any particular reason they are showing GMs sitting at some random location stoically after each pick?

so was pretty exciting when 7th and 6th weren't habs since that means 1, 2 or 5th...but that was all she wrote.

Blackhawks will select first overall in the 2023 NHLDraft.. ducks 2

in b4 72off refers to him as connor bustard

Loved the footage saying CBJ was out, so first was between Chi and Ana before Daly announced.

excellent suggestion, tyvm lol

5. William Smith, C, Usa U-18 (NTDP)

Mar. 17, 2005 | 5′ 11.75″ | 181 pounds | Shoots right. Player comparable: Evgeny Kuznetsov

Got a scout on youtube now..."Premier offensive talent, mvp world under 18's last week , 7games 9g 19p. He's a game breaker. will be a top scoring center in league. natural C". Says needs work away from puck, not as strong or big as Fantelli or Carlsson (two C's ahead of him on Athletic.)

Athletic
Analysis: Smith is a dynamic offensive player who stands out every game with his talent. He has tremendous puck skills, vision and overall offensive creativity and projects to be a major asset on an NHL power play. He skates well and makes so many high-difficulty plays at a strong pace, which lends well to his pro projection. Smith is a high-end passer who is also able to finish chances from the dots. The only real wart in his game is I wouldn’t call him an overly physical or high-energy player. I don’t think he lacks effort. He’s around the puck a ton whenever he’s on the ice and even at times killed penalties for the program.

So, I think this is the worst case, and sounds very promising. Athletic does have a tier drop after 5. Projected All-star vs top of the lineup player. So, getting 5th seems ok unless habs blow it.

evander klown is still the same twat cheapshot loser he was when he played for the lolgoofyballers. pretty much the only guy I can't stand on the oilers.

as bad as vgk is on the power play, I'd just assume they decline the man advantage but keep his a** in the penalty box to start the 2nd period

Hope Heiskanen can play tomorrow and the Stars can even this series.

Feels like Kraken have like 3 2nd lines that are all essentially the same and are equally dangerous and come at you with speed. Tough to deal with in the playoffs.

Think I could definitely get behind a Kraken Panthers final despite how bad that would be for league revenue.

Man I wasn't expecting the Knights to spank the oil last night. These playoffs are kind of bonkers.

If Vegas can stay out of the box they win. Question is do the Oilers go right back with Skinner ?

I didn't think he played that poorly tbh. He got zero help from the guys in front of him. My guess is the goalie change was made to try and wake up your team.

Ordering my Bedard Blackhawks jersey today!!

You and Wilbon

He could be as good as McDavid

It'll take some time for them to build around him, but they have the cap room and draft picks to make it happen.

2017 seems like yesterday, for these prospects, they were 12.

CBJ or Anaheim would have been such better destinations for Bedard to go.

Montreal would have been better.

I really don't see how that's true?

I don't mind the big stars landing in the big cities. It's great for the game.

feels like chicago was the least deserving team - is he really a mcdavid level prospect though? remember when it was the lafreniere draft and he got tons of generational talent talk as well - he still could develop into an elite player, not counting him out yet - but i kinda get the feeling that any time there's a clear #1 pick it gets overhyped a bit

I don't really understand what that means?

Chicago was bad, and made moves to be in the top 3, odds wise. There's no "deserves" in the lottery. There's just a team with an 11.5% chance that binked. It's hardly a remote percentage.

They still played hard enough to beat the Pens late in the year to punt the Pens from the playoffs, so they were also playing straight up. They did the same to the Sens. So I dunno, everyone involved in 2010 is either gone or fired. I think it's time we get over that and just move on with getting that franchise back to being good. It's good for league revenue and it's good for the game. I think that was one of the best possible places for him to land. Agreed that Montreal and Detroit were probably also decent spots. But lol Anaheim and Columbus. Those markets are basically irrelevant to the good of the game.

Auston Matthews will join Bedard in Chicago.

pretty sure I heard after the VGK game yesterday that the road teams had won more games these playoffs than the entire playoffs last year.

and the road teams go 2-0 today.

home ice disadvantage.

There's been no good games since May 4th aside from the Panthers OT win.

The other 7 games have been 3-5 goal wins.

I'm sure the NBA has been loving this. even I've been sort of paying attention to them lately as the NHL games have been so crap.