On NHL Playoffs Eve, the league’s biggest losers come together to find out which team is going to get the first overall pick in the upcoming draft. Since the Penguins are in the playoffs and will probably get one of the last picks in the first round, the only reason we really cared about last night’s Draft Lottery was because this year’s draft happens to be at little place called Consol Energy Center.
The Columbus Blue Jackets were absolutely miserable this year and they had more than a 48% chance to win the first overall pick but they got shafted as Edmonton got the No. 1 spot after having just an 18.8% chance to win. It was the first time since the Nordiques did it from 1989-91 that one team got the No. 1 pick three years in a row.
Oilers GM Steve Tambellini is a decent GM but he’s a super nice guy so you can’t really hate on him for getting another No. 1 pick. And he doesn’t seem to have a problem following the “Pittsburgh Model.”
Brian Burke was there last night too, looking a...
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