San Jose hold serve. The Sharks would get 1st and 4th.

 

[dinodebino]

I heard via some contacts that we are ending with the 7th choice.



(Had to add it in case I get permabanned.)

I’m KIDDING!!!!

 

[Rapala]

I bet they pick BPA

I would. We can definitely get roster ready needs with our banked assets.

 

[McGees]

I wanna hear 'and the 5th pick goes to...Columbus Blue Jackets"
And then we all freak out wondering if we are 1 or 2 for the next 10 minutes

 

[BergevinBurner]

Puberty hit Dickinson like a ton of bricks.

 

[Tyson]

I bet they pick BPA

Picking for need landed us Michael MacCarron and Jesperi Kotkaniemi...no thanks.
When the Habs picked Carey Price at #5, pundits were beside themselves because Theordore was only 29 and entering his prime. The BPA you draft today is for 3-5 years from now. Things change quickly.

 

[sampollock]

Picking for need landed us Michael MacCarron and Jesperi Kotkaniemi...no thanks.
When the Habs picked Carey Price at #5, pundits were beside themselves because Theordore was only 29 and entering his prime. The BPA you draft today is for 3-5 years from now. Things change quickly.

yup, agree
You pick a D man and turns out to be a HUGE stud, no one will look back and complain

 

[FloJack]

Let’s effin go pals! 1st or 2nd please!

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

The scouts are all lying.

The fix is in conspiracy theory would run rampant if this ever came off.
The NHL would never live it down.

If it came out the NHL had fixed the lottery, even a couple of times, it would be forgotten about before next season starts. Black Hawk organization is the scum of the earth. No one cares.

 

[Guess]

RIP draft pick.. If that buccigross deleted post was real.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

yup, agree
You pick a D man and turns out to be a HUGE stud, no one will look back and complain

So long as we pick the right D man in this case, there is a glut of them ranked around where we pick and likely half of them won’t hit their draft potential..

Meanwhile at FWD, there’s a couple real solid picks that IMO are locks to be producers with some decent upside. First being Iginla, second being Helenius. Lindstrom and Catton also intrigue the hell out of me, but they have much lower floors.

If I’m Hughes the pick stays at 5-6-7, there’s no way I’m not taking Iginla if he’s on the board.

 

[Rozz]

I wanna hear 'and the 5th pick goes to...Columbus Blue Jackets"
And then we all freak out wondering if we are 1 or 2 for the next 10 minutes

I will be losing it lol

 

[sampollock]

So long as we pick the right D man in this case, there is a glut of them ranked around where we pick and likely half of them won’t hit their draft potential..

Meanwhile at FWD, there’s a couple real solid picks that IMO are locks to be producers with some decent upside. First being Iginla, second being Helenius. Lindstrom and Catton also intrigue the hell out of me, but they have much lower floors.

If I’m Hughes the pick stays at 5-6-7, there’s no way I’m not taking Iginla if he’s on the board.

maybe trade down?

 

[26Mats]

Picking for need landed us Michael MacCarron and Jesperi Kotkaniemi...no thanks.
When the Habs picked Carey Price at #5, pundits were beside themselves because Theordore was only 29 and entering his prime. The BPA you draft today is for 3-5 years from now. Things change quickly.

yup, agree
You pick a D man and turns out to be a HUGE stud, no one will look back and complain

I agree with this. But Hughes has been pretty clear in interviews need is playing a big role in their discussions about who to draft. He also said if a left shot D is the BPA at where we're picking, he'll look to trade down.

But we can't be short sighted. What we still need above all is top talent. The Ducks just got Cutter Gauthier for Drysdale. We could get a king's ransom for Guhle, Hutson, or whoever we draft with our 1st if they're an elite LD.

 

[sampollock]

I agree with this. But Hughes has been pretty clear in interviews need is playing a big role in their discussions about who to draft. He also said if a left shot D is the BPA at where we're picking, he'll look to trade down.

But we can't be short sighted. What we still need above all is top talent. The Ducks just got Cutter Gauthier for Drysdale. We could get a king's ransom for Guhle, Hutson, or whoever we draft with our 1st if they're an elite LD.

KH could easily trade down, and work a couple teams against each other to move up

 

[dinodebino]

RIP draft pick.. If that buccigross deleted post was real.

I missed it!

 

[JuicyHam]

So is this actually going to be at 6:30 or we going to have a whole rigamarole?

 

[JackZap]

 

[jaffy27]

So is this actually going to be at 6:30 or we going to have a whole rigamarole?

Well it’s not like they’ll start doing the countdown at 1831, they’ll be some yipping and yapping for 10mins talking about the teams and the rules