Tonight is a very important night for the Isles future, it is the NHL Draft Lottery. It will be televised on VS at 8pm tonight, and we will keep you informed as to who gets what pick. As I have previously written Steve Stamkos is the most talented player in this years draft and is likely to go number one overall. To read more on Stamkos click the tab at the bottom of the post that says Steve Stamkos. He is not the only talented player in this years draft though, many "experts" are saying this is one of the most impressive draft classes in a while. This is good for the Isles because they will select a quality player (hopefully) in the first round, and still pick up a quality player in the second round. As of right now the Isles are penciled into the 5th draft slot, but that could all change depending on who wins the lottery.
NHL Draft Lottery History:
- Only twice since 1995 has a number 5 slot move up to the number one overall pick
- The Islanders were the first team to do it in 2000, they selected Rick Dipietro
- Only four times since 1995 has a number one overall retained their number one overall pick
- The most common draft lottery winner is the third overall pick moving up to the top, this has happened 4 times since 1995.
Notable First Overall Picks (since implementing draft lottery)
- Joe Thornton
- Vincent Lecalvier
- Rick Dipietro
- Ilya Kovalchuk
- Rick Nash
- Alex Ovechkin
- Sidney Crosby
The percent chance the Islanders have of getting the first overall pick: 8.1%
The 2008 NHL Draft date: Friday June 20th (first round)
Last Notes:
Good News:
Mike Bossy will be the Islanders representative.
Bad News:
Mike Milbury will be in the building covering the draft for VS, so something is bound to go wrong for the Islanders.
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