GDT: NHL Draft Lottery — Phase 1 | 6:00 PM | NHL Network, SN |

[bellagiobob]

 

[Del Preston]

So guys ... trying to figure out something.
If the Canucks lose in the 1st ... does Tampa or the canucks get that pick?

If I'm not mistaken, the condition was if the canucks make the playoffs. Tampa gets the pick.
Some Canucks fans, saying that's not the case.

It would be a pretty epic fail if Tampa got the pick .....

Tampa moved it at the deadline to New Jersey for Blake Coleman (lol). I don't know how it works wrt the play-in.

 

[Patch101]

Tampa moved it at the deadline to New Jersey for Blake Coleman (lol). I don't know how it works wrt the play-in.

oh snap, I didn't realize that was the same pick.
Interesting though ....

 

[Seachd]

For an individual team? Sure. But combine the odds of the teams ranked 8-15--soon to be 16--and the chances of shenanigans is pretty significant every year.

Like I said, under no circumstances should a team in the playoff conversation have any opportunity of taking the best player in the draft. Their chances should be 0%.

Ok, and every year there isn't a worldwide pandemic, the odds for a playoff team to win is 0%.

If you're tinkering with percentages, that's fine, but obviously the NHL doesn't mind every non-playoff team having a chance, however small.

Did everyone like it better when the winner could only move up 4 spots?

 

[Del Preston]

oh snap, I didn't realize that was the same pick.
Interesting though ....

Vancouver Canucks' first-round pick transfers to New Jersey Devils if they make playoffs - TSN.ca

If Vancouver wins the play-in, their 2020 pick goes to New Jersey
If Vancouver loses the play-in, they keep their 2020 pick and New Jersey gets VAN's 2021 1st

 

[McTonyBrar]

Vancouver Canucks' first-round pick transfers to New Jersey Devils if they make playoffs - TSN.ca

If Vancouver wins the play-in, their 2020 pick goes to New Jersey
If Vancouver loses the play-in, they keep their 2020 pick and New Jersey gets VAN's 2021 1st

How? What why?


This made my head hurt

 

[Tom Brady]

Now all of a sudden I want the Flames to beat the Jets.

 

[Laodongxi]

Shit. Kings in top 3. That team is going to reload quickly I think.

ShitKings. I like it!

 

[Patch101]

Vancouver Canucks' first-round pick transfers to New Jersey Devils if they make playoffs - TSN.ca

If Vancouver wins the play-in, their 2020 pick goes to New Jersey
If Vancouver loses the play-in, they keep their 2020 pick and New Jersey gets VAN's 2021 1st

So the Play in isn't considered "playoffs" then. Basically.
Huh, interesting. I would have thought for sure that the pick would have transferred.

 

[McXLNC97]

So the Play in isn't considered "playoffs" then. Basically.
Huh, interesting. I would have thought for sure that the pick would have transferred.

Yeah, the only guaranteed playoff teams as of now are TB,WSH,BOS,PHIL / COL,STL,DAL,LV.

 

[McXLNC97]

Now all of a sudden I want the Flames to beat the Jets.

Jets fans must feel crappy. The combination drawn for the lottery would have belonged to them under normal circumstances.

 

[Patch101]

Yeah, the only guaranteed playoff teams as of now are TB,WSH,BOS,PHIL / COL,STL,DAL,LV.

So we're watching a qualifying round first ... not even playoffs basically.

Oilers finally make the playoffs ... and they might lose in a qualifier haha ... the irony if they lost and won the draft

 

[McXLNC97]

So we're watching a qualifying round first ... not even playoffs basically.

Oilers finally make the playoffs ... and they might lose in a qualifier haha ... the irony if they lost and won the draft

Yeah, it was a stupidity on the NHL's part. They should have just had a playin for the 8/9 teams in each conference instead of this pandering to the large markets like Montreal, New York, Chicago and having 24 teams. It would be fitting if a team like Pittsburgh, or Edmonton won the lottery, where under the normal circumstances, they were locks to make the playoffs and not even be eligible for the draft lottery.

 

[Dan Kelly]

Now all of a sudden I want the Flames to beat the Jets.

now all of a sudden i want the Hawks to beat the Oilers !!

watch the internet just MELT if the Oilers got #1 overall !!

 

[Patch101]

Yeah, it was a stupidity on the NHL's part. They should have just had a playin for the 8/9 teams in each conference instead of this pandering to the large markets like Montreal, New York, Chicago and having 24 teams. It would be fitting if a team like Pittsburgh, or Edmonton won the lottery, where under the normal circumstances, they were locks to make the playoffs and not even be eligible for the draft lottery.

For sure, The Oilers where leading the division for most of the year too until Vegas came in strong at the very end. Ugh.

 

[Patch101]

now all of a sudden i want the Hawks to beat the Oilers !!

watch the internet just MELT if the Oilers got #1 overall !!

Its a little funny that they made all those changes to stop a team like the Oilers from winning it so much and all it has done is benefit them since.

 

[Faelko]

Yeah, it was a stupidity on the NHL's part. They should have just had a playin for the 8/9 teams in each conference instead of this pandering to the large markets like Montreal, New York, Chicago and having 24 teams. It would be fitting if a team like Pittsburgh, or Edmonton won the lottery, where under the normal circumstances, they were locks to make the playoffs and not even be eligible for the draft lottery.

The best scenario would’ve been the top 6 in each conference playing for positioning and the next 6 playing for the 2 wild card spots. These games could’ve all been a round robin format and handicapped to give the teams that were ahead in points the advantage they deserved. But the NHL needed to give their big markets a 50/50 chance.

 

[McXLNC97]

Sens had the best odds out of all Canadian teams to get pick #1(25%), yet they're now the only Canadian team that does not have a shot at 1st overall...lol

 

[Rafters]

According to Bobby Mac 12th pick won the draft... so Edm would have to have the 5th worse record to get bounced out #1 or will they do another draft of the 8 teams

 

[McXLNC97]

According to Bobby Mac 12th pick won the draft... so Edm would have to have the 4th worse record to get bounced out #1 or will they do another draft of the 8 teams

No, they do a redraft with the 8 losing teams. They all have the same odds to win(12.5%)

 

[Del Preston]

According to Bobby Mac 12th pick won the draft

That would have belonged to Vancouver if they had used the league standings when the season was suspended.

Lol. You hate to see it.

 

[McShogun99]

Yeah, it was a stupidity on the NHL's part. They should have just had a playin for the 8/9 teams in each conference instead of this pandering to the large markets like Montreal, New York, Chicago and having 24 teams. It would be fitting if a team like Pittsburgh, or Edmonton won the lottery, where under the normal circumstances, they were locks to make the playoffs and not even be eligible for the draft lottery.

It should have been the top 6 teams in each conference get a playoff spot. Team 7 plays 10 and team 8 plays 9 in a best of 3 for the last 2 spots. The only team that gets screwed that had a realistic shot is Florida.

 

[Rafters]

No, they do a redraft with the 8 losing teams. They all have the same odds to win(12.5%)

Is it a redraft for the entire 8 positions remaining ?

 

[McXLNC97]

Is it a redraft for the entire 8 positions remaining ?

I'm assuming the winner gets 1st, while the remaining 7 teams will slot in at from 9th-15th based on lowest point %.

 

[Frank the Tank]

It should have been the top 6 teams in each conference get a playoff spot. Team 7 plays 10 and team 8 plays 9 in a best of 3 for the last 2 spots. The only team that gets screwed that had a realistic shot is Florida.

Why screw over Florida? Ideally one selects 11 teams from the East and 10 from the West because that's how many had a realistic chance. The NHL said it was time to not be bound by tradition... then they picked an even number of teams (12) and kept the number of qualifiers in each conference equal. It's clear they want big markets like Montreal and Chicago to participate and drive up TV ratings.