Canucker
Go Hawks!
Man, some people in here are whiners. There is a reason why there is a lottery here, the NHL lost a season. It's impossible to tell where the final standings would have been. A weighted lottery formula is the fairest way to go about this. Perhaps we should give the Caps or whoever whines the loudest all of the top 5 picks perhaps thats the only way we can let inept teams with inept scouts, GM's and owners a chance to be competetive.
I believe in trying to level the NHL playing field but people around here seem to have a warped sense of balance. As a Canuck fan I'm glad we have a 2% shot of getting Crosby but I'm not exactly placing my order for a Canuck jersey with #89 on the back anytime soon. The Canucks on ice record the last couple years (along with many other teams eligible for the #1 pick) indicates they shouldn't have a shot at it, but they took a hefty financial hit as well as a legitimate chance at the cup by taking the season off to help out the weaker teams of the league, this is why I believe it should have been an equal opportunity lottery. However, I'm not going to piss and moan about it because its still a fairly equitable system for all parties. I'm hoping for a top 8 pick but if it doesn't happen I'll be fine anywhere else since it's a snake draft. Besides, it's usually not where you draft...it's how you draft. I'll take New Jersey's scouting staff and the 25th pick over Edmonton's or the Rangers (not that my Canucks scouting team is setting the world on fire) scouting staff and the 5th pick anyday.
I believe in trying to level the NHL playing field but people around here seem to have a warped sense of balance. As a Canuck fan I'm glad we have a 2% shot of getting Crosby but I'm not exactly placing my order for a Canuck jersey with #89 on the back anytime soon. The Canucks on ice record the last couple years (along with many other teams eligible for the #1 pick) indicates they shouldn't have a shot at it, but they took a hefty financial hit as well as a legitimate chance at the cup by taking the season off to help out the weaker teams of the league, this is why I believe it should have been an equal opportunity lottery. However, I'm not going to piss and moan about it because its still a fairly equitable system for all parties. I'm hoping for a top 8 pick but if it doesn't happen I'll be fine anywhere else since it's a snake draft. Besides, it's usually not where you draft...it's how you draft. I'll take New Jersey's scouting staff and the 25th pick over Edmonton's or the Rangers (not that my Canucks scouting team is setting the world on fire) scouting staff and the 5th pick anyday.