Bill Meltzer
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Location: Philadelphia, PA Joined: 07.13.2006
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BiggE
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Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM! Joined: 04.17.2012
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Good luck Misha
Only the NHL could come up with a system where a 100+ point playoff lock might end up with a top pick in the draft. It’s truly a Mickey Mouse league!
The LOGICAL solution would have been to have a lottery between the 7 teams with no chance to win the Cup. Picks 8-15 then go to the losers in the play-in round based on lowest to highest points percentage.
Picks 16-23 go the same way to the 1st round losers. 24-27 to the 2nd round losers. 28-29 to the losers in the conf. finals and 30-31 to the finalist and Cup winner.
The other “lottery” teams got their reward when they were allowed to play for the Cup. Last night’s “lottery” was an utter farce and the NHL should be embarrassed! |
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Bill Meltzer
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Location: Philadelphia, PA Joined: 07.13.2006
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Good luck Misha
Only the NHL could come up with a system where a 100+ point playoff lock might end up with a top pick in the draft. It’s truly a Mickey Mouse league!
The LOGICAL solution would have been to have a lottery between the 7 teams with no chance to win the Cup. Picks 8-15 then go to the losers in the play-in round based on lowest to highest points percentage.
Picks 16-23 go the same way to the 1st round losers. 24-27 to the 2nd round losers. 28-29 to the losers in the conf. finals and 30-31 to the finalist and Cup winner.
The other “lottery” teams got their reward when they were allowed to play for the Cup. Last night’s “lottery” was an utter farce and the NHL should be embarrassed! - BiggE
I agree. |
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Tomahawk
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Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi. Joined: 02.04.2009
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No team worth a damn would tank a postseason series for a chance to win a 2nd lottery. Also, even a draft pick that turns out to be a home run as an individual player is zero guarantee of substantially greater team success in the long run. - bmeltzer
Not sure any team would actually tank, but I can see a few who wouldn't be all that unhappy if they lost in the 1st round.
The incentive just shouldn't be there -- that's all I was saying. |
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Peter Richards
Season Ticket Holder Philadelphia Flyers |
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Joined: 08.24.2019
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Yes I saw this this morning and was confused. Watch it be the pens or oilers.
Read you post 6 times. Didn’t realize the draft lotto was going to be this stupid. And agree. If you have a shot to play for the cup. You should not have a shot at the 1 at overall pick. |
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jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 03.09.2010
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They could have just waited.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but it all seems fixed. Instead of finding out who won and not caring until draft day, now there's extra buzz and intrigue. That's what the NHL wants, to get people talking about them. Convenient.
How will they decide which play-in team gets the top pick? Another 8-team lotto? |
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So 16 teams right now have a chance at Lafreniere. Not among the 16 are the 7 worst teams in the League. Embarrassing. |
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KINGKENZO
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: OMAR COMIN'..Head or Gut?.....Watching regular white people Joined: 01.10.2008
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KINGKENZO
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: OMAR COMIN'..Head or Gut?.....Watching regular white people Joined: 01.10.2008
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So 16 teams right now have a chance at Lafreniere. Not among the 16 are the 7 worst teams in the League. Embarrassing. - PLindbergh31
and they can now sign Wyatt Kalynuk |
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Tomahawk
Ottawa Senators |
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Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi. Joined: 02.04.2009
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So 16 teams right now have a chance at Lafreniere. Not among the 16 are the 7 worst teams in the League. Embarrassing. - PLindbergh31
Let's be real... it's really only down to four teams: Pens Oilers Habs Hawks. |
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jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 03.09.2010
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So 16 teams right now have a chance at Lafreniere. Not among the 16 are the 7 worst teams in the League. Embarrassing. - PLindbergh31
Yes, because no team outside the top-10 has ever won a draft lottery. |
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stayinthefnnet
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Location: Philadelphia, PA Joined: 01.12.2012
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Let's be real... it's really only down to four teams: Pens Oilers Habs Hawks. - Tomahawk
Would I rather the pens lose to the habs even if you guaranteed that they’d get first overall? Honestly no.
That being said, the fact it even is set up this way is dumb as (frank). It’s forced intrigue that just undermines credibility in a way the nhl does to itself time and time again |
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jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 03.09.2010
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and they can now sign Wyatt Kalynuk - KINGKENZO
That deadline has got to be coming up. |
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- KINGKENZO
I believe if the draft rules had been read in Mickey’s voice instead of Bettman’s, they would have made so much more sense to everyone.
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KINGKENZO
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: OMAR COMIN'..Head or Gut?.....Watching regular white people Joined: 01.10.2008
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That deadline has got to be coming up. - jmatchett383
yesterday
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jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 03.09.2010
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yesterday - KINGKENZO
Oh. Well then... |
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Let's be even more real. It's between the Pens and Oilers. |
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jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 03.09.2010
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Let's be even more real. It's between the Pens and Oilers. - Pelle31Forever
And if they both advance? |
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KINGKENZO
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: OMAR COMIN'..Head or Gut?.....Watching regular white people Joined: 01.10.2008
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And if they both advance? - jmatchett383
Le Habs |
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jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 03.09.2010
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Le Habs - KINGKENZO
Would make the most sense. Would love to see Phoenix botch it though. The Tanner blogs would be legendary. |
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SuperSchennBros
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Location: Not protected by the Mods...I mean Mob. Take your best shot! Joined: 09.01.2012
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Bill Meltzer: Quick Hits:Vorobyev, Hägg, TIFH and More - bmeltzer
What a bad job by league.
Vorobyev....I’d be lying if I actually believe he was gonna become a main stay here. That doesn’t mean I don’t want things to workout for every young kid that comes through. Good luck Misha! |
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Landsbergfan
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Gävle, Sweden Joined: 07.15.2014
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Nielsen ratings: 1.Gay male best cameo award
2.EK's amateur sex tap from 1989.
3.Bass Masters
199.NHL Draft lottery |
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Landsbergfan
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Gävle, Sweden Joined: 07.15.2014
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So 16 teams right now have a chance at Lafreniere. Not among the 16 are the 7 worst teams in the League. Embarrassing! And flyers still stuck with JVR and no Kane with a ton of cups. - PLindbergh31
Sad, flyers can not even win lottery s these days. |
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The_Journeyman
Season Ticket Holder Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Saskatoon, SK Joined: 02.13.2015
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Don't forget Arizona with a chance for the first pick. They do have the lottery pick magnet, Taylor Hall. |
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