Yes, I can't wait for the third Edmonton draft lottery rule change. Unfortunately, the first two rule changes were a bit of a swing and a miss. We all know what Bettman was thinking, but he probably thought, from a legal standpoint, drafting a "no edmonton" lottery rule would be difficult to pass, but enough is enough.
The entire hockey world gathers around their TVs for the draft lottery just to think to themselves "no Edmonton, no Edmonton". You can see it in the player's eyes "no Edmonton, no Edmonton". No one wants to say it out loud for fear of tempting the ire of the hockey gods... What an enjoyable time the draft lottery would be if there was simply a rule: No Edmonton. In a 31 team league, drafting 4 #1 picks is 124 years worth of #1 picks with standard luck. So, they can lift the rule in 2144 and that would be more than fair.
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