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Due to senility, Anderson forgets to take his Geritol before the opening game. While stepping onto the ice for warmups he suffers a grade 12 bi-lateral groin tear and leaves KBC in a wheelchair. He retires by Thanksgiving. Levi sets an NCAA record by recording a shutout in each and every start, but loses the National Championship game due to an own goal in the 5th OT. He decides to return to college to avenge the loss and prove to himself that he can stop not only the opposition but his own teammates. Tage Thompson is diagnosed with Marfans syndrome. He grows an additional 8 inches during the season becoming the tallest player to ever play. At the conclusion of the season he retires from hockey to join the circus. Jack Quinn gets traded as part of a four-team deal involving Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Quinn Jack, (the other) Jack Hughes, and Hugh Jackman.

Jonathan Quick

So I talked to Craig earlier this week. At this point in time he plans to return to college. That said he had plenty of nice things to say about Buffalo. Ryan got along great with the guys and genuinely enjoyed his time at dev camp.

If only he was 3 inches taller.

His Dad is worth $500m, money isn't an issue.

His Dad is Bill Comrie, founder of The Brick, one of Canada's largest volume retailers.

underpaid

Where's the Russians? I thought they signed Kisakov?

undersized and overpaid

Won't know for a few years, but overall I thought the talent level in this draft was weak. Would not surprise me one bit if all three 1st round picks are colossal busts.

Why the ***** not?

I woulda been OK with a 2-way deal 1 year at 1.75, or 2 at 1.50. I don't believe, in my heart of hearts, that he's an NHL caliber defenseman. He struggled mightly against good teams.

over paid

He's not that good anyway. If he walks, meh.

I thought KA only wants guys whi want to be here? Smh

Unpopular opinion.... Miller was good, had a couple excellent season, but I don't agree he was "retire his number" good.

I wish Kim a speedy and full recovery. I have no inside information on her condition. As for my sources, I've stated this before... I skate with a couple guys that are in prominent positions with the Kings and Ducks along with former players, one specifically who was a popular player in Buffalo. Also talk regularly with an NHL head coach.. well, former head coach now, as he was relieved of his duties half-way through the season... but I expected him to re-join the coaching ranks in the near future.

How many is enough?

That said, this is the most confident I've felt in years that the Sabres will make the right picks.

Hope they get Nazar, he's dynamic and a plus skater with plus quickness. He fits their blueprint.

Normally this would be true. However, there exists a set of numbers that do not belong to any team. If those numbers are drawn, they immediately redraw. Now, consider there are infinite parallel universes (there are). In at least one of those universes, the lottery results in an unassigned number over and over and over again for infinity... in which case no team ever wins the lottery... ever. I'm just hoping we don't live in that universe.

So the best of the non-playoff teams gets the first pick? That makes absolutely no sense. Not all bad teams are intentionally bad... in fact, the vast majority of bad teams are not bad on purpose.

Every league does it, it not's unique to the NHL. In fact, the most successful league in the world (NFL) has no draft lottery. If a franchise is willing to risk alienating their fanbase for the right to draft #1 OA, then that's on them, and it's their right to do so.