Around The NHL Discussion 2019/20 - Part III

[tfriede2]

Do we know how the draft lottery will be conducted tonight? Will it be one ball selected, for instance, with the one selected being the winner? Or, will it be an elimination type selection where the last ball selected is the winner? The latter would be so much more entertaining, but I honestly don’t recall if this is how the NHL normally does it (last ball selected is winner).

 

[WeWentBlues]

Do we know how the draft lottery will be conducted tonight? Will it be one ball selected, for instance, with the one selected being the winner? Or, will it be an elimination type selection where the last ball selected is the winner? The latter would be so much more entertaining, but I honestly don’t recall if this is how the NHL normally does it (last ball selected is winner).

I think the winning ball will be drawn first and will have the team logo on it.

 

[MissouriMook]

The only two teams winning the lottery that won't piss me off are the Rangers and Panthers. So there is a 75% chance I'm going to be pissed off tonight. I guess the Wild getting the 1 OA wouldn't be the end of the world, but I have no desire to see a Central foe improved that drastically overnight. The Preds, Penguins, Oilers and Leafs can all f*** off.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Do we know how the draft lottery will be conducted tonight? Will it be one ball selected, for instance, with the one selected being the winner? Or, will it be an elimination type selection where the last ball selected is the winner? The latter would be so much more entertaining, but I honestly don’t recall if this is how the NHL normally does it (last ball selected is winner).

Bettman will have a sealed envelope. On live TV he will open it, take out the paper inside, and write down Pittsburgh Penguins.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

I think the winning ball will be drawn first and will have the team logo on it.

In seriousness, I wish they would do reverse. Pull balls one by one to eliminate teams until there is one left.

 

[BlueDream]

I actually wouldn’t be upset at all if the Pens or Leafs won it. In fact, I’m hoping it happens to see the rage that ensues.

Would be much better than Nashville, Minnesota or Winnipeg winning.

 

[The Note]

I actually wouldn’t be upset at all if the Pens or Leafs won it. In fact, I’m hoping it happens to see the rage that ensues.

Would be much better than Nashville, Minnesota or Winnipeg winning.

Yeah, ship him out east. In fact, him going to Toronto would be electric IMO. Would almost definitely force a big shakeup there -- which may happen regardless, but it would accelerate things.

 

[simon IC]

It will only really piss me off if it goes to Nashville. I hope the Rangers get it.

 

[simon IC]

Yeah, ship him out east. In fact, him going to Toronto would be electric IMO. Would almost definitely force a big shakeup there -- which may happen regardless, but it would accelerate things.

Agreed. It won't be the end of the world for me if Toronto gets it. It will definitely force a move.

 

[Stealth JD]

My preferred destination for 1OA:
(1) Edmonton - I want to see how badly they can mismanage a franchise, and how much the hockey world would implode in anger.
(2) Pittsburgh - Montreal would have squandered their best chance at a local savior by winning that series, and Pittsburgh is about due for a superstar to take the reins from their current HOF'ers.
(3) Minnesota - Kaprizov and Alexis Lafrenière would make the Central even more of a blood-bath. Love it.
(4) Panthers - This franchise could use it. They don't deserve it, and would probably still wallow in obscurity and mediocrity for years after winning it...but it's a tolerable outcome.
(5) Jets - Their fans are awesome, so ok.
(6) Toronto - They still wouldn't get out of the 1st round, so whatever.
(7) Rangers - The just got Fox and Kappo and Panarin...any more star power and their fans will be more obnoxious than those of the Leafs.
(8) Nashville - f*** those guys.

 

[izzy]

minnesota kinda deserves it, but id prefer him to go far away from st louis

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

They’re really gonna drag this out...just announce Pitt already

 

[Stealth JD]

which one is the commissioner?



Bettman has got to be like, "what am i, some kind of f***ing moron...of course that's the logo of the ..."

 

[Stealth JD]

I want somebody to jump out and go "AHA!!! That's NOT the official logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs...I've secretly changed the font! BWAHAHAHA. Gottcha!!"

 

[tfriede2]

Meh.

 

[MissouriMook]

 

[Blueston]

Happy with Rags. Like him in East.

 

[Brockon]

Happy with Rags. Like him in East.

Yeah, I think the Rangers and Panthers were the only teams that I wanted to win.

Pittsburgh is my older brother's favorite team, so by default I want them to crash and burn - they can't have nice things.

Toronto would have been somewhat entertaining, because they would continue to try to build up the offence and let the defence remain in shambles... But, then we'd have more Leaf fan BS, and I don't want to deal with it (that shit still happens in person and I live on the opposite side of Canada from Toronto FFS).

I guess of the Western teams from meh to definitely didn't want to see Lafreniere end up there...

Winnipeg
Minnesota
Edmonton
Nashville

Winnipeg, don't want to see a rival get 1st OA in general, but they are worlds ahead of the other fan bases in terms of being less obnoxious. Plus, they're Canadian.

Minnesota, they've been mediocre for so long, giving them some game breaking talent would give them a chance to be something other than a bubble team forever.

Edmonton - needs quality wingers, they legit NEED a Lafreniere type! But, how many #1 picks does a franchise deserve? I'm still salty that they've won 4 draft lotteries in the past decade... Yes, they wiffed on Yakupov, squandered Hall and Eberle, thus only still have McDavid. But 4 f***ing wins and their team still lacks top end talent... Forget it. I can't stand Oilers country as is...

Edited for better readability:
Nashville...

You suck! It's all your fault! Traaaaaassshhhhhh-viiiiillllllllle. Traaaaaassshhhhhh-viiiiillllllllle.
Need I say any more?

 

[CoMoBlues]

Good call. As well as with despising Nashville.

 

[MissouriMook]

Anyone else think that the Preds take Askarov at #11 given Rinne's age and the fact that Saros was pretty meh in the play-in round? Ingram had a good year in the AHL, but you can't really move forward with only two goalies in your system and next season may be Pekka's last.

 

[mk80]

I'm happy with the Rangers winning it, they are in the midst of a rebuild and didn't look remotely close to the Canes in their series. Plus he stays out of the Central so that's also a positive.

 

[The Note]

Zibanejad, Panarin, Lafreniere and Kakko is quite a forward core to build around. Just gotta fill out the depth at forward and defense and they’ll be setup about as well as any team in the league.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

I like the Rangers overall. I think it's good for the league when they're a good team and I like the way they've gone about their rebuild. Getting lucky in the draft lottery twice certainly doesn't hurt either.

 

[simon IC]

Yay, Rangers!

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I used to be a fairly avid Rangers and was the only person in the room rooting for them to win the Cup back in 1994 or whatever year that was.