DLDT: NHL Draft Lottery Edition

[WildCard]

Draisaitl is slightly bigger than Lucic at the same age

Jesus, really? Imagine having a guy Lucic size with that skill...aka Malkin :ph34r:

 

I'd still rather take Reinhart, though I think Murray's list is something as follows

1)Bennett

2)Draisaitl

3)Reinhart

[LastPommerFan]

 

 

Schnitzel, Wurst, and ######

 

Seriously? ######? The shorthand for sauerkraut? Are people of German heritage so disadvantaged that 50-year-old antiquated slurs need to be censored?

[Campy]

Zibanejad, Zack Smith for Ottawa... all of the deadline moves that brought back young forwards were for bigger guys (Deslauriers, Carrier, Fasching)... again, this is pure conjecture, but I think he likes size up front.

 

I think he said at the time he was hired - or shortly thereafter - that he preferred players with size..

[Hoss]

 

 

I think he said at the time he was hired - or shortly thereafter - that he preferred players with size..

 

Everybody prefers players with size.

[LGR4GM]

Jesus, really? Imagine having a guy Lucic size with that skill...aka Malkin :ph34r:

 

I'd still rather take Reinhart, though I think Murray's list is something as follows

1)Bennett

2)Draisaitl

3)Reinhart

 

I am wondering if Draisaitl is Murray's #1 and he is waiting to confer with his scouts first.

[26CornerBlitz]

@BuffaloSabres

#Sabres GM Tim Murray speaks exclusively with @dan_dunleavy following tonight's draft lottery. WATCH: http://bit.ly/1eGPCrO

[Tony P]

Vogel just wrote that Sabres are the 13th last place finishing team to get booted out of the top spot in 19 lotteries. I really don't care if they pick first or second but it seems to me that this system is messed-up.

[26CornerBlitz]

@BuffaloSabres

#Sabres President Ted Black speaks exclusively w/ @dan_dunleavy following tonight's lottery: http://goo.gl/BBY1aR

[Hoss]

I am wondering if Draisaitl is Murray's #1 and he is waiting to confer with his scouts first.

 

Nope. He said that the group already has a consensus number one forward. He's already talked it over.

[carpandean]

Sad, but I'm pretty sure that when it got down to the final two, my heart rate picked up for the first time this season. I can't wait until it does that during games again ... in 2015-16.

[Eleven]

That'll make Murray get that forward. I may be happier now.

 

I said the exact same thing to a couple of friends when it happened.

 

Schnitzel, Wurst, and ######

 

For us non-Germans, what is the word?

[X. Benedict]

I said the exact same thing to a couple of friends when it happened.

 

 

 

For us non-Germans, what is the word?

 

Erhoff or Hecht .......not sure yet.

[26CornerBlitz]

04/15 – NEWS: Sabres will pick second at 2014 NHL Draft in Philadelphia (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com)

[Hoss]

As far as changing the lottery goes, I think there needs to be less teams in the lottery for the first pick.

 

I still think the "pockets" lottery idea is best. And it would make for much better tv.

It would work like this:

 

Teams 1-5 are in a lottery together. Any of the top five teams can pick in any order. So the third team could pick 1, fourth could be 2, 1 could pick 3... And so on.

Worst team gets a 29% shot at pick one, second gets 25%, third gets 20%, fourth gets 15% and fifth gets 11%.

Teams 6-10 are in the second lottery together. Same concept. They could end up in any order.

Sixth gets 29% shot at the sixth pick, seventh gets 25%, eighth gets 20%, ninth gets 15% and tenth gets 11%.

Teams 11-14 are in the third lottery. Same.

Eleventh gets 34%, twelfth gets 28%, thirteenth gets 22% and fourteenth gets 16%.

 

The show would be so much better. Since teams can be in any order in each pocket then it would start off with the 11-14 pocket.

They would reveal 14 then 13 then 12 then 11... Then have a discussion about that.

Then they would move to the 6-10 pocket. Then to the 1-5 pocket. It'd be so much more exciting, and I think it would be a better system that still promotes parity. Chances are each of the teams in the pockets aren't that much different in the standings.

[Jsixspd]

Ahhh, so the Curse of Buffalo continues on, unabated. We can't even blame it on a goat ala Chicago either.

[TrueBlueGED]

Zibanejad, Zack Smith for Ottawa... all of the deadline moves that brought back young forwards were for bigger guys (Deslauriers, Carrier, Fasching)... again, this is pure conjecture, but I think he likes size up front.

 

Murray had also said he thinks the most important trait in a player is hockey sense, and Reinhart has the best in this draft. I'm fine either way, although I would look forward to Ink's post if we take the German Gretzky.

[Eleven]

Ahhh, so the Curse of Buffalo continues on, unabated. We can't even blame it on a goat ala Chicago either.

 

How was this a curse?

[Brawndo]

Dave Davis ‏@DaveDavisHockey 55m

From @Newsday: "Indications are that the Islanders will hold onto this year's pick..." htt

 

http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-will-select-fifth-in-draft-but-gm-garth-snow-mulls-sending-pick-to-sabres-1.7718369?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

[LastPommerFan]

I said the exact same thing to a couple of friends when it happened.

 

 

 

For us non-Germans, what is the word?

 

It's the shorthand single syllabic word for sauerkraut. Starts with a k and ends with raut and was last used as a slur in 1945.

 

I can't believe the censors get that, but some d-bag upthread can call the lottery "gay" without so much as a single pound sign.

Edited April 16, 2014 by Glass Case Of Emotion

[Andrew Amerk]

 

 

Draisaitl is 25-30 lbs heavier.

 

Right, but I'm guessing the other 2 will end up adding around 20 pounds. And a 1 inch height difference isn't drastic.

 

The difference would be if Leon also ends up adding more el bees.

[Stoner]

It's the shorthand single syllabic word for sauerkraut. Starts with a k and ends with raut and was last used as a slur in 1945.

 

I can't believe the censors get that, but some d-bag upthread can call the lottery "gay" without so much as a single pound sign.

 

No one ever donned sauerkraut apparel.

[Robviously]

It's the shorthand single syllabic word for sauerkraut. Starts with a k and ends with raut and was last used as a slur in 1945.

 

I can't believe the censors get that, but some d-bag upthread can call the lottery "gay" without so much as a single pound sign.

In fairness, there's nothing heterosexual about the NHL draft lottery.

 

#BornThisWay

[LastPommerFan]

No one ever donned sauerkraut apparel.

 

this statement is false.

 

[sabre snipe]

well, if by some chance we do get the islanders 5th overall, what combination of players would you prefer to get? I wouldn't mind seeing reinhart/bennett (slim chance), reinhart/dal colle, or bennett/dal colle. (I'm assuming ekblad is gone at 1)

[IKnowPhysics]

We'll be fine. Ekblad, Reinhart, and Bennett are all good players. I wanted #1 for the prestige and the opportunity for the organization to take ANY player they wanted, but both are unnecessary, especially at #2. They may still get the player(s) they wanted.

 

well, if by some chance we do get the islanders 5th overall, what combination of players would you prefer to get? I wouldn't mind seeing reinhart/bennett (slim chance), reinhart/dal colle, or bennett/dal colle. (I'm assuming ekblad is gone at 1)

 

I wouldn't mind any of those. The two Sams or the Sam we want and one of the elite wingers? Sure.