badassian9 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I understand that we finished higher than Calgary in the regular season but don't you think that draft placement should be assigned after each round using the regular season standings to sort out each team's seed? I find it mindbogglingly ridiculous that we could lose to Calgary and end up with the 23rd pick in the draft while Calgary gets the 15th overall. How a team that eliminates another team and somehow end up with a higher pick makes no sense to me. Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 teams eliminated in the first two rounds are bunched together by standing bud EDIT: It's a bit wonky but that's how it is. I really don't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 No, I agree with you. The one exception could be the Prez trophy winner, but other than that I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badassian9 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 teams eliminated in the first two rounds are bunched together by standing bud EDIT: It's a bit wonky but that's how it is. I really don't mind. I get that man, I'm just saying the system is stupid. Its frustrating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahyoung Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Could've made the rules like that. Does it give a team incentive to lose in the playoffs? Maybe. The thought being, once you get to the conference finals, you'll want to go for it all regardless. Also more rules usually make things worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I understand that we finished higher than Calgary in the regular season but don't you think that draft placement should be assigned after each round using the regular season standings to sort out each team's seed? I don't. I think it is fine the way it is. Basically, it treats all the first and second round exits as the same. That way, any first round upsets don't really impact the draft order all that much. Imagine if the Rangers were knocked out in the first round. Do they really deserve a better draft pick than Calgary who made it to the second round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzam Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 It sucks when it doesn't benefit you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Faulk Yourself Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 And if Vancouver and Calgary switched we wouldn't be crying about draft ranking positions. Boo-hoo. It's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 And if Vancouver and Calgary switched we wouldn't be crying about draft ranking positions. Boo-hoo. It's fine. No, but Calgary would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas19 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I don't think it really matters what round you're eliminated in. There is only 1 winner a year. It doesn't matter what round you're eliminated in. Unless you win the Cup you're a loser. Making the 2nd round isn't special. In my opinion it should just be the two teams in the Finals (the conference champions) that are given the 29th and 30th pick and all the other teams are left unchanged in the draft rankings. Also I really like the idea that the team that accumulates the most points from the day when their team is mathematically eliminated from the playoffs gets the 1st overall pick (did a really crapty job of explaining it there but I'm too tired to care). So a team like Columbus would have gotten the 1st overall pick this year and would have been rewarded for their play towards the end of the season. Would stop rewarding mediocrity from teams like the Oilers. And teams like the Kings who get eliminated on like the last day of the playoffs wouldn't have any time to get any points and would get the 14th pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I'm thinking they have it that way to in case of some divisions being weaker than others. Would it be fair if Nashville picked ahead of Calgary when Calgary faced the Canucks and Nashville had Chicago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Also I really like the idea that the team that accumulates the most points from the day when their team is mathematically eliminated from the playoffs gets the 1st overall pick (did a really crapty job of explaining it there but I'm too tired to care). So a team like Columbus would have gotten the 1st overall pick this year and would have been rewarded for their play towards the end of the season. Would stop rewarding mediocrity from teams like the Oilers. And teams like the Kings who get eliminated on like the last day of the playoffs wouldn't have any time to get any points and would get the 14th pick. Don't mind it, but it wouldn't be good for teams that legitimately suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLuciano Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 ...im pretty sure it's a conspiracy against the canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2SKATES1STICK Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 ...im pretty sure it's a conspiracy against the canucks a racist conspiracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Lord Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I don't. I think it is fine the way it is. Basically, it treats all the first and second round exits as the same. That way, any first round upsets don't really impact the draft order all that much. Imagine if the Rangers were knocked out in the first round. Do they really deserve a better draft pick than Calgary who made it to the second round? And if Vancouver and Calgary switched we wouldn't be crying about draft ranking positions. Boo-hoo. It's fine. Agreed completely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Doesn't really bother me. The fact the flames played 5 more games in the playoffs than we did shouldn't affect the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Lord Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 a racist conspiracy 2 skates 1 shtick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlinkas wrister Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 a racist conspiracy I call B.S., I wiki'd race and it didn't say squat about Canucks fans or Vancouverites being racially distinct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 The way teams are ranked is fine, if you lose in the 1st 2 rounds, it doesn't matter how you did; only the final four are the dominant teams and therefore they pick lower. You're just upset trying to find an excuse for the Canucks to move up in the draft. They did it to themselves by winning the last game of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButcherG Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I think the current drafting system for playoff teams is a mess. Its mostly based on regular season success and the last 4 spots on playoff success. To make it fair and understandable, the NHL should just do this. Set the draft positions based on how many playoff wins a team gets. So if you are swept first round, you can only tie another team for last, that was swept. Make the tie breaker regular season points. Done deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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