eball Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 Who are these guys? And where have they been hiding? 1
plenzmd1 Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 They look like a real team..and its all been effort..that's the only difference. What do you do with that moving forward?
Tiberius Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 Is anyone going out to greet them at the airport?? Hottest team in the NHL!
thebug Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 7 hours ago, bbb said: Yeah. I remember all that, and I know the % was 20% for McDavid...........I didn't really do the math though - and realize that the odds are the odds are greater than 50% of the last place team getting the 4th pick. That sucks. Can't even root for a tank at this point. Good thing we're on a roll! I think that's why they made the change.
GG Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: Correct. What really sucks is that they chose to change it pretty much the year after the Sabres started their rebuild. It used to be that the draft lottery was only for the 1st overall pick, and a team could only fall 1 spot (that's how we got Eichel, but they changed it immediately after that). The last place team used to have 25% odds of picking #1. Now they only get an 18% chance at #1 and can fall 3 spots. But at least we tanked in time to get Eichel... That is one messed up lottery. 2nd to last team has almost 2/3 chance picking 4th or 5th? That's nuts. The odds are way too high for teams finishing 5-8 to land a Top 3 pick. An 8th worst recod gives you an 18% chance to pick Top 3? That team is realistically a playoff contender. Crazy. Edited January 26, 2018 by GG 2
thebug Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 18 minutes ago, GG said: That is one messed up lottery. 2nd to last team has almost 2/3 chance picking 4th or 5th? That's nuts. The odds are way too high for teams finishing 5-8 to land a Top 3 pick. An 8th worst recod gives you an 18% chance to pick Top 3? That team is realistically a playoff contender. Crazy. Or you could look at it as the 8th worst record gives you an 82% chance of picking 8-11?
GG Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 23 minutes ago, thebug said: Or you could look at it as the 8th worst record gives you an 82% chance of picking 8-11? And that percentage shoul be closer to 90%, not 80% 1
Kelly the Dog Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 I had forgotten what good hockey looks like in a Sabres sweater.
ricojes Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 7 hours ago, Tiberius said: Is anyone going out to greet them at the airport?? Hottest team in the NHL! No, just going to donate to one of their charities... 1
BillsFan4 Posted January 27, 2018 Posted January 27, 2018 I actually feel bad for Bogosian. I'm sure it's not fun for him missing so much time every year. But damn is he such a waste of cap space...
ChevyVanMiller Posted January 27, 2018 Posted January 27, 2018 8 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Mittelstadt is the goods! I can't wait until this kid is in the Blue and Gold. He's going to be very special.
Fadingpain Posted January 27, 2018 Posted January 27, 2018 So I've been doing some math. If we can keep this winning streak going for another 30 games or so, we might be looking really good for a playoff push!
Alaska Darin Posted January 27, 2018 Posted January 27, 2018 On 1/24/2018 at 5:59 PM, 26CornerBlitz said: Should have been more given his dispicable history. Agreed. I'd have given him 20.
26CornerBlitz Posted January 27, 2018 Author Posted January 27, 2018 6 hours ago, ChevyVanMiller said: I can't wait until this kid is in the Blue and Gold. He's going to be very special. Another look at the GWG from last night.
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