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My way of doing the draft would be to have the lottery ball process be done on camera for transparency. Assign the most bslls to the team with the most points, through the least balls for the least points. Break up the selection in three steps. First have a draw for teams 10-14. The first team picked would draft 14th, and so on, so those five teams draft order would possibly be shuffled between 10th and 14th. Then do the same for teams 5-9. Then finally do the same for teams 1-4. This would insure the 1st four picks go to the 4 worst teams, but they could draft anywhere from 1st to 4th.

I agree, but also include Montreal. The tough part is picking the lesser of two evils if they play each other. I think I still like the Flyers the least, in part because of their fans.

Fortunately some of last year's Griffins are now playing for Detroit.

Favorite Roby story: A guy with his kid handed Roby paper and pen, and asked for his autograph. The guy said just sign it "Hachet Face". Roby took the pen and stuck it in the guy's cheek as the kid watched in disbelief. The pen just stuck there going "Boing!".

Well Darcy and Roulston are available if they want to implement a southern tank strategy.

Who thought Colorado would go from the bottom to winning their division? It can happen.

That was a tough fight for Scott because he couldn't get good leverage on the short stocky player. He's like mini-me Georges Laraque. But Scott is the only one willing to take on anyone, especially Lucic and Chara. The problem is the league treats the Sabres tough guys like red headed stepchildren, while allowing Bruin agitators to get away with their cheap shots.

I would keep this year's pick. I think they will be much better next year with Tavares back. And if Snow survives this year he knows next year will be his last chance.

The top of his head hit the glass and must have compressed his neck.

I wouldn't mind someone picking Ekblad ahead of the Sabres, so TM would be forced to pick a center. I don't want him to be tempted to pick a defenseman.

McCabe can't go because he wasn't on final Amerks roster at AHL deadline. Risto, Pysyk, Delauriers, Knapp, and Makarov will go back.

Well then that's a total waste. They could have brought up the Amerks backup they just signed and have him sit on the bench. They signed Mark Guggenberger from ECHL to play today for Amerks, but he just played last night in Gwinnett and has never played in AHL.

After the game the jerseys will be given to randomly drawn season ticket owners.

So who will be the team MVP, rookie of year, and unsung hero? Mail the MVP to Miller? Give to Leino for being the Tank Commander? I'd give MVP and rookie to Girgensons, and unsung to Flynn.

If Makarov comes up to play, they should send Knapp down to start for Amerks. Let Vinz backup, or sign Biron to one day contract. To have Makarov or Knapp on bench would be dumb. And put Scott on D instead of Pysek. The priority should be the Amerks.

You're assuming that's who Eleven is interested in. Maybe he's attracted to Bette Midler. Might have a thing for overbites.

Which is why I can't believe some people want them to draft the top D man over the top centers.

I believe Hackett's contract is up this year. I wonder if they'll resign him or make room for Makarov on Amerks.

Looks like Charlotte will pass Amerks for last playoff spot tonight with win. But Amerks will have 3 games in hand. Big 3 game weekend.

They didn't have curves on sticks so pucks didn't fly up as much. But still crazy. Stafford was slow on back check on Ranger goal.

Sabres D is terrible in clearing puck out of zone. It looks like they try to shoot it through the other team instead of looking for the open areas.

Technically they're both gloves; a blocker and a catcher. I was wondering if in league history there's ever been a team's highest paid forward who had zero goals for a season, excluding season long injuries.

Tallinder didn't finish the last game, so he might be dinged up.

RJ sounded a bit raspy when he talked, and that was only for a couple of lines. I thought he would have done the presentation instead of Gare. And how come there wasn't anyone from the Sabres management there? Were they afraid they'd get booed?

They may have kept Manning out for the season even though he could have played near the end, knowing he might leave in free agency so lets get the highest pick possible. If they change the rules, then they should make the ball selection public, not do it behind the scenes and then just show us team cards. Otherwise Conner McDavid will "just by luck" end up in Brooklyn, Toronto, or Florida.