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Isn’t this just more evidence of what I’ve been saying forever? Winning the lottery doesn’t really matter all that much? I’d rather have the 5th overall pick and a competently run organization than the 1st overall and be the Oilers/Buffalo/Arizona/Toronto/etc.

That's true, but it wasn't just him. I commented on this throughout the season but it wasn't until Watson elevated the young guys into key positions that the Griffins started winning. Early in the season he deferred a lot to the veterans, which is understandable for a rookie coach. But part way through the season you started to see Kasper, Mazur, Johansson, Lombardi, and Cossa climbing the depth chart and veteran players taking on support roles. That's when the team took off.

Hard not to bet on them. They're playing really really well right now. And as much as I like the way Florida plays, their game is sloppy and New York could expose that. Boston really had no offense to speak of, so Florida could run around all game without any fear of getting punished by the powerplay. New York will wash the Cats if they don't stay out of the box.

Who you got cats/rags?

1st Overall, Pick 31 1st Overall, Pick 19, Pick 31 1st Overall, Pick 32 7th Overall 3rd Overall 1st Overall How can you suck with these consecutive NHL drafts? Hard to believe the NHL allowed this to happen.

Yes lets walk our best winger straight to free agency. Theres no scenario where Yzerman shouldnt lock up Ray and Seider to max term. $7.5m and $8.5m respectively would be good contracts now and be some of the best contracts league wide in the next year or 2. Stop trying to cheap out on talent especially homegrown talent.