No longer does losing the play-in round mean being sad about missing out on the Cup. It means getting excited for a shot at Lafreniere. The big NHLDraft lottery winner remains as mysterious as Team E, for Enigma. Or Entertainment. (lukefoxjukebox)
A quick mix of the things we gleaned from the week of hockey, serious and less so, and rolling four lines deep. I only had a 12.5 per cent chance of submitting this week’s blog on time.The hockey world popped a collective set of emoji eyeballs Friday night as the best-/worst-case scenario played out in Phase 1 of the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery.
The Detroit Red Wings, last place with a bullet, dropped all the way to No. 4. The Ottawa Senators, who traded away a franchise player to increase their odds, tumbled from picks 2 and 3 to 3 and 5. And the Los Angeles Kings, rather quietly, made out like bandits by winning the second-overall pick, a wonderful development in Rob Blake’s rebuild.Call it chaos or parity. Label it foolishness or shrewd marketing. But don’t act like the NHL doesn’t love the drama.
What an unmitigated disaster the draft lottery turned out to be. Bettman ignores his GM’s to his own detriment. Why not wait until end of the Qualifying Round to do the lottery? That would make too much sense. The stupidity continues…“To be honest with you, I’m not surprised,” said a disappointed Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman.
Senators GM Pierre Dorion put on an optimistic mask as he did his post-loss media rounds, but he did mention that his beer of choice is Coors Light. ‘Twas no night for champagne.trying to tank for Lafreniere awake Saturday with greater hopes of winning the kid than fans of the team that blew it all up for the cause.No longer does losing the NHL’s play-in round mean being sad about missing out on the Stanley Cup. It means crossing your fingers and getting excited for a 12.
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