GDT: The Powerhouse @ NHL Draft Lottery | 2nd Overall Pick

[haveandare]

Am I crazy thinking kakko might be more ready than hughes?

 

[Morten]

so knowing the Rangers, they are gonna ignore Hughes/Kakko and go for Podkolzin for some weird reason right?

 

[charliemurphy]

Chicago? How?

 

[bl02]

Oh yeah we should be thanking Buch. Skjei and Names. Sorry for cursing you guys out...AND thank you edmonton for winning your final game

 

[duhmetreE]

Am I crazy thinking kakko might be more ready than hughes?

He's absolutely more ready. Long-term is up in the air

 

[bl02]

so knowing the Rangers, they are gonna ignore Hughes/Kakko and go for Podkolzin for some weird reason right?

If they do it I'm done with this franchise

 

[Fvital92]

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Absolutely wild that the results leaked early

Wonder if Kakko can make the jump to center, but if not he's a legit franchise changing winger.

Whatever good luck charm Gorton had, it worked

 

[FIRE DRURY]

As upsetting as it is not getting that 1OA, being #2 and avoiding that scary #3 spot is a ****ing dream.

I never get lucky. None of my teams ever get lucky (Mets+Bills). This is an amazing feeling!

 

[ElizaE]

Congrats!
Do you think Barkov, Rantanen, Laine or Aho are good?
Well you just got even better player.

-sad Avs fan from Finland

 

[bl02]

He's absolutely more ready. Long-term is up in the air

He's definitely more ready! Bigger and been playing in a pretty tough league.

 

[Leonardo87]

It’s a f***ing great day in Rangerstown!!!!

 

[I Eat Crow]

Not sure if anyone's mentioned it, but we swapped with the Oilers thanks to Ryan Strome, the absolute legend.

WOAT TRADE for them. Even more so than the Griffin Reinhart or Hall trade.

 

[Fitzy]

Watch him pick Cozens. Only half joking

 

[PuckLuck3043]

It's either Hughes or Kakko. Dolan would fire the entire brass immediately if they go off the board.

We can all take a deep breath tonight, and be excited for the future.

I was always excited about the future even when they won games and collected points. Unfortunately I was in the minority. This rebuild is going perfectly.

 

[darko]

So this is what feels like being able to draft one of the top players.

 

[Larrybiv]

bruh that pens win

it was a wink from the hockey gods

Really wouldnt have changed anything, i believe. It was more like we deserved this bit of good fortune. Happy for Hawks as well, at least it wasnt Flyers. The Devils? They didn't deserve shit. Probably held out Hall to help dump. What do u expect from the Devil? Cheat, lie, steal and dump.
Wish Arizona would have gotten lucky. And eff Colorado. Hahaha. Now, they'll get knocked out early. Haha, all those good odds they had.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

I just hope we dont go off the board lmao

 

[RagFinMet]

Kakko loads us at RW
Can Chytl prove he's a #2 C?
I kinda like him at RW too
So we still need a LW, C and RD
Kakko, Newhook, Poulin,Thomson?
That be a dream
LGR

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

Chicago? How?

Chicago Blackhawks 2.5%
Florida Panthers 2.0%
Arizona Coyotes 1.5%
Montreal Canadiens 1.0%

7% chance of them or someone lower than them picking in the top 3. Not that weird. That was Nate Silver's lesson from the election - hey, things that look unlikely according to the numbers still happen sometimes, you have to account for it

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

I just hope we dont go off the board lmao

Don’t even put this thought into the wilderness

 

[Metranger]

I remember your post and I liked it!!! Good call man. Kakko is who I wanted to

I know!

I also posted that I thought it was no coincidence that Sather stepped down days before the lottery draft. He finally did something good for the Rangers!

 

[Joey Bones]

The dream is real.

Sam, meet Kaapo. Kaapo; Sam.

That sacrifice on the alter of Satan totally worked. Of course, the Devils pick 1st because Satan has a sense of humor.

I mean you saw Shero laughing during the introductions!!

 

[Larrybiv]

Hank, Mika and Kreids must be reveling in joy right about now.
Surely Gorton is.

 

[RGY]

ok i need to say it...


OMFGGGGGGG AHHHHH WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!?!?!?