2015 NHL Draft Thread Part V

[Beef Invictus]

Carry on. (Previous thread: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1859563)

TSN information (odds at link): http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre

UPDATE on APRIL 12:

NHL draft lottery to be held Saturday April 18 at 8 pm ET on NBC, CBC and TVA sports

NHL information including TV: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=762892

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[Coffe]

History will be made.

 

[SchennSational1022*]

I just have a very odd feeling we are going to win the lottery.... I really ****ing hope so.

 

[Tripod]

I just have a very odd feeling we are going to win the lottery.... I really ****ing hope so.

I have tried not to let myself think/hope for that. no need to get disappointed...lol.

I am hoping for the 1 forward, 1 dman split in our 1st round....then a forward with our 2nd.

Man I hope we hit a homerun with this draft...it could set us up nicely for the future.

 

[Chinatown88]

All we have to do is believe.

 

[Les Averman]

S**t. Didn't realize the lottery is on Sunday.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

S**t. Didn't realize the lottery is on Sunday.

Saturday .

 

[Roo Mad Bro]

Devils will win the lottery. Calling it now.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

I know I shouldn’t but I’m probably going to let myself get upset if we don’t win..

 

[Striiker]

It's going to be the Leafs. I just know it's going to be the Leafs.

And it'll infuriate me... until they ruin him... then it'll amuse me.

 

[Stizzle]

Does any of the WHL followers think Austin Wagner is a strong candidate for late
1st round consideration in 2015?

I haven't seen him play but there is a definite buzz about Austin Wagner being a real riser. Central Scouting had him #35 amongst NA skaters. He's supposed to be a big, fast, physical LW with a good shot. John Paddock is his coach, so he's probably someone that we should keep on our radar. Plus he's a toolsy riser, which is something the Flyers obviously covet.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Anybody but the Leafs or Oilers.

 

[Rebels57]

Devils will win the lottery. Calling it now.

I think it will be Arizona if anyone else besides Buffalo.

They have been the most controversial team financially and McDavid going there would be a game-changer.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

It's going to be the Leafs. I just know it's going to be the Leafs.

And it'll infuriate me... until they ruin him... then it'll amuse me.

sadly this is were i think the dice falls to...

 

[Les Averman]

Saturday .

Double s**t. I can't even read

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I think it will be Arizona if anyone else besides Buffalo.

They have been the most controversial team financially and McDavid going there would be a game-changer.

Ping pong balls don't take that in consideration.

 

[klutch]

Devils will win the lottery. Calling it now.

****. So i'm not the only one seeing McDavid shine in a red and black jersey? then Kovalchuk will come back and the Devils win the cup ... Not to mention Eichel looking okay in a Sabres jersey.

EDIT: behind the Devils I see the Canes getting **** lucky.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Ping pong balls don't take that in consideration.

A lot of people don’t think the ping pong balls ping pong randomly.

 

[TheTaekster]

Arizona is gonna "win" the "lottery". Too perfect a situation for Bettman to not exploit it. Buffalo gets Eichel, "everyone" is happy.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

A lot of people don’t think the ping pong balls ping pong randomly.

I'm aware that people need some other type of justification as to why their favorite team didn't win the lottery & somebody else did every year.

The fact is though that the NHL hires an outside law firm to do the lottery process as well as allow every team to have a representative to be present at it.

 

[Rebels57]

Ping pong balls don't take that in consideration.

Oh I should have mentioned that I am firmly convinced that some, if not all, lotteries are rigged.

There is too much money on the table for the suits running the league to not tailor the result so that it best suits their needs.

 

[Bps21*]

Ping pong balls don't take that in consideration.

Except those two times they magically did and Pittsburgh and Chicago went from being unable to hand out tickets for free to becoming giant cash cows for the league.

...

Except those times.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Oh I should have mentioned that I am firmly convinced that some, if not all, lotteries are rigged.

There is too much money on the table for the suits running the league to not tailor the result so that it best suits their needs.

The "suits" take their orders mostly from the owner's. They're not going to allow the league to purposefully rig something. If the owners were concerned about foul play as much as some fans do certainly one of them would have raised a stink about it by now?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Except those two times they magically did and Pittsburgh and Chicago went from being unable to hand out tickets for free to becoming giant cash cows for the league.

...

Except those times.

I guess since you're a Buffalo fan you're already getting your excuses ready for if you don't win the lottery?

Pittsburgh & Chicago both had good chances of winning. It's not like they jumped from the least amount of odds to win it.

 

[Funf]

I have tried not to let myself think/hope for that. no need to get disappointed...lol.

I am hoping for the 1 forward, 1 dman split in our 1st round....then a forward with our 2nd.

Man I hope we hit a homerun with this draft...it could set us up nicely for the future.

You and me both. I'll still be disappointed though.

I think I'd actually like to see Arizona win it, if it isn't us.