GDT: Draft Day Shenanigans

[CamPopplestone]

Nah. If his team surprises, finishes out of bottom 5, and then 3 teams behind him win lottery and he ends up with a 7-10 overall next year, and he gave up 4th this year, he's a moron.

Lose/lose. We literally won't know until next year if his decision was the bettrr one. But if it was me, I don't know if I would give up 4th overall. That's still a great pick

 

[GAMO1992]

Nah. If his team surprises, finishes out of bottom 5, and then 3 teams behind him win lottery and he ends up with a 7-10 overall next year, and he gave up 4th this year, he's a moron.

Lose/lose. We literally won't know until next year if his decision was the bettrr one. But if it was me, I don't know if I would give up 4th overall. That's still a great pick

everyone and their mother is expecting Ottawa to be Lotto central next season after the circus going on there, and if they trade Karlsson....?
I'd say there's a much better chance of them getting a top 3 pick than not being a lottery team
Don't forget the Jack Hughes Sweepstakes, gifting Colorado a potential lottery pick for him and taking a good, but not franchise altering type player like Hughes would cost the team so much more than this pick would

 

[CamPopplestone]

But you literally never know, which is the problem.

Plus if you give up the 4th, you're telling the team and fans that you're expecting to be worse next year.

If I'm Karlsson, and they give up this pick, that's final nail, and I tell the team I will absolutely not re-sign.

I see the positives in giving up today's pick. But it's definitely a lose lose situation.

 

[Rangediddy]

Good for Bettman to shut down the boo birds as he's dealing with a Humboldt related honor

 

[CamPopplestone]

The booing is actually getting old. Stop ruining these kids big day assholes

 

[Rangediddy]

Bettman is getting old too... stop locking out our players!!

 

[CamPopplestone]

Burke throwing shade at Carolina drafting so high haha

Yeah teams did worse last year, but Carolina has not been good inna long time, but they have been trying. So they have not gotten as much top end talent. That fanbase deserves something nice

 

[CamPopplestone]

If Montreal should have tried trading down to #5 or so if they were going to take Kotkaniemi.

Though they probably tried. Curious to see how this works for Montreal

 

[CamPopplestone]

Arizona gets Zadina, unless they go off board, they have got to be pleased

Edit: guess not. Zadina is falling

 

[MDCSL]

Tkachuk to Ottawa at 4, feel bad for the kid

 

[CamPopplestone]

Detroit is like, holy crap, Zadina fell to me? Ok.

 

[Calculon]

 

[CamPopplestone]

Hfboards is so brutal right now .Imagine if anything actually happens

 

[Calculon]

Islanders take Noah Dobson with the Flames' first rounder.

And yeah, the site is trash at the moment.

 

[MDCSL]

I know he went 11 but I’d much rather have wahlstrom than hamonic right now, just sayin. (I do still think it was a fair trade at the time, and I do like hamonic)

 

[Kipper933]

it's funny that the Isles are adding a potentially elite winger and defenseman, but an elite C might be heading out the door.

 

[Kipper933]

Someone going on a run to the concession stand.

 

[Rockmorton]

everyone and their mother is expecting Ottawa to be Lotto central next season after the circus going on there, and if they trade Karlsson....?
I'd say there's a much better chance of them getting a top 3 pick than not being a lottery team
Don't forget the Jack Hughes Sweepstakes, gifting Colorado a potential lottery pick for him and taking a good, but not franchise altering type player like Hughes would cost the team so much more than this pick would

The announcers on Sportsnet said that the pick is lottery protected. If the Sens pick top three next year, my understanding is, they keep the pick. Not 100% though.

 

[CamPopplestone]

Didn't think there was much chance of trades at the draft, but was hoping I'd be wrong and we'd see a couple by niw

 

[Tkachuky]

So it’s not just my sub par service here? Forums are being annoying with errors

 

[Calculon]

This is the worst draft ever

 

[Tkachuky]

So it’s not just my sub par service here? Forums are being annoying with errors

 

[CamPopplestone]

Rangers move up 4, they must have someone they want

 

[Tkachuky]

What a boring day as a flames fan wow....

 

[CamPopplestone]

We expected that lol