GDT: NHL Draft Lottery 2024 (6:30 PM EST, ESPN)

[ThisIsMyAlibi]

They absolutely should’ve tanked harder

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[Jovavic]

My body is ready for more disappointment

 

[OldGoaltender]

My body is ready for more disappointment

My gut says we move up tonight, either that or I have to go to the bathroom.

 

[Napoli]

I don't know why but I'm feeling cautiously optimistic about tonight. God damn is this franchise due a break. Get it done Bettman.

 

[Jovavic]

New conspiracy theory just dropped...

Instead of putting his thumb on the scale for Chicago, Bettman goes Utah this time to give the new market a star player to hype around

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Which is why I’m expecting third. Why third? Well because then that makes us pick between smith and Carlsson, which would make me believe we take Smith and then everyone here goes up in arms about it. It’s almost the worst case scenario to make this management team pick between these two players.

This is what I said last year. I was pretty on the nose (except for the prospect we’d be picking between, it was obviously fantilli or smith).

So if I am going to continue my streak…

I think we move back to 5th. Dropping one spot. It is the most likely scenario so I guess that’s a cop out, but I almost said they fall to 6. So small victories?

Please for once win the is damn thing and get celebrini lol.

 

[Jive Pawnbroker]

What's the worst thing that can happen tonight? Whatever it is, it will happen to us lol. It's been a Blue Jackets tradition since their inaugural draft.

 

[VT]

This is what I said last year. I was pretty on the nose (except for the prospect we’d be picking between, it was obviously fantilli or smith).

So if I am going to continue my streak…

I think we move back to 5th. Dropping one spot. It is the most likely scenario so I guess that’s a cop out, but I almost said they fall to 6. So small victories?

Please for once win the is damn thing and get celebrini lol.

7 is a lucky number

 

[squashmaple]

I just want it over with.

Sure a lottery win would be nice, but since that's not going to happen as long as Western teams win both spots I'll be satisfied. There's no consensus once you get past Celebrini anyway. I'm bored of conversations in the conditional tense and looking forward to ones based on "we are definitely picking fifth" (and also in the subjunctive, since we as Jackets fans truly live in the "could have").

 

[ViD]

I have a good feeling about this

What's the worst thing that can happen tonight? Whatever it is, it will happen to us lol. It's been a Blue Jackets tradition since their inaugural draft.

Personally I think if we fall to 6, we need to trade the pick

 

[alphafox]

Positive conspiracy theory: NHL sees a chance to make two new stars in the winter classic and overhaul a broken franchise so puts the thumb on the scale for the Jackets to win.

Real Conspiracy Theory: Chicago Wins Celebrini to set up another dynasty in one of the best markets in the NHL. Jackets move down two spots and are back at the top of the draft next year with san jose and utah

 

[CBJx614]

This is what I said last year. I was pretty on the nose (except for the prospect we’d be picking between, it was obviously fantilli or smith).

So if I am going to continue my streak…

I think we move back to 5th. Dropping one spot. It is the most likely scenario so I guess that’s a cop out, but I almost said they fall to 6. So small victories?

Please for once win the is damn thing and get celebrini lol.

This is where I'm at. I'm more accepting of it because it seems 2-10 could be a complete crapshoot and there's a real possibility we still get a legit top tier player(maybe not a franchise or superstar) but we SHOULD still be able to get someone to be excited about.

 

[punk_o_holic]

Bedard was born in North Vancouver. Celebrini was also born in North Vancouver. Don't want the NHL to think that 2 franchise players from the same city on the same team would be cool. I'm from North Vancouver as well so what would be cool is if Columbus wins the lottery so I have a local guy to cheer for. And if Celebrini becomes legit, maybe they'll sell his jersey(or Columbus merch) here in Vancouver.


Everyone have their lucky underwear on????

 

[JacketFanInFL]

6th pick locked in.

 

[JohnnyJacket13]

We’ll fall to 7th because that’s just how things go around here

 

[Youngguns1380]

We only fall to 6th- 7th place because we can’t fall to 8th-9th. If that was an option CBJ would win this every year.

 

[GoChill]

Just an FYI. The draft lottery is at 6:30 but Kevin Weekes will be announcing the Blue Jackets pick at 5:45.

 

[MissADD]

Just an FYI. The draft lottery is at 6:30 but Kevin Weekes will be announcing the Blue Jackets pick at 5:45.

Weekes a bit slow this year?

 

[LJ7]

Feeling a win tonight

 

[CBJx614]

Just an FYI. The draft lottery is at 6:30 but Kevin Weekes will be announcing the Blue Jackets pick at 5:45.

As long as he says we're picking first, IDC how early it is!

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Despite the conspiracy peddling, buccigross said this was the practice drawing. So we fell to 5th in the mock drawing

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Despite the conspiracy peddling, buccigross said this was the practice drawing. So we fell to 5th in the mock drawing

Gonna just flip Columbus and Montreal and say everything's legit.

EDIT: I know...

 

[stevo61]

just getting the bad luck out of the way early

 

[CBJx614]

Despite the conspiracy peddling, buccigross said this was the practice drawing. So we fell to 5th in the mock drawing

Better than us winning a useless TSN mock. That all but guaranteed we wouldn't get it!

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Despite the conspiracy peddling, buccigross said this was the practice drawing. So we fell to 5th in the mock drawing

If this ends up being the actual result, Lucy's got some 'splainin' to do.