GDT: NHL Draft Lottery 2019 - 8PM - NBCSN,SN,TVAS (upd: NJ 1st, NYR 2nd, CHI 3rd)

[Jesus Take the Wheel]

In conclusion, there's been a team that's jumped up at least 4 spots in each one of these drafts, meaning a team from the 6-9 range should get some luck tonight!

What a coincidence the Oilers fit right in this range

 

[Alex Jones]

McJesus legit looks like he's walking to a funeral right there haha. Not gonna lie, a small perverse side of me wants to see the Oilers win the #1 pick just to see the reactions here and on Hughes' face haha. Just hoping the Avs score top 2 but am happy with the guaranteed 4th as well.

The meltdown on here would just be amazing.

 

[avsfan09]

Too many dog**** teams in lottery have already selected top 3 in recent memory. Time for Chicago, LA and New York to pick there. Sit back Colorado fans and enjoy 4th. You’ve hit your top 3 pick limit this decade.

It's Ottawa's pick though

 

[avsfan09]

Too many dog**** teams in lottery have already selected top 3 in recent memory. Time for Chicago, LA and New York to pick there. Sit back Colorado fans and enjoy 4th. You’ve hit your top 3 pick limit this decade.

Also your franchise hasn't had its limit...?

 

[avsfan09]

Sure, fine booting out the Rags for Anaheim. Just no more of these piss poor managed franchises with top picks please.

The fact that Colorado is in the playoffs seems to differ with your assessment of them being a "piss poor managed franchise".

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

Haha time for Oilers.

 

[milehigh11]

THe Avs need some lottery luck after having the worst season in so many years 2 years ago and dropping from 1st to 4th. Tonight we get a top 2 pick. I am fine with Hughes or Kakko

 

[RockyMtnRedhawk]

Too many dog**** teams in lottery have already selected top 3 in recent memory. Time for Chicago, LA and New York to pick there. Sit back Colorado fans and enjoy 4th. You’ve hit your top 3 pick limit this decade.

The Avs having a top pick this year isn't a result of them being a bad team though...big difference. It isn't a tank pick.

 

[Muffin]

You already had like 3 top 3 picks this decade. Thats enough.

Remind us how you got Kane and Toews again? Also it's not our fault your 3rd overall pick turned into Cam ****ing Barker

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

I was bored so I simulated the draft 100 times. Here are the results for the Top 3, and how many times they ended up at #1, #2 and #3.

Team	#1	#2	#3
Anaheim Ducks	4	6	10
Arizona Coyotes	1	3	0
Buffalo Sabres	12	8	6
Chicago Blackhawks	2	4	1
Colorado Avalanche	16	17	15
Detroit Red Wings	8	12	12
Edmonton Oilers	9	10	8
Florida Panthers	5	1	1
Los Angeles Kings	14	13	14
Minnesota Wild	1	3	2
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0
New Jersey Devils	15	10	9
New York Rangers	5	7	11
Philadelphia Flyers	4	5	6
Vancouver Canucks	4	1	5

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Lol at Edmonton winning it 9 times despite being 7th from the bottom.

 

[not a troll]

I was bored so I simulated the draft 100 times. Here are the results for the Top 3, and how many times they ended up at #1, #2 and #3.

Team	#1	#2	#3
Anaheim Ducks	4	6	10
Arizona Coyotes	1	3	0
Buffalo Sabres	12	8	6
Chicago Blackhawks	2	4	1
Colorado Avalanche	16	17	15
Detroit Red Wings	8	12	12
Edmonton Oilers	9	10	8
Florida Panthers	5	1	1
Los Angeles Kings	14	13	14
Minnesota Wild	1	3	2
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0
New Jersey Devils	15	10	9
New York Rangers	5	7	11
Philadelphia Flyers	4	5	6
Vancouver Canucks	4	1	5

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

lol at Montreal

 

[CornKicker]

Hart = europe
Art = europe
Vezina = europe
Calder = europe
Rocket = europe

do you guys wanna tell him or should i?

 

[avsfan09]

Remind us how you got Kane and Toews again? Also it's not our fault your 3rd overall pick turned into Cam ****ing Barker

Cam Barker at 3... that's not an example of piss poor management?

 

[North Man]

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[Scrantonicity 2]

The draft lottery and the draft itself are both major events around Edmonton, should be a lot of buzz in the city.

 

[Realgud]

I want the oilers to get the 1st overall so that we can see Katz welcoming Hughes in yet another awkward video. wLcOmE tO OiLRz

 

[Hasbro]

Please have Gritty representing the Flyers!

Failing that :Bryzgalov.

 

[These Are The Days]

LA has 2 Cups in the last decade, and Edmonton sure has flourished with 4 1st overalls (soon to be 5).

Fair enough about LA's past but it has nothing to do with them now. I'm a firm believer that if you're a bad team you get the pick.

Teams will tank but you know what? We can deal with it. It happens all the time in football and baseball and no one cares. The likes of MacKinnon, Stamkos, Hall, Hughes, Lafreniere etc... these are all guys you find every year. The likes of McDavid and Crosby you gotta wait 10-20 years and the whole reason we have a lottery is because of the 1993 draft and Alexandre Daigle. Blah blah tanking, blah blah the NHL found out the Sens DID NOT tank blah blah they made a lottery anyway. It's easy to overlook but few here have any comprehension of how lucky Tampa was in 2008 and 2009 to pick where we did. One bad bounce and we're picking 3rd instead of 2nd in 2009 and taking Matt Duchene instead of Victor Hedman. We get a small consolation prize in Drew Doughty after picking 2nd instead of 1st the year prior.

I think it's foolish that you play 82 games a year just so some ping pong balls can play almighty God with your draft position. Lucky for me I'm a Lightning fan and I got Stamkos and Hedman for my years of trouble.

 

[chet1926]

Weird that we’re the one team you single out.

Right like it's it fault, Ottawa was stupid enough to trade us this pick.

I get why people are jealous and don't think we deserve it because we got MacK. But on this occasion we are actually a team attempting to get better and have now made the playoffs two years in a row. We just got lucky and or GM pulled off one of the most lopsided trades in recent memory.

 

[CarlWinslow]

Anybody who thinks the lottery is s good idea and/or the mediocre teams should have the top picks needs their heads examined.

The entire point of the amateur draft is to distribute incoming talent so that the poorer teams can become competitive again. After all, it's a business, and each franchise owner has invested massive money in it. You need to maintain league parity and do what you can to avoid teams getting trapped at the bottom to ensure all your franchises are healthy.

 

[These Are The Days]

i kind of like brian burke's idea of revamping the lottery. the 5 worst teams are the only teams to be in the lottery and he had a whole bunch of funkyness for teams not being able to pick #1 multiple years and top 3 and other situations. i don't often agree with burke but i agree with his premise that the worst teams need the help not a team like arizona or montreal who missed out on the playoffs by 4-5 points.

I'm right there with you. However, my tweak is a little different. If you MUST have a lottery I'd narrow it to the bottom 3 teams.

31st- 50% odds
30th- 25% odds
29th- 25% odds

These odds are fair and anyone who understands probability and statistics knows that a 25% chance is fantastic odds regardless if someone else's odds are twice as good. It is NOT unrealistic for either team 30th or 29th to win. Whoever wins, wins. That's it. No more draws for 2nd and 3rd. The worst thing that's gonna happen is someone moves down a spot or the order stays the same should 31st win the pick. The idea is to honor and preserve the finish of the season with respect to draft position.

I'd abolish the damn thing entirely but sadly it's not my choice

 

[CycloneSweep]

I'm right there with you. However, my tweak is a little different. If you MUST have a lottery I'd narrow it to the bottom 3 teams.

31st- 50% odds
30th- 25% odds
29th- 25% odds

These odds are fair and anyone who understands probability and statistics knows that a 25% chance is fantastic odds regardless if someone else's odds are twice as good. It is NOT unrealistic for either team 30th or 29th to win. Whoever wins, wins. That's it. No more draws for 2nd and 3rd. The worst thing that's gonna happen is someone moves down a spot or the order stays the same should 31st win the pick. The idea is to honor and preserve the finish of the season with respect to draft position.

I'd abolish the damn thing entirely but sadly it's not my choice

They moved away from that to make it so tanking wasn't a viable option, which for the most part it helped.

PS: Oilers picking 1st overall, just watch

 

[alicia]

I want the oilers to get the 1st overall so that we can see Katz welcoming Hughes in yet another awkward video. wLcOmE tO OiLRz

I had never seen it. So I looked it up. Recoiled.

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

I had never seen it. So I looked it up. Recoiled.

The thumbnail makes it look like McDavid wants to strangle Katz.

 

[Kcb12345]

1st time running a simulator for this lottery:

1. Philadelphia
2. Minnesota
3. Arizona

What the f***