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Forums :: Blog World :: Mike Augello: Draft Lottery Day; How The Results Will Impact Leafs Summer Decisions
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LandlordTom
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Ice girls, please, NY
Joined: 07.16.2011

Apr 30 @ 6:02 PM ET
Just a little over an hour until we learn TO picks fourth. But it will be with dignity.
TML4Life85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Kitchener, ON
Joined: 01.29.2012

Apr 30 @ 6:02 PM ET
Will this whisky be celebratory, or sorrow-drowning?

Although really, there is no loss here for the Leafs. The worst case scenario is they add a blue chip prospect to a bunch they already have, to be mentored by Shannaloucock. It's the greatest state of affairs for a Leafs fan since '67, even if they pick fourth.

- Zezel


I hope it is for celebration but I will not be in sorrow if we land the 2nd or 3rd. I hope luck is on our side this time around
lumlums
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 06.25.2011

Apr 30 @ 6:02 PM ET
Just a little over an hour until we learn TO picks fourth. But it will be with dignity.
- LandlordTom


Go (frank) your hat!!!
weirdoh
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.09.2006

Apr 30 @ 6:03 PM ET
2 hours to go..I think.
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The Name Of The Game Is Hockey, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Apr 30 @ 6:03 PM ET
tough market to break into though. at least with rye they're pretty unique.
- daeth


Yeah the rye angle is the main thing.
Arctic_AARDVARK
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Everybody calm down, AB
Joined: 07.24.2011

Apr 30 @ 6:03 PM ET
Just a little over an hour until we learn TO picks fourth. But it will be with dignity.
- LandlordTom

2 hours...

4th is better than 2nd in the McDavid lottery..
weirdoh
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.09.2006

Apr 30 @ 6:03 PM ET
Just a little over an hour until we learn TO picks fourth. But it will be with dignity.
- LandlordTom



Thought it was 8?
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The Name Of The Game Is Hockey, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Apr 30 @ 6:03 PM ET
I hope it is for celebration but I will not be in sorrow if we land the 2nd or 3rd. I hope luck is on our side this time around
- TML4Life85

weirdoh
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.09.2006

Apr 30 @ 6:03 PM ET
2 hours...

4th is better than 2nd in the McDavid lottery..

- Arctic_AARDVARK



No
TML4Life85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Kitchener, ON
Joined: 01.29.2012

Apr 30 @ 6:04 PM ET
Just a little over an hour until we learn TO picks fourth. But it will be with dignity.
- LandlordTom


Damn you bastard. We don't need jinxing, the least you could do is wish us good luck.
weirdoh
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.09.2006

Apr 30 @ 6:04 PM ET
I don't even know the names of the 3-4 guys in the draft.
weirdoh
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.09.2006

Apr 30 @ 6:04 PM ET
Damn you bastard. We don't need jinxing, the least you could do is wish us good luck.
- TML4Life85



Maybe he just reversed the jinx?
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The Name Of The Game Is Hockey, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Apr 30 @ 6:05 PM ET
2 hours to go..I think.
- weirdoh


Aw man I think I'm gonna be really, really not legal to drive by that time. Actually not legal to walk down a public sidewalk.
Arctic_AARDVARK
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Everybody calm down, AB
Joined: 07.24.2011

Apr 30 @ 6:05 PM ET
No
- weirdoh

Tanking just to miss out on a generational talent?


Thats a disappointment no matter how you slice it.. Eichel is a decent consolation prize but still..
Arctic_AARDVARK
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Everybody calm down, AB
Joined: 07.24.2011

Apr 30 @ 6:06 PM ET
Aw man I think I'm gonna be really, really not legal to drive by that time. Actually not legal to walk down a public sidewalk.
- Zezel

Im drinking bud light...

Lets goto the LC Randy bobandy!
LandlordTom
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Ice girls, please, NY
Joined: 07.16.2011

Apr 30 @ 6:07 PM ET
Damn you bastard. We don't need jinxing, the least you could do is wish us good luck.
- TML4Life85

Good day for you guys, guaranteed fourth or better. I would not mind you guys winning at all....if only we get #2 and can choose Laine.
weirdoh
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.09.2006

Apr 30 @ 6:07 PM ET
Tanking just to miss out on a generational talent?


Thats a disappointment no matter how you slice it.. Eichel is a decent consolation prize but still..

- Arctic_AARDVARK



Ok, a few points.

1. Sabres didn't tank. Garth has clearly stated that the first and only team to do so is the Leafs

2. I meant it talent wise.

3. Let's see what Garth says
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The Name Of The Game Is Hockey, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Apr 30 @ 6:08 PM ET
Tanking just to miss out on a generational talent?


Thats a disappointment no matter how you slice it.. Eichel is a decent consolation prize but still..

- Arctic_AARDVARK


Yeah, that's worse. Nobody's saying Matthews is the next Crosby or that kind of thing. I was pissed they went to this format the year the Leafs actually finished dead last, but on the other hand at least it is not in a year with 'generational' expectations. And in a year with a solid top 4.

We (frank)ing need to hit on an NHL all-star with Pittsburgh's pick though, that way we get ahead of the game.
TML4Life85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Kitchener, ON
Joined: 01.29.2012

Apr 30 @ 6:08 PM ET
Maybe he just reversed the jinx?
- weirdoh


He better have
weirdoh
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.09.2006

Apr 30 @ 6:09 PM ET
Good day for you guys, guaranteed fourth or better. I would not mind you guys winning at all....if only we get #2 and can choose Laine.
- LandlordTom



Leafs did the right thing at the wrong time. Oh well, I think we've all been preparing for the worst so if it doesn't go the Leafs way, we'll all pretend we were fine with it because we all knew it was gonna happen anyway.
TML4Life85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Kitchener, ON
Joined: 01.29.2012

Apr 30 @ 6:09 PM ET
Aw man I think I'm gonna be really, really not legal to drive by that time. Actually not legal to walk down a public sidewalk.
- Zezel


TML4Life85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Kitchener, ON
Joined: 01.29.2012

Apr 30 @ 6:09 PM ET
Good day for you guys, guaranteed fourth or better. I would not mind you guys winning at all....if only we get #2 and can choose Laine.
- LandlordTom


Thanks for rectifying that one. Laine will be dynamite next to Eichel.
LandlordTom
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Ice girls, please, NY
Joined: 07.16.2011

Apr 30 @ 6:11 PM ET
Tanking just to miss out on a generational talent?


Thats a disappointment no matter how you slice it.. Eichel is a decent consolation prize but still..

- Arctic_AARDVARK

You guys just tanked a year too late.

Believe me, we are quite happy with our consolation prize, the kid who probably would be #1 overall this year if it were his year.

Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The Name Of The Game Is Hockey, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Apr 30 @ 6:11 PM ET
Im drinking bud light...

Lets goto the LC Randy bobandy!

- Arctic_AARDVARK


Why? Just use it to marinade a cheap piece of beef or something.

I can't talk, I'd drink orange juice that had been sitting in the back of a toilet tank for a few weeks if I had to.

I'll be honest, if I really really needed a buzz, I'd drink Bud Light Lime.
weirdoh
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.09.2006

Apr 30 @ 6:11 PM ET
Yeah, that's worse. Nobody's saying Matthews is the next Crosby or that kind of thing. I was pissed they went to this format the year the Leafs actually finished dead last, but on the other hand at least it is not in a year with 'generational' expectations. And in a year with a solid top 4.

We (frank)ing need to hit on an NHL all-star with Pittsburgh's pick though, that way we get ahead of the game.

- Zezel



What if they trade down, and that 1st rounder picks at 25ish, and that pick ends up being the best pick of the draft. Of course only knowing this via hindsight.
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