Mac the Knife Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I'd like to have seen Carolina win the lottery. Knowing Karmanos & Co., they'd have traded the pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 To be honest, I probably thought of Edmonton the least out of all the possible destinations for McDavid.Nah, the result didn't surprise me in the least. It was surely going to be one of Buffalo, Arizona, or Edmonton- the rest would've been a huge upset. In a way, I'm happy that he'll be playing in Canada. Let's see Bettman try to keep NBC away from here now. Arizona would've been a stupid result, & well Buffalo we all know can't anything at anythingI sighed a huge relief once Philadelphia & New Jersey didn't win... I don't want either as NHL centerpieces. @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 LOL Bettman. Time for this clown to go away now, this league's become an even bigger joke than it was yesterday.Dude, if Bettman was gonna rig it, we'd being seeing Connor McDavid the Coyote next season. GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unocal Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 If Edmonton has any sense, they'll trade that draft pick for a defenseman. They just keep drafting forwards like Matt Millen drafted WR's. They need to go a different direction ala when Detroit drafted Suh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 That's what you get for tanking, Buffalo! Glad the Sabres didn't win the lottery. Deliberately trying to not win games in multiple seasons is shameful business.Now, if you're Edmonton, do you keep the #1 and likely take McDavid, or do you have a team make an unbelievable offer?And if you're Buffalo, what all do you package together to acquire the #1 pick? They have at least two #1 picks in this draft. Not quite sure how much talent (namely, on defense) the Sabres have in the form of prospects or current NHL talent, but you have to make a substantial offer to Edmonton, right?My belief: You can offer Edmonton a slew of first-round picks and current All-Stars, and the Oilers won't bite. That franchise and that city had to give up Gretzky once before, and they don't want to do that again with McDavid.Also, this should be another factoid in that Bettman doesn't hate Canada. And, the Coyotes don't get this savior that saves the team from relocating. Not that I would have had a problem with the Coyotes getting McDavid...if he gets butts in the seats and helps that team actually make money, everyone's a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 This was the worst possible outcome. Is there any realistic way he can basically tell the Oilers to go to hell? Or will they just sit on his contract for however many years and play a depressing game of chicken? I'm not apt with this whole NHL draft/rookie/contract/numbers/book-learnin'. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Seems like the Oilers will take McDavid and trade RNH or Eberle for a d-man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 CM looks unhappy.His eyes were watering. He's not going to sign there.His eyes looked soulless.His walk back to the set was uncomfortable to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I don't think he's happy right now.He's not going to Lindros it or call attention to it, but I don't think he likes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unocal Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I don't think he's happy right now. He's not going to Lindros it or call attention to it, but I don't think he likes it. On Twitter, I see tweets hoping he pulls a Lindros. That just shows you how hockey fans outside Edmonton feel about the Oilers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 That's what you get for tanking, Buffalo! Glad the Sabres didn't win the lottery. Deliberately trying to not win games in multiple seasons is shameful business.They still got Eichel.Now, if you're Edmonton, do you keep the #1 and likely take McDavid, or do you have a team make an unbelievable offer?Not a chance. Would be the dumbest move ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I don't think he's happy right now.He's not going to Lindros it or call attention to it, but I don't think he likes it.On Twitter, I see tweets hoping he pulls a Lindros.That just shows you how hockey fans outside Edmonton feel about the OilersWhat did we ever do wrong? GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 LOL Bettman. Time for this clown to go away now, this league's become an even bigger joke than it was yesterday.You're blaming Bettman for not the lottery for Phoenix? wut IIRC I had seen somewhere before that McDavid said he wasn't going to Lindros.What's he gonna say? "I'm gonna be a total minge about this just like one of the most hated #1 picks of all time because that worked so swimmingly for his career"? Maybe he won't say that stuff, but his representation will. This sucks. I wanted to see what this kid is capable of doing, but there's no way he can flourish under that management. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 LOL Bettman. Time for this clown to go away now, this league's become an even bigger joke than it was yesterday.You're blaming Bettman for not the lottery for Phoenix? wutPhoenix would have been a joke too. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 That's what you get for tanking, Buffalo! Glad the Sabres didn't win the lottery. Deliberately trying to not win games in multiple seasons is shameful business.Deliberately trying not to win in some seasons and accidentally not winning in others, however, seems to be okay. I sighed a huge relief once Philadelphia & New Jersey didn't win... I don't want either as NHL centerpieces.sir I have some bad news ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 The Sabres twitter feed is ridiculous. What team cries in sadness and defeat to have Jack Eichel on their roster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Sarah McLellanVerified account @azc_mclellan LeBlanc said #Coyotes missed winning the draft by one number in the four-number sequence. Suck it, Coyotes! POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Unreal.I'm more angry at this outcome than I thought I'd be. How many chances is that circus going to get up there? Infinite, evidently. I don't see what Bettman has to do with this, LO. Your NBA has a lottery with a much more ignominious past with many more cases of wildly improbable teams winning the number one pick. What's he supposed to do? I'm sure he's real happy about the best player in a generation going to a tiny Canadian market with incompetent management. I'm sure that's what he wanted. If anything, this shows this whole thing is definitely not rigged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Here's something that I just thought of: Katz basically forced Bassin (the Otters owner) to declare bankruptcy due to litigation over a botched deal. So what's the chance that McDavid demands a trade if Katz doesn't drop the lawsuit on his buddy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I dunno. What's the chance that McDavid is friends with the owner of a junior team? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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