GDT: Draft Lotto - Rollin for Nolan. 8(ish)PM. DEVILS PICK 1ST OVERALL

[Emperoreddy]

Keep it civil.

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[SeidoN]

well, its the first time in a while that I hope the Devils win

im not expecting much. pretty much expecting to either sit at 5 or get punted all the way to 8 lol

 

[Emperoreddy]

The joke is Gary is punting us back to 30 because of you know who.

Also Edmonton won the lotto because of course.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Yeah, I'll just sit and expect the worst case scenario so I can be pleasantly surprised.

Last year, two teams made jumps into the top 3 right?

 

[Zippy316]

If we win any of the top three picks, there has to be an epic gif celebration.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Yeah, I'll just sit and expect the worst case scenario so I can be pleasantly surprised.

Last year, two teams made jumps into the top 3 right?

Yes because the hockey gods have something against Vanc. Hopefully that trend continues.

 

[Zippy316]

Yeah, I'll just sit and expect the worst case scenario so I can be pleasantly surprised.

Last year, two teams made jumps into the top 3 right?

Winnipeg jumped from 6th to 2nd and Columbus jumped from 4th to 3rd.

 

[Emperoreddy]

If we win any of the top three parts, there has to be an epic gif celebration.

I'll gladly take 3. Pick of the litter among the second tier with an outside chance of Nico falling.

 

[Billdo]

I'll gladly take 3. Pick of the litter among the second tier with an outside chance of Nico falling.

Truth.

 

[SeidoN]

The joke is Gary is punting us back to 30 because of you know who.

Also Edmonton won the lotto because of course.

Bettman: I read on hockeybuzz that Kovalchuk told his neighbours dog-walker that he played NHL17 and now wants to buy a ticket to a Devils game. New Jersey hereby forfeits their 1st pick this year and every year until Kovalchuk is dead.

 

[Better Call Sal]

No matter what, we will end up with a useful prospect. Let the balls fall where they may (lulz).

 

[NJDevs26]

Yeah, I'll just sit and expect the worst case scenario so I can be pleasantly surprised.

Last year, two teams made jumps into the top 3 right?

Again I have to lol at this:

http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2017/04/2017_nhl_draft_lottery_what_are_the_devils_odds.html

Along with the Devils' 8.5 percent chance at the top pick, they have an 8.7 percent chance at the second pick and an 8.8 percent chance at the third pick.

The Devils cannot pick fourth, and they have a 7.2 percent chance at the fifth pick. They have a 33 percent chance a the sixth pick, a 28.7 percent chance at the seventh pick and a 5.2 percent chance at the eighth pick.

2/3 of a chance to drop, 1/3 of a chance to stand pat or move up (overall it's only a 26% chance to move up). For all the talk of where we finished, this is a pure lottery and a craven one at that.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Just don't burn the place down. It really isn't the end of the world if we end up 6th.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Just don't burn the place down. It really isn't the end of the world if we end up 6th.

People are still venting about where we picked last year, knowingly or unknowingly aware of how well Fox McLeod is playing since the WJC. Just the nature of it all.

Hopefully we have a gif party equivalent to 2011 though!

 

[SeidoN]

Abdul says we have a 32.33 (repeating of course) percentage chance of winning

 

[NJDevs26]

My prediction (pure guess) for the Devils sth e-mail contest was Vancouver-Buffalo-Colorado for the top three picks.

 

[Better Call Sal]

After the top 2 of Nolan and Nico, there are a lot of prospects that are intriguing in the top 10. Even if they are not at that same tier, they would still be of great use to us.

 

[Zippy316]

Again I have to lol at this:

http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2017/04/2017_nhl_draft_lottery_what_are_the_devils_odds.html



2/3 of a chance to drop, 1/3 of a chance to stand pat or move up (overall it's only a 26% chance to move up). For all the talk of where we finished, this is a pure lottery and a craven one at that.

Wikipedia has a nice chart that maps it out well:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_NHL_Entry_Draft

 

[Emperoreddy]

My prediction (pure guess) for the Devils sth e-mail contest was Vancouver-Buffalo-Colorado for the top three picks.

Lol Colorado and Arizona get so ****ed in that guess.

I'm not sure Vanc has enough love from the hockey gods to pull that off.

 

[NJDevs26]

Lol Colorado and Arizona get so ****ed in that guess.

I'm not sure Vanc has enough love from the hockey gods to pull that off.

When doesn't Arizona get screwed in the lottery?

(now watch them get the #1 this year)

 

[Blender]

I'll just assume we drop 3 places as 3 teams behind us win all the lotteries. If we end up better I can be happy about it.

 

[Cheddabombs]

go lotto balls!

 

[OmNomNom]

let's play a game and guess who's gonna win

1. LV
2. devils
3. yotes

lol i will cry if we pick #2 tears of joy

 

[R8Devs]

Give Us Nico lottery gods

 

[ScottyK]

Colorado
LA
Vegas

That's my 3. We pick 6th