![]() ![]() The Blue Jackets finished 31st of 32 teams in the NHL standings as they dragged through a disappointing season to a total of 59 points. According to Tankathon, the Blue Jackets had a 13.5% chance of picking first, a 14.1% chance of picking second, a 30.7% chance of picking third and a 41.7% chance of picking fourth. The Blue Jackets entered Monday's drawing 0-for-9 in the history of the franchise in draws for the first overall pick, and they're now 0-for-10. "I think it was pretty evident what was going to happen," Kekalainen said. Kekalainen and Blue Jackets president of hockey operations John Davidson were watching the ESPN broadcast, so the news was spoiled for them just as it was for the TV audience. x7YqO19Efc- Awful Announcing May 9, 2023 Only, the actual pick wasn't revealed until after a commercial break. In a gaffe by ESPN's Kevin Weekes, the Blue Jackets were announced as having the third overall selection prior to a commercial break - before NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly turned over the card with the Blue Jackets' logo, after the presentation came back from the break, and officially revealed their fate. We're going to get a real good player at three." You hope for the best and keep your fingers crossed, and then the results are here now. "I always try to remain optimistic, but I look at the odds and you know that the odds are not great when you have 13.5% chance of winning the lottery," Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said. The Chicago Blackhawks, who finished 30th and had an 11.5% chance of winning the lottery, won the No. 1 overall selection - and with it, the right to draft Connor Bedard, a potentially franchise-changing talent.īut rather than winning the lottery and getting the top pick, the Blue Jackets slid one spot and received the third pick in the draft. In Monday's draft lottery, which determines the order of the first 16 picks in the 2023 NHL draft, the Blue Jackets had the second-best odds of earning the No. The Blue Jackets' hopes of winning the draft lottery for the first time in franchise history were dashed on Monday night.
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