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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Note: For all scenarios below this line, drop the pick another spot if Arizona doesn't sign Connor Bleackley (Arizona gets the 53rd pick in the 2016 draft as compensation for not signing Bleackley)
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Just a fun side note, I'm really good friends with Connor Bleackley's cousin, who is a Calgarian. It's kind of surreal to know that my friend's cousin, who is a random borderline NHL player, has such a large impact on the draft rankings this year, all because of some obscure rule about compensation for unsigned players. Weird.
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Florida's 2nd round pick:
#53 - if Florida and the other 3 division winners are eliminated in the first two rounds
#54 - if Florida and 2 of the other 3 division winners are eliminated in the first two rounds
#55 - if Florida and 1 of the other 3 division winners are eliminated in the first two rounds
#56 - if Florida is the only division winner not to advance to conference finals
#57 or #58 - if Florida loses in the Eastern conference final
#59 - if Florida loses the Stanley Cup finals
#60 - if Florida wins the Stanley Cup
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Well, I have no issues cheering my heart out for the Panthers to win the Stanley Cup this year. There's not that much of a difference between 7 spots late in the 2nd round of a draft that doesn't seem very deep this year. Of course, I'm sure there'll be some who want those 7 extra spots no matter what and will be cursing the Panthers all the way through the playoffs. C'est la vie.
Besides, who else would people want to win? The Blackhawks or Kings again? The Ducks or Sharks? No thanks. Maybe the Capitals? I guess, but that's not a very fun story seeing the most dominant regular season team go on to win the Stanley Cup. A cinderella team? The only ones that would even possibly be considered cinderella teams are the Red Wings (yuck), and the Wild (double yuck). Outside of the Stars making it to the conference finals and losing, there's not many other narratives to really support in the playoffs this year.