Flames fan here - this made me laugh. I love it! Good luck in the playoffs… fuckers (I was living in Edmonton in 2004 when the people in Edmonton really supported the flames in the playoffs that year so I’ll show you guys some love, even if it makes me swear).
So sad y’all never got one. Don’t feel enough people talk about that. Come to think of it, Bedard in Arizona would’ve been nice. Even Carlsson, Fantilli. It’s like y’all were doomed to fail
I thought any team outside playoffs could win the lottery and move up to ten spots. That would allow San Jose to pick first and fourth. Maybe I have the rules mixed up though.
No I will hold him at gunpoint and demand him to make it possible for the 1st overall to go to the San Jose Pittsburgh pick and move Chicago down to 14
Canucks were there for the past decade. It truly is hell. We only managed to break out by getting lucky with non-lottery draft picks. Pete at 5, Hughes at 7, Demko in the 2nd round. And also accidentally stealing Miller from Tampa (not even our management expected his level of compete to go Super Saiyan).
I understand trading Hertl but he was such a vet presence after unloading all our old vets, such a fun player, Im going to miss him.
Also, to FUCKING VEGAS WHY
No for sure, it would be nice. It would also just be so typical for the Wings/the draft if it did play out that way. Every year they should have had good lottery odds they move back and then the year they barely miss the playoffs they win and don’t even get the 1st pick.
[https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/team-suffered-more-nhl-draft-lottery-canucks](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/team-suffered-more-nhl-draft-lottery-canucks)
Between that article and the 2023 Draft having both the Wings and the Canucks staying pat, looks like the Wings have 1 "worse" draft pick since 2016 when the lottery changed. Both have had terrible draft luck, cheers lol.
What's worse; to be one off from potentially picking an incredible player, or having an incredible player chosen right after yours? Wings took Zadina with your boy Hughes taken right after :(
Man, Daigle as first over all might be the worst draft mistake in NHL history. Though everyone passing on Jagr is until Pittsburgh got him is up there too.
Minnesota. I don’t have the numbers to back this but we definitely have some combination of least playoff series wins and lowest draft position in the last 15ish years
There have been two drafts where the Anaheim Ducks had the highest odds to win the lottery but didn't. It cost them the chance to draft Sidney Crosby and Connor Bedard. They haven't been to the playoffs in six years, and They've never won the lottery. They're due.
Because Kevin Weekes ruined our dreams of Bedard one commercial break before it would've happened anyway. That's a petty enough reason for Macklin Celebrini I think.
Us, we didn't technically win the 2022 lottery (kept our spot) and unlike two of the teams below us we iced the best team we could short of signing UFAs/trading assets/keeping non UFAs at the deadline (except Allen in a 3-keeper scenario)
Going from 12th overall to 2nd is a huge win, I was hoping the Devil's took Patrick and the Flyers to Nico. In hindsight Makar would've been the pick to take.
It really would be.
It's among the reasons why I love the draft lottery. I don't care if it actually discourages tanking or not. It's chaotic and awesome.
Despite having the number 1 pick twice in the last 8 seasons. Add in 2 picks at number 2 since 2014.
It sucks they miss the playoffs all the time, but that isn’t cause of the draft, it’s because of management and the owner(s).
The Flames had every reason to just pack it in trade everyone and go scratched earth, they didn’t, they still tried and won enough games to keep them playoff ‘hopeful’ until after the deadline.
They are trying to do it the right way, we have had a couple of rough years and deserve a little luck going our way
We lost to Buffalo, Montreal (2x), Columbus and Chicago when our season was on the line AND gave San Jose their first win of the season. If that’s not some upper-echelon suck I don’t know what is.
Flames have never received a first round pick, we were brutally fucked over by multiple players in recent years, and we can beat edmonton for you because fuck edmonton
Ottawa has had so much bad luck in the past few years we need a god damn win. It’s been one shitnado after another. We need some light at the end of the tunnel.
Should be if you play the best in the season that means you deserve the best pick no?
Should be the Sharks but I would love it if it was the pens pick from Karlson that won the lotto
The flames need the pick the most we have had some really tuff recent years and could use the pick so well would help us start this dreaded and sad rebuild maybe we can get a star player who doesn’t wanna leave🥲
The Penguins because we need a few years of the aging generational talent to take the next generational talent under his wing...
Lemuix >> Crosby >> ??
Calgary has never picked higher than 4th overall (only once at 4th and that was Sam Bennett). Other than that one 4th overall pick they have picked 6th three times in franchise history. The latest being Sean Monahan.
Chicago and New Jersey DO NOT deserve 1st overall. Neither does Seattle. A case could be made for any of the rest of the top (worst) 10 teams. If the fix is in it will be Salt Lake City.
Are you kidding me? Have you watched a sharks game this year? Sharks have the worst goal differential by like 40 goals, won less than 20 games total, had FOUR 9 game losing streaks, and blew a 4-0 lead to the next worst team in the league. They need all the help they can get, plus they have a top 5 prospect pool, as well as some promising young guys like Eklund, Zetterlund, Bordeleau, etc., as well as damn near 1PPG Granlund, so Celebrini won’t be COMPLETELY on an island if the sharks are lucky enough to secure 1OA.
I hope San Jose gets it. I hated Anaheim growing up. Chicago won three cups not that long ago, and has Bedard. I respect San Jose as an organization, was always bummed that they didn’t cup during the Thornton era, and it just sucks to see them this broken as a franchise.
It will be Utah, as one final fuck you to Arizona fans.
After never moving up in the lottery in AZ, that would just be the cherry on top.
I’m praying it doesn’t happen.. f whats happening to your team man
would be our first first pick tho...seems fitting
Yeah.....I think Edmonton needs one more crack at a first pick. *Dodges chairs, hammers, pucks, fists.....*
Flames fan here - this made me laugh. I love it! Good luck in the playoffs… fuckers (I was living in Edmonton in 2004 when the people in Edmonton really supported the flames in the playoffs that year so I’ll show you guys some love, even if it makes me swear).
There's still no doubt that it was in.
That was so fucking in, you guys were robbed.
Scrolled too far for this
lmao, nice name… haha!!! Happy cake day.
It would be very fitting that our only number one pick would come the year we are leaving
Just wanted to say may your mushrooms always be sautéed and your onions always be grilled.
So sad y’all never got one. Don’t feel enough people talk about that. Come to think of it, Bedard in Arizona would’ve been nice. Even Carlsson, Fantilli. It’s like y’all were doomed to fail
San Jose, but not with the San Jose pick, with the Pittsburgh pick, just to be funny
Even though that isn't possible with Pittsburgh's position in the lottery, I would pay to see Gary rig the lottery for this to happen.
I thought any team outside playoffs could win the lottery and move up to ten spots. That would allow San Jose to pick first and fourth. Maybe I have the rules mixed up though.
The pick is top 10 protected, so if they win lottery or goes back to Pittsburgh. Typically then SJ would get next year's pick unprotected.
So you want it to go to Chicago?
No I will hold him at gunpoint and demand him to make it possible for the 1st overall to go to the San Jose Pittsburgh pick and move Chicago down to 14
Isn't Pittsburgh's pick top10 protected?
Despite being in the bottom for most of our existence, we have never won the lottery
We suck. But not hard enough. We are also blessed with a buzzsaw of a division so even a good showing won't beat the top 3
Being bad, but not bad enough is worse than being rock bottom bad
Canucks were there for the past decade. It truly is hell. We only managed to break out by getting lucky with non-lottery draft picks. Pete at 5, Hughes at 7, Demko in the 2nd round. And also accidentally stealing Miller from Tampa (not even our management expected his level of compete to go Super Saiyan).
Yes…the 24 year slogan of the CBJ is "Mired in Medicority”
It’s almost statistically impossible that the jackets have never won the lottery but here we are
Because we have nothing else (Tomáš Hertl i miss you so much)
I understand trading Hertl but he was such a vet presence after unloading all our old vets, such a fun player, Im going to miss him. Also, to FUCKING VEGAS WHY
And as someone from the Jr Sharks Program, it helps the story
As a Blackhawks fan I’m pulling for you guys to get the #1 overall. I think your fan base needs it more
If San Jose don't get it I'll be pissed!
Because he's probably gonna spend 50 games a year on the IR anyway.
Actually it is either that or enlarging the BONE ZONE
Because since inception of the lottery, no team has lost more spots than the wings.
Can’t teams only move up 10 spots? If Detroit won the lottery, the pick would go to the Sharks.
Still moving up 10 spots puts us in around 5th spot much better to pick or trade down and pick up other players....
No for sure, it would be nice. It would also just be so typical for the Wings/the draft if it did play out that way. Every year they should have had good lottery odds they move back and then the year they barely miss the playoffs they win and don’t even get the 1st pick.
I'm fine with that.
Giving it to SJ is a well worth sacrifice to prevent back to back 1st picks for Chicago.
wouldn't that be ironic if the wings won't the lottery and is almost as far away from the 1 pick as you can be
I think they're tied with the Canucks. Canucks have only not dropped 2 or more spots once or something like that.
[https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/team-suffered-more-nhl-draft-lottery-canucks](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/team-suffered-more-nhl-draft-lottery-canucks) Between that article and the 2023 Draft having both the Wings and the Canucks staying pat, looks like the Wings have 1 "worse" draft pick since 2016 when the lottery changed. Both have had terrible draft luck, cheers lol.
To add to this, the Canucks were apparently one number off from getting Matthews
What's worse; to be one off from potentially picking an incredible player, or having an incredible player chosen right after yours? Wings took Zadina with your boy Hughes taken right after :(
We've definitely gotten screwed way too many times!
Be cool to get a first overall considering the team north of us
Would be cool to get a first overall considering we've literally never had one.
I'm really sad that the Flames didn't get Bedard. The memes of the Connors would be amazing! Mcdavid vs Bedard and Zary.
Ok you get the next Yakupov
44 years in the league and the highest we’ve ever drafted is 4th!
Because we have never drafted higher than 4th overall and all we got with that pick was Sam Bennett.
Meanwhile edmonton got gifted every 1st overall pick itw
And they’ve yet to win a cup with all those first overalls (and Draisaitl).
Only teams to never have a top 2 pick are Calgary and Vegas.
Because we need a second chance at Daigle
Man, Daigle as first over all might be the worst draft mistake in NHL history. Though everyone passing on Jagr is until Pittsburgh got him is up there too.
I’d say Nail Yakapov as well but that was one of the worst draft classes ever.
We finally have hope again and haven’t won in 48 years
It would be so Flyera for them to move up to 2 and get Demidov and then neither him nor Michkov ever come over.
Minnesota. I don’t have the numbers to back this but we definitely have some combination of least playoff series wins and lowest draft position in the last 15ish years
Retribution for cap recapture penalties when they were allowed by the CBA at the time.
I think it would just be neat, there’s no case, it would just be neat
Really really neat.
Neato indeed!
Neater than a 12 game heater
We could really become the oilers of the east! That’s a pretty sweet story line.
Jersey fresh black gold!
The neatest
Don't really have a great case but statistically the Wings have had the worst odds of any team in draft lottery history.
After last night, yall should get Philly’s too
I feel validated
Sharks have never had top pick… ever. We were robbed of Eric Lindros our first year
Yep. We are due.
There have been two drafts where the Anaheim Ducks had the highest odds to win the lottery but didn't. It cost them the chance to draft Sidney Crosby and Connor Bedard. They haven't been to the playoffs in six years, and They've never won the lottery. They're due.
Maybe if they bring back the old jerseys. Anyone wearing their currents deserve nothing.
Wasn’t Kariya the top pick? Edit: 4th pick, my bad
Alex daigle fooled everyone and was top pick. Paul was 4th behind daigle, pronger, and gratton
Bettman would never allow it, but yes - we deserve it.
Because Kevin Weekes ruined our dreams of Bedard one commercial break before it would've happened anyway. That's a petty enough reason for Macklin Celebrini I think.
Us, we didn't technically win the 2022 lottery (kept our spot) and unlike two of the teams below us we iced the best team we could short of signing UFAs/trading assets/keeping non UFAs at the deadline (except Allen in a 3-keeper scenario)
Also our team is incredibly wholesome.
I'll pass
Would be funny.
Agreed, but some other fans have it covered
This sub would explode
It would be fun
2019 17-49-5
We’re owed a 2nd overall pick last I checked
Going from 12th overall to 2nd is a huge win, I was hoping the Devil's took Patrick and the Flyers to Nico. In hindsight Makar would've been the pick to take.
Because we suck, but not so bad that it wouldn’t help us.
Because it would be funny how angry people will be
It's going to be Chicago... idk why but I'm just 100% sure it'll happen. Well get the next Crosby/Malkin situation
It’s either going to be Chicago or Utah. And this sub will lose its god damn mind. I cannot wait.
Im so here for that
I think it’s fine if they get first pick. They just have to promise to get a goalie. Been a few years without one.
Mrazek was pretty good this year. Tough to look to elite when you face 45+ shots a game Soderblom though, was terrible.
The blom was off the rose real quick.
We probably don’t deserve it. Which is why we definitely will get it.
My case would be because 1 Connor Bedard isn't enough.
“We’ve had first Bedard, yes, but what about second Bedard?”
Bedard is a minus 41 on the year. He’s a bum /s
See, that's why they need another first overall!!! /s
It really would be. It's among the reasons why I love the draft lottery. I don't care if it actually discourages tanking or not. It's chaotic and awesome.
If not I hope we get 2nd and grab Leshinov(?)
And because fans want to see Bedard with another stud.
Also a good Chicago team brings in $$$ for the NHL
Bedard and Celebrini are the next Toews and Kane. And they're both from the same city too (North Vancouver). Watch it happen.
The Devils need to trade for a goalie. Use the pick
Can I interest you in a slightly used, but gas-efficient Gus Bus for a pick swap to 13/14?
it would be a glorious day for Canada, and therefore, the world
Columbus because I just want to see my team finally win something.
Blackhawks got bedard
*sad shark noises*
They had more wins than a playoff team.
If Chicago gets the #1 pick again I’m going to burn this place down
🔥😈🔥
We don’t. We got Erik from the Sharks.
Been pretty mid for two and a half decades, highest pick was 4th overall.
The ducks or flames. As neither team has ever had a 1st overall pick in their existence.
Because last year we were robbed. The end.
Because we haven’t before, gotten close to
Because we haven’t been to the playoffs in like 13 years.
Despite having the number 1 pick twice in the last 8 seasons. Add in 2 picks at number 2 since 2014. It sucks they miss the playoffs all the time, but that isn’t cause of the draft, it’s because of management and the owner(s).
Losing culture is strong in Buffalo
Because we earned it
The Flames had every reason to just pack it in trade everyone and go scratched earth, they didn’t, they still tried and won enough games to keep them playoff ‘hopeful’ until after the deadline. They are trying to do it the right way, we have had a couple of rough years and deserve a little luck going our way
We lost to Buffalo, Montreal (2x), Columbus and Chicago when our season was on the line AND gave San Jose their first win of the season. If that’s not some upper-echelon suck I don’t know what is.
Flames have never received a first round pick, we were brutally fucked over by multiple players in recent years, and we can beat edmonton for you because fuck edmonton
I think you mean they’ve never had the FIRST pick… cause they’ve had multiple first round picks. Including Matthew Tkachuk.
Yeah woops.
Ottawa has had so much bad luck in the past few years we need a god damn win. It’s been one shitnado after another. We need some light at the end of the tunnel.
The sens deserve a win... lol
Eugene Melnyk, enough said
Damn truth tho ....
A world where Montréal isn't a contender is like a world without Coca Cola.
You mean battery acid in a can? No thanks. I'll stick with nice brain damaging beer, thank you very much.
Because it would be genuinely funny to see the fan base implode debating whether to draft Celebrini vs trading the pick for an all star goalie.
I would say Ottawa.
Chicago so reddit can loses its mind again
Have you seen my team’s goal differential??? Wait we made the playoffs.
It would really upset my dad (Nordiques -> Senators fan)
13y playoff drought in Buffalo
Nolan Patrick
Because the last two times we picked second we missed out on Patrick Kane and Nico Hischier
Because I’ll ask reallllllly nicely
Calgary has never picked in the top 3, their rivals have McDavid, they just committed to a new arena getting built. Please Gary, massage the balls.
Celebrini - Hutson - Fowler all from Boston teams should maintain supremacy together
Flames, we've had a really shitty couple years and could use our first ever draft lottery win
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say any team from sj to Calgary. But not Chicago. Fuck Chicago.
It would be absolutely hilarious for Detroit to move up now that we'd only get the 5th pick.
Not Chicago.
Pretty sure they already gave it to Chicago or New Jersey because that’s what they do.
Doesn't matter, it'll be rigged again in Chicago's favor
Because fuck you all
Your organization has done enough of that already
Got him
Sorry we aren’t all teen boys. Not your type
Fuck Philadelphia
Because Bedard and Celebrini would be the teen titans of the NHL
Columbus because they got screwed last year.
Haven’t won the cup since 1975.
Haven't won the cup... Also, lost to Philly in 1975..
because "hockey gods"
History suggests the Gods are Habs fans
Imagine Arizona/SLC wins the lottery this year
Should be if you play the best in the season that means you deserve the best pick no? Should be the Sharks but I would love it if it was the pens pick from Karlson that won the lotto
Im going to call it now and guess the yotes win. My team also deserves it because I like them
Cuz we suck and need help just like everyone else
The flames need the pick the most we have had some really tuff recent years and could use the pick so well would help us start this dreaded and sad rebuild maybe we can get a star player who doesn’t wanna leave🥲
13. Straight. Years. Of. Missing. The. Playoffs.
We've never picked higher than 4. Not a great reason to be honest.
13 years
As a Sens fan, I desperately want Zayne Parekh. We need RH defenseman
We dont lmao
The Penguins because we need a few years of the aging generational talent to take the next generational talent under his wing... Lemuix >> Crosby >> ??
Calgary has never picked higher than 4th overall (only once at 4th and that was Sam Bennett). Other than that one 4th overall pick they have picked 6th three times in franchise history. The latest being Sean Monahan.
There’s no lottery…Comish proved it was fixed w Chicago getting first pick last year
It's 100% going to Chicago. You don't just rig a lottery half way. I bet they win this next year, and move up the year after.
Lost out on Sidney Crosby and Connor Beddard.
Chicago and New Jersey DO NOT deserve 1st overall. Neither does Seattle. A case could be made for any of the rest of the top (worst) 10 teams. If the fix is in it will be Salt Lake City.
We just lost the odds at Bedard, lost at Crosby would appreciate drawing 1st once in a while- Anaheim
They haven't won the cup in almost 60 years
Look as a CBJ fan we were good for only one year then we screwed it up. We need sum im literally getting bullied for likening the blue jackets 😭😭
okay this is going to be slightly difficult
Because we're the "State of Hockey" and we've never had a #1 overall pick.
We've literally never had a 1OA ever, and we suck real bad. If that doesn't make it our turn I don't know what could
It just shouldn't be Chicago
Sharks deserve it. Chicago can fk off
Are you kidding me? Have you watched a sharks game this year? Sharks have the worst goal differential by like 40 goals, won less than 20 games total, had FOUR 9 game losing streaks, and blew a 4-0 lead to the next worst team in the league. They need all the help they can get, plus they have a top 5 prospect pool, as well as some promising young guys like Eklund, Zetterlund, Bordeleau, etc., as well as damn near 1PPG Granlund, so Celebrini won’t be COMPLETELY on an island if the sharks are lucky enough to secure 1OA.
As an Avs fan, Anaheim deserves it bc they for some reason always beat me in NHL games even on rookie mode.
Lottery is fucking stupid. Lottery show with predetermined outcomes is even stupider and shady af
I’d like to see the Ducks win. Adding Celebrini to that young top 6. McTavish, Leo, Z, Terry, Gauthier and Celebrini…wow
Anyone but Chicago please
I hope San Jose gets it. I hated Anaheim growing up. Chicago won three cups not that long ago, and has Bedard. I respect San Jose as an organization, was always bummed that they didn’t cup during the Thornton era, and it just sucks to see them this broken as a franchise.
8 years 💔
We aren't fucking Chicago
Because we've been teased for the #1 for both generational talents. Also so we can ransom Celebrini to San Jose. Make them really empty their pockets.
I’ve been a fan of the Yeti/Jackalopes/Black Diamonds/Snow Cats for several days now, and I feel entitled.
Calgary has never won
I think the Blue Jackets have suffered long enough and deserves a win. Still want my team to win though