[GDT] April 29th - 2013 NHL Draft Lottery Update: Flames retain 6th pick. Avs win

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winwinwinwinwinwinwinwinwinwinwinwin

[MisterJoji]

This is how I feel when you smart people are talking advanced statistics.

[azzarish]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

I know a lot of people are against cheering for losses, as am I...but the reality is starting to set in that if we had lost 1 more friggin' game, we would be in the top 4 and drafting one of these so-called "elite" prospects.

That stings. We just suffered through a pitiful damn season (the 4th in a row) and come up 1 or 2 losses short of an "elite" prospect? That stinks.

Other teams around us didn't help either. Crazy to think that had Carolina got one point in their last game and Nashville won their last game we would have drafted 4th. That's what it came down to.

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by azzarish

Other teams around us didn't help either. Crazy to think that had Carolina got one point in their last game and Nashville won their last game we would have drafted 4th. That's what it came down to.

And Nashville was 10 minutes away from winning their game, and Carolina was 20 minutes away from getting a point by taking the game to OT.

[Stay Golden]

I'm going to make my daughter watch the draft lottery she has good luck on everything.

[Dorkmaster]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

And Nashville was 10 minutes away from winning their game, and Carolina was 20 minutes away from getting a point by taking the game to OT.

Carolina was 3 min away from picking up the win against the Rangers before Ellis had a shot bounce off the end boards, off his back and into the goal.

[Day Tripper]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

Of course the Oilers website has a draft lottery simulator for anyone wanting to try it:
http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668035

Flames win on my first try.

I got Nashville the first time with the simulator, and just the other night I had a dream that Nashville won the draft lottery. And I discovered that Bettman rigged it so that Nashville would win.

Anyway, hopefully at least a team below the Flames doesn't win it and knock the Flames down a spot.

[Flaming Choy]

I guess i'm pretty lucky, for the Flames 3 outta 6 times.

Buffalo, Flames, Flames, Carolina, Flames, Florida.

Stopped after that, didn't want to hit a dry streak.

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by PeteLFan

I wonder who is holding our lottery ticket Edwards or king?

We can have a commercial like 649.

Ken king: honey guess what we won lotto NHL put away that free agent list.

Live life to the Mack...
Lotto Mack

[Backlund11]

the first time I'm cheering for the Flames to win something this year!!!!
nah but just messing, go flames

[CsInMyBlood]

Originally Posted by Dorkmaster

Carolina was 3 min away from picking up the win against the Rangers before Ellis had a shot bounce off the end boards, off his back and into the goal.

I HATE YOU ELLIS! *shakes fist*

Unless of course the Flames win the lotto, then I don't care about you like usual.

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

Of course the Oilers website has a draft lottery simulator for anyone wanting to try it:
http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668035

Flames win on my first try.

Tried 7 times:

Panthers - 1
Avs - 4
Preds - 2
Flames - 0 (maybe that is good as we are due)

[flames_fan_down_under]

Just tried the simulator, after two tries the Flames won. I like those odds.

[keenan87]

After 13 more tries, the Flames win!

1/20 for me

[skudr248]

We will win, I bet my left nut on it...

[Stealth22]

I took Darren Haynes' lottery simulation math (the guys on the Fan stole it this morning) and wrote a quick and dirty app to run it.

http://flamesfrom80feet.blogspot.ca/

It's by no means 100% accurate of course, but I thought I'd post it for everyone's enjoyment. I got the Flames on my first try.

http://www.fileswap.com/dl/Wwhz0WX38H/

[Flashpoint]

Easy Bones Jones.

Everyone cares about your simulator results as much as your Blues Name.

Originally Posted by skudr248

Okay but seriously.. what will you guy's do if we win? I for one, will drink the bar dry tonight and cry happy tears all night

I'll lie awake at night wondering how Feaster will F it up.

[Stealth22]

Originally Posted by Flashpoint

Easy Bones Jones.

Everyone cares about your simulator results as much as your Blues Name.

I couldn't give a rats ass about simulated results. It's for fun since we all clearly have nothing to do.

[Ashasx]

I think the Flyers win it.

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by MolsonInBothHands

I ran this 100 times, and I think I flushed a lot of the flames bad luck out, hopefully this clears the way:

Florida - 29
Colorado - 19
Tampa Bay - 18
Carolina - 10
Nashville - 9
Edmonton - 5
Calgary 3 - 78,80,85
Phoenix - 2
Dallas - 2
Buffalo - 1
Columbus - 1
New Jersey - 1

Florida - 35
Colorado - 19
Tampa Bay - 15
Carolina - 5
Nashville - 8
Edmonton - 8
Calgary - 3 (1st 40th, 48th )
Buffalo - 2
New Jersey - 3
Philly - 2