nikolai19
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The Macho Man said:If it's true I guess "the Manhatten Fix" is out.
Hmm, out west we believe it's called the Malibu Fix. He will be a King in LA. It very well could be Gretzky Part II.
The Macho Man said:If it's true I guess "the Manhatten Fix" is out.
Well what we do know is that all teams went 0-0-0. So in theory, all teams finished even and therefore should have an even shot in the lottery.Blueshirts4me said:This is so bleeping absurd. If one more fan comes in and says you never know what would have happened this year, I gonna flip a bleep. They should do a weighted lottery, no matter what.
King_Brown said:Only fair way to go about this great situation. It will hopefully be a great new world for the Calgary Flames the leagues model franchise with the best player in the world. Hopefully we can get the 1st overall pick and get Crosby to play alongside a mega super duper star like Jarome "The Superstar" Iginla, and Dion "The next great one" Phanuef.
MontrealCruiser_83 said:Well what we do know is that all teams went 0-0-0. So in theory, all teams finished even and therefore should have an even shot in the lottery.
Blueshirts4me said:This is so bleeping absurd. If one more fan comes in and says you never know what would have happened this year, I gonna flip a bleep. They should do a weighted lottery, no matter what.
MontrealCruiser_83 said:Actually it does. Why would advertising and sponsorship agencies be interested in a star hockey player who unfortunately tops out at page 2 of the sport section on a slow day.
King_Brown said:Predictions based on rosters is usless to take into account. Quit crying Pittsburgh and New York, its not our fault your teams sucked the last 4 years. Look at the NFL, and the Chargers. Would it be fair to just hand them the 1st overall pick last year because everyone felt there roster sucked. They went 12-4 and picked what 28th overall last year. Take into account, we don't know what injuries could of happened, what teams might be just lazy, hot streaks, cinderlla teams and so on. Its only fair that if there is no season, every team is on even terms, because thats how the season starts, and since there was no season we still are on even terms.
Spungo said:We also don't have a clue what teams will frickin' look like next year. Nobody knows who will have the best roster or the worst roster. More than half the league are free agenst for crying out loud! Basing draft picks on previous standings is insane.
gerbilanium said:As a Flames fan I think that is the fairest way, even though having the hope of having 3 balls (in the lottery of course) makes this system sting a bit. More of a justification of keeping potential solutions under wraps with no leaks.
Mr.Hunter74 said:I dont beleive what those meat heads on the radio are saying. Especially in Montreal, my god talk about the worst place to take anything said by the media as fact. I would beleive George W Bush before i would beleive the Quebec media. haha
MontrealCruiser_83 said:Well what we do know is that all teams went 0-0-0. So in theory, all teams finished even and therefore should have an even shot in the lottery.
me2 said:Which prompts the question, just how brutal are the NHLs plans for getting overspenders under the cap if they are prepared to go equal odds for all teams in the draft?
T@T said:I allways said this was the fair way to do the draft but i swear if one of Detroit,Toronto,Colorado,SL,Dallas or NYR get the first pick i'm going to puke all over my TV or monitor the day it happens. Sorry to sound harsh fans but these teams are the reason theres a lockout and don't deserve #1.
Spungo said:Every city likes to have a superstar. If Crosby is the phenom that some people think he can be, he will be front page of the sports section in New York. Messier was a household name back in 1994. Dating Madonna, going on Letterman, etc.
Good point.EroCaps said:It would be hard to stomach to see the Jackets or Thrashers get a #1. Less so w/the Caps in that they've drafted top 5 like once in 20 years, and I'm a fan.
Jaded-Fan said:BTW, I was a bit worried about this until I heard on the radio here that they will actually be basing the draft order on a lottery where the 2003-4 bottom five teams have 85 of the 90 balls in the hopper. Rest of the bottom teams get one ball each. The rest of the draft will be based on your 2003-4 finish.
HockeyCritter said:I care more about losing my top five pick than I do about losing Crosby (which we only had a small chance of getting).
Epsilon said:I'm guessing that is totally made up. Unless you want to name an actual source for this nonsense.
Epsilon said:I'm guessing that is totally made up. Unless you want to name an actual source for this nonsense.