Islanders win draft lottery

[Pierre McGuire]

Islanders win the lottery.
Utah also moved up to #4. Looks like Schaefer to the Islanders and Misa to the Sharks now

[STL fan in MN]

Wow. The Isles had a 3.5% chance of winning. Same odds the Blues had 2 years ago oddly enough..

And Utah only had a 1.5% shot.

In any event, glad the Blackhawks won’t be getting either Schaefer or Misa. Those two look like absolute future studs.

[Lefley 25]

Yep, glad Blackhawks can’t get one of those no brainer picks now

[a smell of green grass]

I'll go ahead and complete the story...

Islander and Utah fans now have can't-miss fun and excitement for 10 years. Jerseys are flying off the shelves. Kids are talking about it in school.

Meanwhile in St Louis, 10-year old kids are just happy that the franchise is not moving to Saskatoon because the owners made the playoff bounty.

[roadkillIL]

BAIT

[rezero]

Was it live or another pull the ball in mystery then walk out from behind then curtain and announce it is Chicago

[netboy65]

I'll go ahead and complete the story...

Islander and Utah fans now have can't-miss fun and excitement for 10 years. Jerseys are flying off the shelves. Kids are talking about it in school.

Meanwhile in St Louis, 10-year old kids are just happy that the franchise is not moving to Saskatoon because the owners made the playoff bounty.

Can’t miss you say?
Alexandre Daigle and Nail Yakupov say hello (Erik Johnson was busy)

[a smell of green grass]

I'll go ahead and complete the story...

Islander and Utah fans now have can't-miss fun and excitement for 10 years. Jerseys are flying off the shelves. Kids are talking about it in school.

Meanwhile in St Louis, 10-year old kids are just happy that the franchise is not moving to Saskatoon because the owners made the playoff bounty.

Can’t miss you say?
Alexandre Daigle and Nail Yakupov say hello (Erik Johnson was busy)

The only selections that are MORE likely to miss are those after pick 10. Those guys have a 95% chance of only a short career in the AHL. Despite this fact, please note that BluesTalk is all aglow about the 10 Blues prospects of that sort. Do you want to tell the poor b____, or do you want me to do it?

[STL fan in MN]

I'll go ahead and complete the story...

Islander and Utah fans now have can't-miss fun and excitement for 10 years. Jerseys are flying off the shelves. Kids are talking about it in school.

Meanwhile in St Louis, 10-year old kids are just happy that the franchise is not moving to Saskatoon because the owners made the playoff bounty.

So your plan revolves around hoping and praying we win a 3.5% or 1.5% lottery? In fact, the Blues already did exactly this. Two years ago, they entered the lottery in the 10th spot, same as the Isles here today…except the 96.5% of them not winning happened.

[a smell of green grass]

I'll go ahead and complete the story...

Islander and Utah fans now have can't-miss fun and excitement for 10 years. Jerseys are flying off the shelves. Kids are talking about it in school.

Meanwhile in St Louis, 10-year old kids are just happy that the franchise is not moving to Saskatoon because the owners made the playoff bounty.

So your plan revolves around hoping and praying we win a 3.5% or 1.5% lottery? In fact, the Blues already did exactly this. Two years ago, they entered the lottery in the 10th spot, same as the Isles here today…except the 96.5% of them not winning happened.

I get that. I know that there are no guarantees. Plus, I'm fully aware that the NHL backroom cigar smoke never seems to drift to St Louis.

Why do I b_____? I want St Louis kids (like myself) to be treated to the same NHL draft excitement as other cities. I hate that every year, the top 20 names go elsewhere.

[netboy65]

I'll go ahead and complete the story...

Islander and Utah fans now have can't-miss fun and excitement for 10 years. Jerseys are flying off the shelves. Kids are talking about it in school.

Meanwhile in St Louis, 10-year old kids are just happy that the franchise is not moving to Saskatoon because the owners made the playoff bounty.

So your plan revolves around hoping and praying we win a 3.5% or 1.5% lottery? In fact, the Blues already did exactly this. Two years ago, they entered the lottery in the 10th spot, same as the Isles here today…except the 96.5% of them not winning happened.

I get that. I know that there are no guarantees. Plus, I'm fully aware that the NHL backroom cigar smoke never seems to drift to St Louis.

Why do I b_____? I want St Louis kids (like myself) to be treated to the same NHL draft excitement as other cities. I hate that every year, the top 20 names go elsewhere.

So you’re hoping for this excitement every year? Wouldn’t that mean the team is awful every year? My my, you’re right, how exciting

[dhsux]

Islanders win the lottery.
Utah also moved up to #4. Looks like Schaefer to the Islanders and Misa to the Sharks now

Happy for both franchises.

they need to change this sh11t so the odds get away from tanking leaders like Chicago.

[a smell of green grass]

I'll go ahead and complete the story...

Islander and Utah fans now have can't-miss fun and excitement for 10 years. Jerseys are flying off the shelves. Kids are talking about it in school.

Meanwhile in St Louis, 10-year old kids are just happy that the franchise is not moving to Saskatoon because the owners made the playoff bounty.

So your plan revolves around hoping and praying we win a 3.5% or 1.5% lottery? In fact, the Blues already did exactly this. Two years ago, they entered the lottery in the 10th spot, same as the Isles here today…except the 96.5% of them not winning happened.

I get that. I know that there are no guarantees. Plus, I'm fully aware that the NHL backroom cigar smoke never seems to drift to St Louis.

Why do I b_____? I want St Louis kids (like myself) to be treated to the same NHL draft excitement as other cities. I hate that every year, the top 20 names go elsewhere.

So you’re hoping for this excitement every year? Wouldn’t that mean the team is awful every year? My my, you’re right, how exciting

No. Not every year. Just at the same pace as Dallas, Colorado, Washington and most of the other playoff teams.

[MiamiLaw]

I would love a mini playoff for the non-playoff teams for draft position

[BalotelliMassive]

Islanders win the lottery.
Utah also moved up to #4. Looks like Schaefer to the Islanders and Misa to the Sharks now

Happy for both franchises.

they need to change this sh11t so the odds get away from tanking leaders like Chicago.

lol @ happy for San Jose - they're doing the same thing that Chicago did by selling off all assets to bottom out.

[STL fan in MN]

I'll go ahead and complete the story...

Islander and Utah fans now have can't-miss fun and excitement for 10 years. Jerseys are flying off the shelves. Kids are talking about it in school.

Meanwhile in St Louis, 10-year old kids are just happy that the franchise is not moving to Saskatoon because the owners made the playoff bounty.

So your plan revolves around hoping and praying we win a 3.5% or 1.5% lottery? In fact, the Blues already did exactly this. Two years ago, they entered the lottery in the 10th spot, same as the Isles here today…except the 96.5% of them not winning happened.

I get that. I know that there are no guarantees. Plus, I'm fully aware that the NHL backroom cigar smoke never seems to drift to St Louis.

Why do I b_____? I want St Louis kids (like myself) to be treated to the same NHL draft excitement as other cities. I hate that every year, the top 20 names go elsewhere.

The top 20 names go elsewhere every year? Just two years ago a top 10 name came to the Blues. Last year, top 16. This year, top 19.