[News] 2020 Draft lottery Phase 1 results - a placeholder team has the 1st overall pick

[Poe969]

If the Flames beat the jets, they're out in the actual playoffs. They don't have the team to go deep, I'll take a 10% chance at first overall over a 1% chance at beating teams like the avs, blues or Vegas let alone whoever comes out of the east.

It's about time the Flames catch some luck.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by Nsd1

Hilarious, definitely going to be the Oilers.

yes, I mean really its not even in doubt at this point. FFS. I almost need to root for them to win a round now

[agulati]

So rough for Detroit and Ottawa. Tough day

[kyuss275]

If flames did win 1st selection I would take Byfield.

[Dragomir]

Also whoever wins this year will have an asterisk next to their title, I say let’s tank it up boiiisss!

[OldSam]

Originally Posted by Nsd1

Lafreniere dodges a bullet and doesn’t have to play for a bottom feeder for a few seasons.

But he may have to play for the Oilers.

[agulati]

Honestly out of the remaining 16 teams, the one id be okay getting the first overall pick would be Minnesota. (Obviously since Calgary is going to win the cup)

[agulati]

Originally Posted by OldSam

But he may have to play for the Oilers.

I mean the Rockies are apparently in downtown Edmonton. Who doesn’t want to play there?

[AC]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
If, for whatever reason, the play-in cannot be completed....the remaining bottom 8 teams will have a one-in-eight shot at the top selection

In which case the Flames would count as one of the bottom 8.

By points percentage:
.500 MTL
.514 CHI
.529 ARZ
.558 MIN
.563 WPG
.564 CGY/NYR

.565 FLA/VAN/NSH

[AustinL_NHL]

Originally Posted by AC

If the Flames lose to Winnipeg and get a 12.5% shot at #1, that's fine... but to actually cheer for the Flames to lose is embarrassing.

Whoever wins the Cup will have zero respect from every other fanbase. A big part of winning is to shove it into your rivals faces but when winning the Cup loses even a little bit of value/validation, mindsets change.

No matter who wins, the feeling is going to be much different and less-deserved this year versus a normal year so I see zero issue in taking our chances at a first overall pick. Especially when it's statistically the most likely scenario

[kyuss275]

[QUOTE=AC;7489274]In which case the Flames would count as one of the bottom 8.

By points percentage:
.500 MTL
.514 CHI
.529 ARZ
.558 MIN
.563 WPG
.564 CGY/NYR

.565 FLA/VAN/NSH[/

Nevermind

[Poe969]

If hockey is canceled for the rest of the year, redo the lottery. Every team should have a chance to win the draft lottery if they can't win the cup.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL

Literally a higher chance of winning 1st overall than winning the Cup lol

Cry about it

It’s seldom any team has much more than a 12.5% chance of winning the cup. It’s tough when 16 teams are going for it. And this year, unless you are a top 4 team. It’s even tougher.


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[AC]

Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL

Whoever wins the Cup will have zero respect from every other fanbase. A big part of winning is to shove it into your rivals faces but when winning the Cup loses even a little bit of value/validation, mindsets change.

No matter who wins, the feeling is going to be much different and less-deserved this year versus a normal year so I see zero issue in taking our chances at a first overall pick. Especially when it's statistically the most likely scenario

I disagree. Whatever team wins this year will be no less valid than the 1995 Devils or 2013 Blackhawks who only played 48 regular season games.

[Dragomir]

Originally Posted by AC

I disagree. Whatever team wins this year will be no less valid than the 1995 Devils or 2013 Blackhawks who only played 48 regular season games.

Those seasons didn’t have 24 team playoffs and a 4 month break in the middle of the season. This season will always have an asterisk next to it, mostly due to 80% of the league making the playoffs.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL

Whoever wins the Cup will have zero respect from every other fanbase. A big part of winning is to shove it into your rivals faces but when winning the Cup loses even a little bit of value/validation, mindsets change.

No matter who wins, the feeling is going to be much different and less-deserved this year versus a normal year so I see zero issue in taking our chances at a first overall pick. Especially when it's statistically the most likely scenario

I agree that the feeling will be different, but the winner will have gone through 16 or even 24 teams to get there.

There will be much respect.


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[AustinL_NHL]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

It’s seldom any team has much more than a 12.5% chance of winning the cup. It’s tough when 16 teams are going for it. And this year, unless you are a top 4 team. It’s even tougher.


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Exactly. 100%

On top of being even more difficult to win this year, the added fact that whoever wins won't enjoy it nearly as much or get nearly as much respect from other fanbases makes this a much easier thought process for me

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Wow.

Detroit after one of the worst seasons we've ever seen got bumped from #1 to #4

Brutal

Then don’t have a lottery and reward tanking. You can’t have it both ways.


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[Poe969]

Those seasons started late. Every team is going to say they would have got hot or something and maybe the playoffs and won the cup.

*This year is an anomaly.

[MissTeeks]

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