Lottery to be made available for public viewing

[nfreeman]

I think someone mentioned — and I forget who, whom sorry — that we still have the best odds of getting him. It's like 20% and the rest are all lower than that, lower than 20%, I want to say.

 

This point has been mentioned many times before, and, as always, it is completely irrelevant.  It doesn't matter one iota what the Sabres' odds are relative to the Coyotes' or the Leafs' or anyone else's.  It only matters what their odds are relative to the field's -- because the only question we care about is whether the Sabres get McD.  If anyone else gets him -- it doesn't matter who it is, only that the Sabres didn't get him. 

 

The Sabres have a 20% chance; the field has an 80% chance.  That's all that matters.

[That Aud Smell]

Murray will be too busy hiding in the bushes outside of McDavid's hotel, so someone has to bet here for the lottery.

 

As long as he's not interfering with my stakeout of Mrs. Pegula.

[shrader]

McDavid is actually going to be at the lottery too, so that would be a pointless exercise by Timmy.

 

Just ask Aud Smell how tough it is to get out of those bushes after you've been there for a while.

 

Edit:  Oh, he beat me to it already.

Edited April 17, 2015 by shrader

[Assquatch]

Lottery ball combinations posted:

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=763807

(gray box middle of page)

Edited April 17, 2015 by Assquatch

[shrader]

Lottery ball combinations posted:

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=763807

(gray box middle of page)

 

 

11, 12, 13, 14 is the re-draw combination.  I'm glad they just took the last one and dropped it out instead of going random.

 

I do wish though that they drew 5 balls just so someone could be assigned President Skroob's luggage combination.  No need for the youtube clip LGR, we all get the reference.

[LGR4GM]

11, 12, 13, 14 is the re-draw combination.  I'm glad they just took the last one and dropped it out instead of going random.

 

I do wish though that they drew 5 balls just so someone could be assigned President Skroob's luggage combination.  No need for the youtube clip LGR, we all get the reference.

... well that takes all the fun out of it.  

[WildCard]

So, anyone feel like digging the 200 Sabres combinations outta there? Ill do it around 12am tonight if nobody else does but until then I'm busy

[LTS]

Murray will be there, but not in the drawing room.  He'll be with the other GMs.

 

You'll be able to tell if he knows how the drawing will go based on the look on his face.  :w00t:

[Samson's Flow]

So, anyone feel like digging the 200 Sabres combinations outta there? Ill do it around 12am tonight if nobody else does but until then I'm busy

There is a link on the article that sorts by team combination. The Sabres have the whole first page for their combos.

 

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/en/v3/ext/pdfs/NHL-Lottery-2015-Look-Up-Table-Alpha-by-Team.pdf

[Stoner]

Guess TPegs isn't superstitious. Craig Patrick and his four-leaf clover should be in the room.

[K-9]

Guess TPegs isn't superstitious. Craig Patrick and his four-leaf clover should be in the room.

I think it's Ted Black and that horseshoe up his ass. 

 

GO SABRES!!!

[Drunkard]

So, anyone feel like digging the 200 Sabres combinations outta there? Ill do it around 12am tonight if nobody else does but until then I'm busy

It's already done for us. Go to the link that assquatch posted and click the draft lottery lookup by club link and it opens up a 6 page pdf file. Our picks are all on page 2.

Edited April 17, 2015 by Drunkard

[Samson's Flow]

It's already done for us. Go to the link that assquatch posted and click the draft lottery lookup by club link and it opens up a 6 page pdf file. Our picks are all on page 2.

No just let him do his thing. Us Sabres fans love wasting 2-3 hours at a time. :nana:

[LastPommerFan]

It will be 1-2-3-14

 

numerically, the eleventh possible combination.

 

And it's a Buffalo number.

[qwksndmonster]

It will be 1-2-3-14

 

numerically, the eleventh possible combination.

 

And it's a Buffalo number.

Sounds like Bono counting.

[wjag]

I think our odds just went up.  I know there is no way 1-2-3-4 is ever coming up.  All you stat geeks..  don't bother trying to convince me.  It ain't happening.

 

:flirt:

[Eleven]

Sounds like Bono counting.

 

 

very nice

[French Collection]

My guess is combination #197 which is 1 5 11 12.

 

It's got #1 and #97.

The four numbers also have #1, 1 and 5 make up our year, #11 is a lucky Sabres number and I've got nothing for 12.

[SabresFanInRochester]

I guess I do not understand the lottery. The numbers 1-14 are to be drawn, but none of the teams have #14 as their first number. I am assuming order of the numbers do not matter? So once they pick 4 numbers, rearrange them from low to high and whoever has that combination wins? Is that right? So if 14, 2, 1, and 3, are drawn, that's the same as 1,2,3,14 and we can start to party?

[LastPommerFan]

I guess I do not understand the lottery. The numbers 1-14 are to be drawn, but none of the teams have #14 as their first number. I am assuming order of the numbers do not matter? So once they pick 4 numbers, rearrange them from low to high and whoever has that combination wins? Is that right? So if 14, 2, 1, and 3, are drawn, that's the same as 1,2,3,14 and we can start to party?

 

yes.

[shrader]

I guess I do not understand the lottery. The numbers 1-14 are to be drawn, but none of the teams have #14 as their first number. I am assuming order of the numbers do not matter? So once they pick 4 numbers, rearrange them from low to high and whoever has that combination wins? Is that right? So if 14, 2, 1, and 3, are drawn, that's the same as 1,2,3,14 and we can start to party?

 

 

You're right.  It's exactly the same as powerball or mega millions.  The order does not matter.

[Eleven]

I guess I do not understand the lottery. The numbers 1-14 are to be drawn, but none of the teams have #14 as their first number. I am assuming order of the numbers do not matter? So once they pick 4 numbers, rearrange them from low to high and whoever has that combination wins? Is that right? So if 14, 2, 1, and 3, are drawn, that's the same as 1,2,3,14 and we can start to party?

 

Right on.  There is a much simpler way to do it, but the NHL went with this one.

[PromoTheRobot]

None of this means dick unless the NHL also releases the list of number combos assigned to each team.

[wjag]

None of this means dick unless the NHL also releases the list of number combos assigned to each team.

 

 

They did

 

for example:

 

2 6 7 12 is one of Buffalos

Edited April 17, 2015 by wjag

[Eleven]

They did

 

for example:

 

2 6 7 12 is one of Buffalos

 

Yeah--PTR--look at the previous page.  You can get the list ordered by number or ordered by team.

 

It's pretty much impossible to argue that this thing is fixed now, unless someone can tinker with the machine:

 

1)  The list is publicly available.

 

2)  The draw will be observed by a member of the Sabres' executive team.

 

3)  The draw will be shown on the Internet after it is completed.

 

I think next year, the league will probably show the draws live.  With three draws and bs commentary in between, there's enough for a half hour show.