GDT: 2019 Draft Lottery

[jkutswings]

It's finally lottery week!

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NHL.com article with TV coverage information and odds for each team:

NHL Draft Lottery odds set, drawing is April 9

Tankathon, including each team's chances at any of their possible outcomes:

2019 NHL Draft Lottery Odds | Tankathon

LET'S GET THE HYPE TRAIN GOING!!!


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[raymond23]

Anxiety levels through the roof. Let's go boys

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

I have no anxiety about this. I hate 2019 and everything it represents so far (with one VERY big exception that happened on St Paddy's Day. But even if the worst is to happen and we draft 7OA, we are still guaranteed a fantastic player this year.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

I have a Valium ready to go this time. It's going to be smooth sailing.

 

[Bench]

Every time I click the Tankathon simulation, the Wings lose draft position, so I'm fully prepared for disappoinment.

 

[raymond23]

Every time I click the Tankathon simulation, the Wings lose draft position, so I'm fully prepared for disappoinment.

You're not alone. We constantly get 6 or 7 when I do it.

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Every time I click the Tankathon simulation, the Wings lose draft position, so I'm fully prepared for disappoinment.

Yup. Me too

 

[HisNoodliness]

I have no anxiety about this. I hate 2019 and everything it represents so far (with one VERY big exception that happened on St Paddy's Day. But even if the worst is to happen and we draft 7OA, we are still guaranteed a fantastic player this year.

I'm not sure if I should console you over your terrible year or ask what happened on St. Paddy's then high five over the inevitable response.

 

[WingedWheel1987]

Anything outside of a top three pick will end up being absolutely brutal for the Wings rebuild.

 

[lhsgolf19]

Anything outside of a top three pick will end up being absolutely brutal for the Wings rebuild.

So if the Wings draft 4 or 5 and end up taking either Cozens or Byram yeah that would really blow lol

 

[NickH8]

Anything outside of a top three pick will end up being absolutely brutal for the Wings rebuild.

Pegging all your hopes on a top 3 pick is always a good strategy, eh?

 

[TheOtherOne]

I'm gonna say #2.

 

[obey86]

Anything outside of a top three pick will end up being absolutely brutal for the Wings rebuild.

Come on man. Gimme a break with this crap.

 

[Hen Kolland]

Every time I click the Tankathon simulation, the Wings lose draft position, so I'm fully prepared for disappoinment.

You're not alone. We constantly get 6 or 7 when I do it.

Yup. Me too

Will you guys pony up the money to send me to represent the Wings at the lottery? I just ran it three times and landed 1st, 1st, 2nd.

 

[Bench]

Pegging all your hopes on a top 3 pick is always a good strategy, eh?

It helps. A lot. Since 2008 every single Cup champion has had at minimum one top 3 pick.

 

[Realgud]

The Oilers are really good at this and certainly have the experience going for them. Tons of lottery veterans on that team, they know a thing or two about winning. Let's hope the Wings can upset them.

 

[Leadzedder]

Go..... balls!

 

[obey86]

It helps. A lot. Since 2008 every single Cup champion has had at minimum one top 3 pick.

Since 2008, every single Cup champion has had multiple 2nd round picks on their team.

 

[Marky9er]

So, if Colorado LA or NJ win the first draw our odds increase for the second and third draws? I guess if not us 1st I hope it's LA picking 1st.

 

[Larkin2AA]

You're not alone. We constantly get 6 or 7 when I do it.

I click simulate until we get 1st or 2nd and then I close out the browser because I am satisfied.

 

[saska sault]

I tried the simulator for the first time... Got 6,6,6,6,6,6,1,1,2.

I'm expecting 7th overall, and anything better will be awesome.

 

[Marky9er]

I click simulate until we get 1st or 2nd and then I close out the browser because I am satisfied.

The odds of picking 7th are worse than picking 1st, so of course everyone is convinced we'll be 7th.

Maybe we can bet on picking 7th to soften the disappointment if it happens.

 

[Leadzedder]

So as we watch this unfold we’re hoping for 2 things.

1. You should have a list of the pre lottery order in front of you.

MON
ARI
FLA
Etc.

Any team that is not called in their order has won one of the three top picks. And each time that happens Detroit has dropped one spot in their draft position.

Scenarios....

1. Three teams (before Detroit) miss their call and jump ahead. This would be sh*t. This would be your 3 lottery winners and place Detroit at 7th.

2. Two teams miss their call before Detroit. This slides Detroit down to 6th but we’d still hope for DET to miss their call to join the top 3. In this scenario we either pick 1,2,3 or 6.

3. One team misses their call and this puts Detroit at 5 unless they win a top 3 pick.

4. No teams jump ahead. Detroit picks, at worst, 4th.

 

[jkutswings]

Since 2008, every single Cup champion has had multiple 2nd round picks on their team.

And I'm sure the majority of their best players have come from those second rounders, right? C'mon now.

Great teams find talent throughout the draft and from other sources, but let's not pretend that elite players have zero correlation with draft position.

 

[Hen Kolland]

So as we watch this unfold we’re hoping for 2 things.

1. You should have a list of the pre litter order in front of you.

MON
ARI
FLA
Etc.

Any team that is not called in their order has won one of the three top picks. And each time that happens Detroit has dropped one spot in their draft position.

Scenarios....

1. Three teams (before Detroit) miss their call and jump ahead. This would be sh*t. This would be your 3 lottery winners and place Detroit at 7th.

2. Two teams miss their call before Detroit. This slides Detroit down to 6th but we’d still hope for DET to miss their call to join the top 3. In this scenario we either pick 1,2,3 or 6.

3. One team misses their call and this puts Detroit at 5 unless they win a top 3 pick.

4. No teams jump ahead. Detroit picks, at worst, 4th.

The bliss that a team must feel when they are slotted like #15 and hear their name get skipped....I bet there aren't many feelings like it.