Or just go off the board and pull another Barret Hayton style pick...!

Well I hope that Chakya guy will do something illegal before the draft again and loses the first round pick. So we will pick 2nd. Let's go Chakya.

I knew Toronto was picking first because the last decade or so has taught me to expect the absolute worst possible result.

Also, I am Bettman.

How come you know they are picking first. You are Bettman aren't you

Agreed. Unless it's that or Toronto drafts above us.

I seriously just hope we won't be drafting 3rd and the 2 teams that draft ahead of us are both in the Pacific division...

I remember thinking in the Benning era "well, at least it can't get worse."

Had the same thought during the Bush administration so, joke's on me I guess.

Clinching last place with 13 games to go is a new low.

Lol, maybe June, 2126?

Boy, this aged well!

June will be so busy. Celebrating the Canucks winning the cup and watching the world cup.

We'd better keep this game breaking hack a secret from the other teams!

100% of the time we score more goals than the other team, we win. Coincidence?

Yeah, didn't look great for the flame. I thought he came back in the game but turns out I had him confused with someone else.

Oh yeah. That Maki laser, he basically ripped it while he is skating and receiving the pass from Kane.

Chytil first one was weird. Playing ping pong with the flames. But it looked really painful for the flames player.

I was sort of watching, albeit in a bar with friends so...

But I agree, looked like a good start! I wasn't a huge fan of Lekerimaki on the 3rd line but if that line can also be a scoring line then maybe we can overcome our top end talent deficit with a well rounded offense and a solid D/goalie.combo.

Also, unsure if you're a highlights person but Chytil's first goal is one of the silliest ones I've seen in years.

Wild prediction... We get a practice facility. And that leaves Flames the last team without one.

Missed the game but the score tonight seems like a good start. At least it's quite spread across different lines.

Agreed. Him Kane and Cootes. Painful to play against.

Yeah, that was a wild drive at the end by Garland! I dunno, I kinda want him on the third line to help out Cootes and let Lekkerimaki do his thing on the second...

So you are saying we will win the Calder again.

Finally watched the first preseason game and Cootes did look great. Willander is may need more AHL.

Garland actually has some new moves this year. I don't recall him doing "put his head down and power move towards the goalie " as much last year. Maybe just preseason so no one checks as hard.

Clear evidence it's time to burn it down, trade everyone for scraps and start over.

And we didn't score another 100 after that?!? Disappointment with our team :)

I think one of their goalies was the backup but by the time he played, we were up a hundred goals or whatever so...

Hope (or maybe not) the goalie they played is AHL and not the backup goalie. Or else Wolf's contract looks like a a steal cause he needs to play every night.

Yeah, Cootes has been great. Super curious what they do with him. Even if he goes to the AHL instead of OHL, that seems pretty cool. (Obviously, coolest is straight to the NHL but I'm also a little worried. He'd be down on the 4th line or so, means he's more likely playinf against big bruisers as a not huge 18 year old...)