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Okay.<\/p>\n
Okay.<\/p>\n
I do wanna see Vancouver win it because they’ve never picked first overall.<\/p>\n
I do wanna see Vancouver win it because they’ve never picked first overall.<\/p>\n
Yeah.<\/p>\n
Yeah.<\/p>\n
Oh, wow.<\/p>\n
Oh, wow.<\/p>\n
They picked second, several times- Wow including their very first year when they infamously lost a wheel spin to the Buffalo Sabres.<\/p>\n
They picked second, several times- Wow including their very first year when they infamously lost a wheel spin to the Buffalo Sabres.<\/p>\n
And it’s funny that you mentioned Dale Tallon a couple of seconds ago, Katie- Yeah ’cause that’s who Vancouver took with the second overall pick.<\/p>\n
And it’s funny that you mentioned Dale Tallon a couple of seconds ago, Katie- Yeah ’cause that’s who Vancouver took with the second overall pick.<\/p>\n
Oh, boy.<\/p>\n
Oh, boy.<\/p>\n
Whereas Buffalo, Buffalo got Gilbert Perreault, who turned into, obviously, a Hall of Famer, and one of the best Sabres ever.<\/p>\n
Whereas Buffalo, Buffalo got Gilbert Perreault, who turned into, obviously, a Hall of Famer, and one of the best Sabres ever.<\/p>\n
so I, I feel like it’s time for Vancouver to get that number one pick.<\/p>\n
so I, I feel like it’s time for Vancouver to get that number one pick.<\/p>\n
I like it.<\/p>\n
I like it.<\/p>\n
Okay.<\/p>\n
Okay.<\/p>\n
So before we get into who actually would win- Okay.<\/p>\n
So before we get into who actually would win- Okay.<\/p>\n
I’m gonna say Vancouver again because they need all the help they could get.<\/p>\n
I’m gonna say Vancouver again because they need all the help they could get.<\/p>\n
but if it’s not Vancouver, how about Chicago?<\/p>\n
but if it’s not Vancouver, how about Chicago?<\/p>\n
And, you know, we’re, we’re seeing what San Jose’s been doing, that kind of turnaround.<\/p>\n
And, you know, we’re, we’re seeing what San Jose’s been doing, that kind of turnaround.<\/p>\n
We saw Anaheim with a turnaround.<\/p>\n
We saw Anaheim with a turnaround.<\/p>\n
I think we’re still waiting on Chicago to kind of, you know, take all those young prospects that they have, including Connor Bedard, and turn things around.<\/p>\n
I think we’re still waiting on Chicago to kind of, you know, take all those young prospects that they have, including Connor Bedard, and turn things around.<\/p>\n
And I know they’ve got some pieces coming up as well, we saw some of them at the World Juniors.<\/p>\n
And I know they’ve got some pieces coming up as well, we saw some of them at the World Juniors.<\/p>\n
But, you know, either getting a, a Gavin McKenna or a Keaton Verhoff I think would add to that, you know, that young core that they are building there.<\/p>\n
But, you know, either getting a, a Gavin McKenna or a Keaton Verhoff I think would add to that, you know, that young core that they are building there.<\/p>\n
And, you know, the NHL’s always more fun when we’ve got, you know, the Blackhawks and the Rangers and some of the bigger markets- Mm-hmm and the original six teams back in the hunt.<\/p>\n
And, you know, the NHL’s always more fun when we’ve got, you know, the Blackhawks and the Rangers and some of the bigger markets- Mm-hmm and the original six teams back in the hunt.<\/p>\n