SprDaVE
Moderator
- Sep 20, 2008
- 51,852
- 33,042
Around the League - Is it Playoffs Yet?
- Thread starter Daisy Jane
- Start date
- Status
Warden of the North
Ned Stark's head
No. They havent picked 1st for three years now
I would be in favour of a rule put in place that a if a team picks 1st overall they cannot pick in the top 3 the following year.
I would be in favour of a rule put in place that a if a team picks 1st overall they cannot pick in the top 3 the following year.
as Pure as Evil
Registered User
its a catch 22. if they do win the lottery are they going to be willing to give dahlin 10 mil + in 3-4 years. since we will be looking at what drais and mac got.they are doomed if they cant start developing lower tier players. the lottery is just a new shiny toy if they cant build around it
Al14
Registered User
- Jul 13, 2007
- 24,140
- 5,508
Just give Edmonton the 1st overall pick every year and be done with it! They won't be able to pay them all in the long run!
It's not like they have done anything with all the 1st overall picks they've had in the last decade or so!
Edmonton needs to skip a few generations before winning any more Stanley Cups after having Gretzky and company in the 1980's.
It's not like they have done anything with all the 1st overall picks they've had in the last decade or so!
Edmonton needs to skip a few generations before winning any more Stanley Cups after having Gretzky and company in the 1980's.
Buds17
Registered User
- Nov 29, 2015
- 8,235
- 3,356
Four 1st overalls but only two were from finishing last. Don't know what can be done about that. The NHL is a business as much as it is a sport though, so I'd guess that's the deal with the draft lottery as opposed to the former method of going by the standings. Big difference between last season and this for them, though that could be said for a few teams (positively and negatively). Is that parity? Not sure.
Last edited:
Contenderorpretender
Registered User
- Oct 10, 2017
- 1,783
- 1,772
Lol. Why. They ruin players, habe a terrible management group. This makes it extremely fun to troll their fans. Other than the leafs, there's actually no other team I love to see win it.
Dzonna
Registered User
- Mar 28, 2017
- 1,034
- 430
I think it’s kind of funny. Imagine being competitive and considered a future start your whole life. Consensus number draft pick in your draft year and then watching Edmonton win the lottery lmao. You’re future is with them. They could fix there team but trading that pick or anyone before other then CM but they’ll continue to draft at number 1 and go nowhere.
Suntouchable13
Registered User
If you were the Oilers, would you consider dangling your first round pick to see what is out there? They need to win now, if they can get something good for a top 5 pick I think they should pull the trigger. Another high draft pick is of no use for them.
Jimmy Firecracker
Fire Sheldon.
I always wonder why the team just missing the playoffs
doesn't automatically get the first pick,the team just below them
gets the next pick,and so forth down the line.Teams then would
be trying their best to finish as high as possible.Tanking would be a thing of the past,
and the fans would get an honest bang for their buck the full season.Im just saying,
makes sense to me.
Daisy Jane
everything is gonna be okay!
- Jul 2, 2009
- 70,212
- 9,189
I always wonder why the team just missing the playoffs
doesn't automatically get the first pick,the team just below them
gets the next pick,and so forth down the line.Teams then would
be trying their best to finish as high as possible.
Brown Dog
Registered User
- Jun 23, 2007
- 5,733
- 4,867
Yeah but then you get a team like Pittsburgh narrowly miss the playoffs and then land another superstar. I don't think that would work, though I understand your thinking.
FlareKnight
Registered User
All the future young stars in the NHL? Edmonton is where talent goes to die.
And that isn't even much of a joking response. It isn't unfair for hockey fans or the NHL. It's just cruel to the players who get drafted by Edmonton.
Daisy Jane
everything is gonna be okay!
- Jul 2, 2009
- 70,212
- 9,189
but it's not a Leafs topic. it doesn't impact the leafs at all.
why not ask this on edmonton's board o the main boards.
but to answer the question no
if they win the lottery they won it. its how the numbers fell
why not ask this on edmonton's board o the main boards.
but to answer the question no
if they win the lottery they won it. its how the numbers fell
Buds17
Registered User
- Nov 29, 2015
- 8,235
- 3,356
It's an interesting thought, though Philly made a huge jump to land Nolan Patrick last year. Not sure of other past examples at the moment. I guess the thinking is that the further down a team finishes in the standings, the more it is that they need the help that should come from the higher draft choice, as low finishes make impact free agent signings - and possibly trades - tougher to come by.
garce
Registered User
No. It's stupid and would be unfair for them. Also who cares if they get the first overall pick? They're just gonna f*** them over
Seath The Scaleless
Paledrake
Arizona would be ideal
perfect a backwater of the NHL so we dont have to here about im night in night out. If he went to any Canadian team we would not here the end of it
ULF_55
Moderator
Just give all teams even odds and if luck gives the Cup winner 1st. overall they are as deserving as the last place team.
Or change it to a snake draft with a even odds lottery for non-playoffs teams.
I don't care who gets the 1st. overall, although I'd prefer it to be a team in the west in a good draft Buffalo in a bad draft.
Or change it to a snake draft with a even odds lottery for non-playoffs teams.
I don't care who gets the 1st. overall, although I'd prefer it to be a team in the west in a good draft Buffalo in a bad draft.
- Status
