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Alright boys, here it is, the draft lottery where we win it all. We've been shanghaied, screwed, and all but flipped off the past two years when it comes to this little event the NHL likes to pretend isn't the Oiler's annual 'Hope Springs Eternal' celebration. And, you may ask yourself, why is this? Do we not deserve it? Did tanking black ball us, either in the eyes of the hockey gods or Grinch who stole McDavid that is Bettman? Are we too small a market? The answer is, to each of those: the hockey gods all slept with each other and are too busy running rampant trying to kill each other to care about us, Bettman's heart (if it ever does enlarge) will force a heart attack, so that's good news, and we're the number one rated market in the league. So, no. We did nothing wrong, and still got screwed. But, let's just say we did. Let's just believe in the Grassy Knolls, the faces in the clouds, and that Buzz doesn't know what the surface of the moon feels like; let's believe forces conspired against us for a moment here. Indulge yourself, you know you want to. Hell, I want to. Well, what does that lead us to then? That leads us to a season in which we didn't tank, in which we still are the best hockey market, and Bettman is 365 days closer to that heart attack. If there is any irony in this world, or perhaps even karmic retribution, we will indeed land in the top 3 this year, and laugh our ###### off all the way to the bank. We all know what's at stack here. Nothing. Unlike last year, this is an event for pure entertainment and rejoicing. We have our guys, and our team, and now we can sit back and watch the pot sweeten a little bit as the Leafs cry in a corner and the Oilers end up with the 5th overall pick. So, grab some beers, bring out your lawn games, and relax a little. We're gonna win it, and it's going to be hilarious. Below is all of the chances on where we will possibly end up.