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I'd imagine that there has to be some sort of inspection of the balls (feel free to laugh) each time before they go back into the machine for a redraw. The whole process probably approaches the length a movie as opposed to some 30 minute tv special. The one thing I really wish they'd get rid of is the one dead combination that isn't assigned to any team. I realize it cleans up the calculation of the probabilities, but really, just give that one extra one to the last place team. That combo is very unlikely to pop up, but why even have it as a possibility?

And it doesn't matter what you already have. Basic human nature is to want more. The kid pulling carts at Walmart wants more money and so does Pegula.

Soundgarden wasn't too far off

https://sto.gamepedia.com/Cardassian

Ahh the wonders of twitter and people wanting to be the first to break something

And I'll add that BU's strength and conditioning program has always been top notch. Even if he's there for just one year, he's going to be listed at a significantly higher number at this time next year.

So maybe it was just the transition those two teams (Rags/Canucks) had from Vigneault <--> Tortorella. He was a vacation compared to Torts.

A building a few block just had a nice little explosion that so far sounds like it was a gas line. That should make for a crazy day. It felt like something was dropped on our building's roof. edit: https://www.wral.com/durham-explosion-1-person-dead-after-gas-explosion-in-downtown/18317583/

So you're saying you wouldn't put Sidney Crosby in Pittsburgh? McDavid in Edmonton? Dahlin in Buffalo? It's as crooked as it gets.

Why wouldn't it? I never did trust Don Henley.

I prefer Rasmussen, no matter how little that name provided to this team.

Isn't Vigneault one of the guys that has a looser country club type feel to his locker room? I feel like this team could use someone a bit tougher than that.

I've never seen as much pollen as we have this year. Certain portions of my drive this morning looked like cartoon nuclear fallout. Less tree sperm please.

You should take over the portion of the draft coverage where they list a player's comparable. I get so sick of every single draftee being compared to a hall of famer. They set the bar impossibly high and then it leads to the constant over evaluation of prospects that dominates most fan board's thoughts of their farm system. Just once, I want to see a player's comparable listed as Marek Zagrapan.

The old limit on how far you could jump up always seemed a bit pointless to me. If you're going to do a lottery, you might as well do it without that limit. That said, I'm with you on not having it at all. Sometimes teams just suck. Ottawa had no reason to tank this year, but they still finished dead last. For every one year where that's happening, we've probably had 5 or 6 where the worst team got their solely on their own incompetence. I'd say that the current lottery has had more of an impact on the trade market than it has on the so called tanking.

But we have to combat tanking, the practice that has existed in all of these leagues since drafts were first held. Honestly, I’d just eliminate them all together, but the two leagues like it for the drama.

The year after Hall was drafted, New Jersey won the lottery, moving up from 8th to 4th. Who did they draft with that pick? Adam Larsson.

Retroactively McDavid

Remind me again who got the most hyped D prospect since the Nixon administration.

Both teams have actually won it three times. Their firsts were both back before anyone could win the first overall pick. I watched the lottery? You learn something new everyday.

This disaster was the second most likely outcome for Buffalo. People need to lay off the hyperbole.

And that was because he was too busy leading BU to a national championship as the Hobey runner up (he should have won it, was much better than Gileoy). So you’re saying they should take Zegras?

Every single team has a greater chance of staying the same or falling back as opposed to moving up. But by all means, think it’s a stupid system designed to screw Buffalo.

3 Ks isn't a great amount though...

There aren't many tall buildings here in downtown Durham, NC. My office window looks right out at pretty much the only one. There's always a bird perched up on the top, randomly circling around. I'm assuming turkey vulture due to the size, but I'm not 100% sure since they don't tend to be alone like this one. Maybe there are a few on the other side of the building that is blocked from my view.