HockeyIzCool

That stuff only works in Star Wars movies. "This is not the Bedard you are looking for." Bedard is the consensus #1. There has been Nobody who has said Fantilli is #1. They may say he's great, and that "in any other year he'd be #1." But they're not even putting him in the same category as Bedard. That ship has sailed, and so we'll just have to hope that Fantilli ends up being a superstar in his own right. But in the end, unfortunately for us, he may be a step or two below ever being considered a generational player like Crosby or McDavid. But that's just the way things go for the Ducks.

Certainly we all as Ducks fans must realize that regardless of how good he is, if we pick Michkov at #2, it will be 2026 or 2027 before we see him in a Ducks uniform, and with our luck, he'll probably never come here. Some teams have good luck and good fortune finds them. For the Ducks, it's the other way around. We have to go above and beyond to achieve success. We had to put together one of the greatest rosters of all time to win the Cup in 2007.

Regardless, you must admit that it could not appear any more suspicious than it did. The Only 2 teams to drop were Anaheim & Columbus, like people jokingly said in advance would happen. And the Only team to rise, was Chicago, who not only jumped 1 spot, but 2, just like people jokingly said in advance would happen. Coincidence or not, the end result couldn't have gone much better for the league than it did. If they had scripted it, the league wouldn't have wanted Bedard ending up in a secondary market like Anaheim, or a third string market like Columbus. He ended up in the prime market of Chicago. Silly me, but I can't wrap my head around the fact that if Chicago had finished last, and the Ducks 3rd to last, that we would have got the 1st pick. Strange coincidence that whenever a Generational player comes along, they end up in the market where it will benefit the NHL most. IF the league was to rig the outcome, and I'm not saying that they did (though I have my doubts,) you can be 100% certain that they would cover every single track, because of what was at stake. There couldn't be the slightest bit of evidence of wrongdoing for such a conspiracy to succeed.

I was prepared to buy one. I guess it saved me $150+.

That's as likely as it was that the Ducks were going to end up with the #1 pick.

You're exactly right, and it was entirely legit. But because I expected Chicago to get the #1 pick all along, and they were the ONLY team to move up even 1 spot, yet moved up 2, and Anaheim & Columbus were the ONLY teams to move down a spot each, I'm Forever going to think it was rigged. No pun intended, but if it looks like a Duck, and quacks like a Duck, it's probably a Duck.

Yeah, I'll try to look on the bright side, and he's hopefully going to turn out great. But I still think this smells to high heaven, and I really am going to struggle supporting the NHL, believing that there is a bias and suspicious outcomes consistently going against Anaheim. This didn't happen in a vacuum.

Better? Based upon what those in the know are saying, Zero.

If Gibson had lost every game he played in, Chicago still would have picked #1.

Eichel didn't help Buffalo make the Playoffs, and they ended up having to trade him. So that's not a promising outlook.

Raise your hand if you think the Ducks would have won the #1 pick if they had finished with 3rd worst record.

I don't think we'll EVER have to worry about the Ducks moving up.

Welcome to Anaheim, Pat Verbeek. Mighty Ducks indeed.

Good players, yes. Generational Franchise players, less likely.

Chicago was the ONLY team that moved up in the whole lottery, and they moved up 2 spots.

Columbus also. The 2 teams the league did not want to get #1.

It really makes me sad. I don't think I'll ever believe in the legitimacy of this league again.

Oh well, 30 years, no #1 pick.

Makes ya wonder, eh?

I want to add, if Columbus or San Jose had got the #1 pick, I would have felt completely different. But this is complete BS. I don't care what anyone says. This was a rig job. Straight.

I really can't support the league anymore. I'm done.

I think next season Will be my last as a Season Seat Holder.

F&*&*&*&(*K the NHL

LOL

That was not at all weird or suspicious.