Honestly, cannot think of a team that deserves the first overall pick less. Complete mess of an organization just falling ass-first into Gavin McKenna. Incredible stuff.
Not gonna lie, kind of want to see the Blackhawks with the draft lottery, who doesn’t want to see Bedard+McKenna playing together for the next decade plus?
@NEWMAN_intown@lamar_ochs@lkorac10 The one thing I can say for the Blues is they do very well for where they pick most years. Complaining about the players they have picked given their draft position is ludicrous.
@lamar_ochs@lkorac10 Stl scouting got Thomas outside of top 15, along with Tank, parayko, Dunn, kyrou. You expect every 1st rounder to be a top pairing d or top line forward???
@gatewaygrinders That’s not how a lottery works, it’s completely random every time
Just say you’ve never competed for anything notable, rather than suggesting that professional athletes should lay down for a third of the season so you can play armchair GM…you people are morons
This is the last time I’ll beat this dead horse, but finishing where the leafs or sharks did would’ve landed the Blues a franchise changing superstar 🙃
@Simpsonsgetit@FriedgeHNIC I hear ya buddy. It’s exhausting to see the same teams get premium draft position year after year. Hopefully you guys find a nice player at your slot.
Post-lottery draft order:
1) Toronto
2) San Jose
3) Vancouver
4) Chicago
5) Rangers
6) Calgary
7) Seattle
8) Winnipeg
9) Florida
10) Nashville
11) St. Louis
12) New Jersey
13) Islanders
14) Columbus
15) St. Louis (from Detroit)
16) Washington
@JRKANE881@NHLFoley So moving up from 5th to 1st to get the most highly touted prospect since McDavid just 3 years ago wasn’t enough for you? Or getting the 3rd overall and then 2nd overall pick in the next 2 drafts following it. Poor Hawks only get the 4th pick this year 😢
San Jose to pick 2nd overall ...
That's the shock of the night. Went from hoping for Bjorck, to banking on Stenberg
Or, do you take Malhotra? Reid? Verhoeff? Incredible place for the best prospect pool in hockey to land... deja vu
@Simpsonsgetit@FriedgeHNIC From a rivalry standpoint, I can’t stand the Preds but had you guys moved up to 1 or 2 I would have been happy it was a team that hasn’t gotten lucky yet. Seeing SJ move all the way up to 2 after just getting Celebrini and Misa is gross.
Barring a trade-up, this will be the 18th straight year STL doesn’t have a single-digit (top-9) pick in the draft. The longest stretch in the NHL by far.
There’s still plenty of options with picks 11, 15, and anywhere from 27 to 31. The scouts have earned our trust. #STLBlues
@OviClapBomb I think after having a top 3 pick for 3 years in a row and moving from 5th to 1st in the most anticipated draft since McDavid’s year you shouldn’t complain or feel “ill”. That should be plenty to give Chicago a chance at a rebuild.
@emeraldcitynhl@jprutherford Yes they would have re-drawn for the 2nd pick. Their combinations are still in the pool so if one of their combos got picked again redraw until it’s a different team
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Who the NHL would rig the Lottery for Ranking (among the 11 teams):
1. Leafs
2. Blackhawks
3. Rangers
4. Sharks
5. Jets
6. Canucks
7. Panthers
8. Flames
9. Kraken
10. Predators
11. Blues
Carbonneau may just be my favorite prospect
Given he’s in the Q, which is far from nhl level. He looks like he could actually make the roster next season and add a little bit of depth scoring
It’s gonna be a rough start I think but once he adjusts, he’ll be a problem #stlblues