NHL hopes to expand draft lottery to all non-playoff teams

NHL hopes to expand draft lottery to all non-playoff teams

Now your rebuild strategy is really ****ed Burkie.

I hope they sign Burkie to a 100 year contract. That's how much I like the Leafs!

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Originally posted 09:31 AM ET  12.29 by Canuck eh?

NHL hopes to expand draft lottery to all non-playoff teamsNow your rebuild strategy is really ****ed Burkie.

The lottery already robbed the Blackhawks of Malkin or Ovechkin by having the Caps jump both them and the Pens...would be interesting.

QUOTE(#1):

Originally posted 09:31 AM ET  12.29 by Canuck eh?

NHL hopes to expand draft lottery to all non-playoff teams Now your rebuild strategy is really ****ed Burkie.

Crazy thing is .... that this change in strategy is really going to hurt the Boston Bruins, not the Leafs.

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Originally posted 09:46 AM ET  12.29 by Center Ice

I hope they sign Burkie to a 100 year contract. That's how much I like the Leafs!

The Prince of Irkness agrees with you CI. See he's wearing his "Happy Face."

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Originally posted 09:49 AM ET  12.29 by roamer

Crazy thing is .... that this change in strategy is really going to hurt the Boston Bruins, not the Leafs.

LOL - Burkie's like a STD.....the gift that keeps on giving.

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Originally posted 09:52 AM ET  12.29 by Canuck eh?

The Prince of Irkness agrees with you CI. See he's wearing his "Happy Face."

Gas?

Keep it the way it is, by some coincidence a top team will get the best pick? Fugetaboutit.

"NHL hopes to expand draft lottery to all non-playoff teams"

Darn! There go the Wings chances of ever getting that 1st overall pick!

I could see adding a couple of the lower teams to the draft lottery, something like the bottom 6. But all non playoff teams? Bad idea IMO

The Stanley Cup champs should get a high draft pick too...something like a #5 pick...gotta reward them for excelling.

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Originally posted 11:24 AM ET  12.29 by bostongm

The Stanley Cup champs should get a high draft pick too...something like a #5 pick...gotta reward them for excelling.

Back in the day they used to...and I'm not just talking about Montreal having the rights to Quebec.

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Originally posted 10:54 AM ET  12.29 by sensfan

I could see adding a couple of the lower teams to the draft lottery, something like the bottom 6. But all non playoff teams? Bad idea IMO

depends what the odds are if they are like 1 in a 1000 for the top non-qualifier 1 in 750 etc yeah

QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 11:24 AM ET  12.29 by bostongm

The Stanley Cup champs should get a high draft pick too...something like a #5 pick...gotta reward them for excelling.

+1

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Originally posted 12:14 PM ET  12.29 by Golden Bay

Back in the day they used to...and I'm not just talking about Montreal having the rights to Quebec.

There were only 6 teams that's why

they doemselves stanley cup champions get rewarded, they get to call th

QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 11:24 AM ET  12.29 by bostongm

The Stanley Cup champs should get a high draft pick too...something like a #5 pick...gotta reward them for excelling.

please ignore 16 it should say they do get rewarded they get to call themselves stanley cup champions.

This idea of expanding the lottery pool is just a gimmick from a group bereft of ideas. Do something to grab the sucker's .. er ... fan's attention and get them excited about the league again

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Originally posted 01:25 PM ET  12.29 by Swamp Dragon

There were only 6 teams that's why

Even if there were only six teams when Ovie and Malkin were drafted or Lafleur and Dionne, you can't say that wouldn't have made a huge difference to the teams that landed them going forward...

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Originally posted 10:54 AM ET  12.29 by sensfan

I could see adding a couple of the lower teams to the draft lottery, something like the bottom 6. But all non playoff teams? Bad idea IMO

Totally agree.....really bad idea.

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Originally posted 10:54 AM ET  12.29 by sensfan

I could see adding a couple of the lower teams to the draft lottery, something like the bottom 6. But all non playoff teams? Bad idea IMO

Just another thing to clog the works up with.......gee, we might just get an agreement soon, let's throw something controversial in for excitement.....idiots.