You can't win the lotto 3 times so unless Michkov falls to 3rd you can't get him

I dont see how he comes back, there is so much bad blood there.

If he comes back its bc is forced to do the surgery that he deostn want to do. Really mind boggling stuff how bad they botched that realtionship with him and tanked his trade market for a marquee player in the league

and he won't fall to third. Bedard and Michkov 1-2 is about as locked in as it can be still a year and a half from the draft unless a catastrophy happens

Eichel will get traded, just a matter of when, id rather have a 1st than a d prospect for Olofsson

Do you think he gets moved before the season still, or more likely during the season? Not many teams are still in the race capwise

I think he plays for USA and gets moved at the TDL ish

This rule is starting in 2021-2022. The Sabres can win the next 2 lotteries

What I think happens : Eichel comes back after December , plays 10 games and lights it up, everyone says he’s fine.

Some team starts underperforming and feeling the pressure , and pulls the trigger with 1-2 roster players and a top prospect and 1st going the other way. Someone like Vegas, Calgary, Washington

Ah you are right (just checked), thought they were backdating it

I mean any team that gets a top 2 pick in 2022 and 2023 will be set. I’m sure one of Arizona or Buffalo will be able to get 2 of Wright, Michkov, Lambert and Bedard

Gee, the Sabres have won the lottery two more time since getting Eichel. And where has it got them?

Technically the last place team may be able to always win the lottery as their draft pick doesn’t improve. When we “won the lottery” we didn’t get anything that we didn’t have prior to the lottery.

It's a lottery win even if you don't move up any positions, basically if you win it 2 years in a row and finish deadlast in the league year 3 the highest you can pick is 3rd

Good thing Arizona is getting Wright and Bedard the next 2 years. and Buffalo ends up with Lambert and Michkov