A brief rundown of the NHL's decision to cancel the in-person draft and a look at some of the antics of the first round! That and more on today's NHL hockey video :)
Stuck with a stupid, generic look…should’ve been boo’d out the building. It doesn’t take a year-and-a-half to come up with a decent logo and look; the longer they take, the worse the final design will be.
Why is Bettman even booed in the States? As for the WTF reaction from Beckett Sennecke being picked third, I had the same reaction when the Habs picked Reinbacher fifth last year.
@@leezwatz3339it’s just tradition to boo him. I was at SAP Center for the sharks draft party and the entire arena booed him, but everyone was laughing about it too. it’s like WWE and he’s the villain, it’s just fun.
@@leezwatz3339 Because he's running the NHL into the ground with all his terrible decisions and bias. It's pretty easy to understand if you follow hockey for more than 5 minutes.
I'm a new fan to hockey but moving the draft away from in person is an insane decision, especially since the number one complaint is a problem they seemed to have created for themselves. "Oh there's so much travel" why is your entire front office announcing the pick? Just let Gary Bettman do everything
Yea boo fricken hoo. There's literally only two teams that just finished their season that could even remotely have the right to complain. There are half the teams that had 2 months off, and the other half of varying time off since April. It must be so fkn difficult to be flown around on the company dollar to sit around and live the high live in Las Vegas. Instead of not having the draft in person next year, fire those that are complaining and hire people that would love to do it. These people obviously find it taxing to their delicate nature. Fk them.
It is what has made the NHL fun for years. The issue is shorten the season and then it ain't a grind from the POV of the finalists being there after the parade
Yeah thats actually pretty strange, as a man born in the early 90s i've always held Saku as one of the greats in the NHL, i guess people are quick to forget nowadays. His brother Mikko wasnt to shabby either.
As a Blues fan my favorite part is… 31 other teams: “We would like to thank blah blah blah, this selection is dedicated to blah blah blah, to make our pick is HOFer blah blah blah, with the number X pick, the team selects player Y. The Blues: We select player Z.
I was there in-person for the first round and the show was incredible. They should really find a way to keep doing at least the first round at the Sphere.
That’s just 3 minutes to make a pick, there’s also about 3 minutes per team to bring the choice up on stage. Roughly 96 minutes for picks, 96 minutes for presentations - so expected time is about 200 minutes or about 3.5 hours. Which is about how long it ran.
Life long Detroiter here. Just look at the NFL draft we just had here in Detroit. We broke the attendence record and the NFL and City of Detroit had no idea how to handle all the people. Literally tens if thousands of young people not tied to football walked away that day wanting to learn more. It's never a good move to separate fans from a sport.
Yeah, but none of the team staff were in Detroit -- they were all back the team HQ's. If that's the route the NHL goes then I'm not mad about it. The NFL draft hasn't been "in person" for forever.
What do fans have to do with sports they are just spectators they don't actually do anything for the league... The NHL is the players and the management. And they deserve an off season! The fans will survive til next season starts...
@@v4v819the fans run the sport. Its like saying "customers dont run the store, the employees do" YEAH BUT THE CUSTOMERS KEEP YOU ALIVE. Like when Atlanta Trashers collapsed. Not because of the players, but because revenue was kinda gone. And now Arizona is relocated too. Money is what makes the league and players. Fans are what make and give the money.
The whole idea of the draft is amazing and fun! It's unique to north American sports and should have some pomp and circumstance. If its too close to the playoffs then push it a few weeks out.
Never have I watched the NHL draft, and I likely never will. Much easier to read about it the next day, then wait a couple months for the season to start back up.
My first thought was "I'm surprised the Ducks didn't try to trade the pick if they thought they could get him later" but I'm happy they kept the pick and did the player a solid.
They have such a boring organization for such a fun intense sport. For example I want more suban lizzo jokes during playoffs. They really tried to mimic a tnt NBA crew this playoffs which I appreciated. But still.
They’re not doing a zoom call for the ENTIRE NHL draft. It’s only team personnel that are doing this remotely. Just look up the NBA and NFL Drafts, and you’ll understand why they’re “decentralizing”. I still prefer the current model for the NHL, but whatever. Seriously, people, do some research before spreading false information.
The same way Bettman goes from NBC sports where with your cable package you got to see a lot of games. To going to TNT and ESPN where you see 1 game a week. That's Gary for you. If it doesn't make sense for the FANS, he is all for it.
Logan Thompson asked for a trade - loves Vegas but wants to be a #1 goaltender. Met him today after the signing and he was great - took time to take a picture with my son. We’ll miss him here. Still cool he took time to sign autographs.
I think it's just the teams that aren't going to the draft, like the GMs and such, the same as in other leagues. I don't think they're getting rid of the in person draft entirely
You’re correct. It’s literally just the team war rooms. I wish people actually read the details before posting videos and comments that spread false information. If you’ve seen a NFL and NBA draft, both drafts are “decentralized” and yet fans still show up, players show up IN PERSON, and random arenas and venues still get to host the draft events. Relax. The fans will still get to experience it
There is talk that they won't be moving away from in person drafts since the teams that wanted to do that are having second thoughts. There was an NBA exec at the NHL draft and a hab reporter asked him what he thought and he said the NHL draft is way more exciting then what the NBA does and he wouldn't move away from this format. The guy who is reporting this is Arpon Basu, and Athletic writer for the Habs and he has been talking with the GM's. Another thing he pointed out that the NHL doesn't have an event where they all meet to discuss ideas and this is actually a good venue to do it. The real reason as to why so many GM's don't want in person drafts previously is that it was so close to Free Agency. Free Agency starts on July 1st. So they feel that they have so little time to prepare for it and don't want to travel if they can avoid it. Now though some are reconsidering.
I know the in-person draft events will continue no matter what. But I am also in favor of the NHL reconsidering. It’s so much better when the entire NHL community is gathered in one setting for this draft. It makes the experience more real, and you get to hear all of the rumors and suspense. I love what Sphere did to amplify the experience!
As a hawks fan, I thought we really should’ve picked Demidov. Levshunov (I hope that’s how you spell it) is still really good tho and I can’t wait to see what he brings!
In my head, I imagine the Smiths (Utah) calling up Craig Conroy (Calgary) and saying "I'm going to pick Tij. What are you willing to give up to stop me?" Followed up with "That's not enough" and finally "Alright. Your loss."
Honestly, they probably picked him so they have trade leverage against us in the future. Really it made no sense for Utah to select Tij with some of the big names still available. And I'd argue Parekh is a way better option for the flames, especially with how reliant they've always been on offensive defensemen.
The NHL could avoid most problems by starting the season 3 or 4 weeks early. That way the season wraps up and there is more time for the draft. I think this Draft was really good, they didnt waste nearly as much time with intros and kept the picks pretty quick. Still room for improvement, but i think changing the format is a huge mistake
Celine suffers from stiff person syndrome that deeply impacts her rigidity and muscular strength as well as has impacts on speech. Not saying i didn't agree it was slow and tough to watch but devils Advocate, I do understand why it would take her so long and do feel for her
I think Chris Johnston or Elliotte Friedman said that the GMs only voted for a decentralized draft because that’s what the owners wanted them to vote for but that none of the GMs actually like that idea so it may still be centralized
Eck you missed the biggest news for Norwegians at the draft. Michael Brandsegg-Nygård being drafted by the Red Wings, and Stian Solberg being drafted 23rd OV by the Duck. This marks the first time any Norwegians was drafted in the first round, let alone two! Also there were no Swedes drafted in the first round this year.
My understanding of things is that the players and their families will still be at the event, just not the management teams. This will still be a fun, watchable event. Does anyone have info that is contrary to that?
@@jamesi6262I got it. It just struck me as funny. Also, few NHL fans attend the draft in person, relatively speaking. NHL attendance this season was 22.5 million people. Not sure how many attend the draft but it’s a few thousand. Even if the sphere hosted 30,000 NHL fans, that’s one tenth of one percent of fans being affected. As fun as the draft may be, the vast majority of fans are unaffected by the change. Also teams draft parties will still happen and will likely be improved due the change.
That’s what I’ve been TRYING to tell people. But all they see is LAST IN PERSON DRAFT and they lose their minds. People, do some bleeping research! Have you seen the NFL and NBA drafts? Good grief. I wish they would have just kept it as is because I like the intimate experience for all teams, staffs, scouts, and front offices, but I’m just a fan, I don’t have a say. Thankfully, you understand.
Taking away the in person draft is a huge mistake in my opinion, its one of the steps and highlights for young players coming into the league, there have been some very iconic draft moments and i think every kid thats eligble for the draft feels its something they want to do, alot of players who have gotten drafted during the years have gone nowhere in their career after that, but i bet they still feel like "atleast i got drafted", its a good story to tell when youre older and now they're making the draft an unimportant zoom call.
"Too much traveling right after the playoffs" for the 2 GM's that make it to the finals maybe. You can't tell me every single one of the GM's and their staff are traveling to each round of the playoffs. A single flight with two or three management representatives and the player/person you want announcing the pick is all you need. There's no way that's "too much travel." Look how incredible the draft looked in the sphere, probably one of the nicest sports shows I've watched in a long time. They want to go from that, to a shitty webcam meeting with some animated graphics on the screen?
The travel is not the biggest problem, despite what this video says. Teams don't like having other teams be in their back pocket while they are trying to talk about secretive info. They would rather be in their war rooms.
@@Statsy10I think what gets me is when they say the last “in person” NHL draft, they’re ONLY referring to the team war rooms, NOT THE ENTIRE SPECTACLE! I am laughing that some people are so literal about everything.
The real reason is probably because the live draft is too expensive. Holding it in the Las Vegas sphere must have cost a fortune. Even the NBA didn’t go that crazy with their venue, and they make way more money.
The Draft should still be live. But this is what happens when the Final ends like 5 days before free agency and the draft. The playoffs take too long. Started later this year than usual.
If I had to honestly guess, it's a business tactic to skip a few years, save some cash, and generate bonus enthusiasm about the draft, simply because we haven't had one in a while. They will probably bring it back in 3 or 4 years. I doubt enough people are watching it to make it profitable, so they are doing this to try to get that number above $0 for the NHL and the owners. They probably don't see it as super critical to the game, and having a big TV event in a random venue is expensive every year. There are a lot of reasons for them to stop doing it, financially. I am a huge hockey fan, an SJ Sharks fan, and even I did not tune in live. They basically got $0 from me, a mega-fan that watches almost every team. I saw a couple ads in the borders of the screen as I fastforwarded through the draft and send my brother and dad a clip of the first OA with my phone. The league got absolutely NOTHING from me, besides minor engagement. The league has an argument to stop doing it.
Caps GM was saying to press he would vote for how it was done this year if he could change his vote. Maybe it’ll catch on. Def the most watchable draft in a long while.
Pretty sure you're wrong on this. I believe the NHL front offices are going remote, however the players are still going to be at a draft event like how it's done every year
The only thing I get excited about at the draft is when I hear, " we have a trade". Then get disappointed when it's a trade for 1 pick vs 2 picks. I've stopped watching the draft years ago, cause it's all about hype. Most players are a few years away, and most will never be in the NHL.
As a capitals/panthers fan i’m really annoyed with NHL right now. And it’s really pissing me off how they are making up things to get in NHL fans, mad in drafting.
This is my first time hearing that this is the last in person draft, every single GM needs fired as well as that damn commissioner. God forbid people do anything in person anymore. What a fucking joke.
Considering it took them 2 flippin hours to get through 14 picks, I honestly welcome the Draft no longer being an in person thing. The NHL has no idea how to make their events fun anyway so it's not like much will be lost and it should, hopefully, save hours of wasted time.
I mean they refuse to go after a younger audience by collaborating with certain popular social media groups. But a few more pride nights might bring in a fan or two
I enjoy the draft but it's so darn bloated on day one. You can get through 7 rounds on day two with his tabs hour and a half extra. You could still have a nice spectical if you kept it to two hours
I was lamenting the love draft this year as it was happening. So what to expect next year? The prospects are all invited to an arena and the GM’s just call in via zoom? Garbage.
The majority of the video was talking about the draft. Where’s the explanation of why the NHL is allergic to fun? I know you said that they are not going to do in person drafts anymore but that’s it. The rest of the video was about the draft. Aren’t there other reasons why the NHL is “allergic to fun?”
for the first time ever I disagree, I think it is better for players and spectators to have the players be drafted while they are at home surrounded by their loved ones, focusing around their journey to the NHL, it's a big moment for them and if it were me, I'd rather celebrate with close family and friends instead of being super formal and going to a random city just to put on a jersey and a hat.
I don't know if I'd classify a draft as "fun" but maybe it is for super nerds. I think I'd be super bored sitting at a draft for any sport. I don't follow youth hockey or whatever, so I don't know any of these children.
Later round steal was Romani... This kids been lighting the net up sinve he was 10 Years old Anthony Romani would have went Top 10 1 year agao yet Vancouver drafted him 181st Overall Fun fact..Celebrini cant cheer for his favorite team anymore...Canucks
The shortsidedness of the league to make this decision is INSANE. Yes, it's a lot of spectable and probably unnecessary, but it promotes your sport. If anything, they should be trying to grow the draft into an event, just like the NFL and the NBA. Just wow.
That’s literally all they’re doing is going with the NFL and NBA model. I don’t get why people think the whole event is getting ditched for a boring a** Zoom call. That to me is the most comical narrative I’ve ever seen.
i was hoping for edmonton to the win the cup, not because i wanted the oilers to win, but because a canadian team winning might force Bettman to resign as commissioner.
Not much is changing, just the team war rooms are moving remotely. I’m baffled people assume it’s the whole draft going to zoom. It’s hilarious. However, I hope the NHL reconsiders only because it’s way better to have the executives and scouts enjoying their moment.
ESPN coverage was horrible. 3 Chicks who didn't know shit and interviews like it I was watching the view, not analysis of who the player will be. Poor Kevin Weeks
Can we PLEASE once and for all stop overreacting!!! The only thing changing moving forward is that team personnel are moving their war teams to remote locations. Everything else will remain mostly the same based on the understanding I’m getting with this change. If you’ve seen the NBA and NFL drafts, it’s similar to that… Do I think it’s better? No, I like the way it’s currently set up because of the intimate interactions. But please stop with the panic. Fans will continue to attend these draft “events”, and the first round (at the very least) will continue to be a prime event.
They should just get rid of the draft. It encourages tanking. Players should sign with teams that they want to play with. I don't care about fairness when all of these franchises are worth hundreds of millions of dollars and aee owned by billionaires.
Funniest moment:
“You can’t boo us, we haven’t done anything yet!” - Ryan Smith, right before announcing Utah HC’s first pick
Stuck with a stupid, generic look…should’ve been boo’d out the building.
It doesn’t take a year-and-a-half to come up with a decent logo and look; the longer they take, the worse the final design will be.
Crushed my Flames dreams
Welp, Flames fans can certainly boo him now
I heard someone yell coyotes forever
Cucking the flames is a reason I cheer for them.
I loved the fact that Bettman got booed every time he went up to the podium
Why is Bettman even booed in the States?
As for the WTF reaction from Beckett Sennecke being picked third, I had the same reaction when the Habs picked Reinbacher fifth last year.
@@leezwatz3339it’s just tradition to boo him. I was at SAP Center for the sharks draft party and the entire arena booed him, but everyone was laughing about it too. it’s like WWE and he’s the villain, it’s just fun.
@@leezwatz3339 Because he's running the NHL into the ground with all his terrible decisions and bias. It's pretty easy to understand if you follow hockey for more than 5 minutes.
@@Dekudude707wwe president actually turned out to be a real villain tho
pretty sure the value of NHL franchises has only gone up. thats his only job, that and take the lighting strikes
@@WaaDjooNoBoutDa
I'm a new fan to hockey but moving the draft away from in person is an insane decision, especially since the number one complaint is a problem they seemed to have created for themselves. "Oh there's so much travel" why is your entire front office announcing the pick? Just let Gary Bettman do everything
Bettman is barely able to speak anymore. I've never seen him struggle as much as when he presented the cup to the Panthers.
"With the 1st" BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
"overall pick" BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
"the Anaheim" BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
"Ducks select" BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Yea boo fricken hoo. There's literally only two teams that just finished their season that could even remotely have the right to complain. There are half the teams that had 2 months off, and the other half of varying time off since April.
It must be so fkn difficult to be flown around on the company dollar to sit around and live the high live in Las Vegas. Instead of not having the draft in person next year, fire those that are complaining and hire people that would love to do it. These people obviously find it taxing to their delicate nature. Fk them.
Or just one person from each team at the actual tables and then everyone else on Zoom call.
It is what has made the NHL fun for years. The issue is shorten the season and then it ain't a grind from the POV of the finalists being there after the parade
*Love that Joe Thornton looks like an 1860's proprietor opening a railroad. lol*
He's like one of the Pinkertons from rdr2
ehehehehe :)))))))
Born in St. Thomas... So no surprise on the railroad look 😆
Hahaha Lord Strathcona
I thought it was cute when Connor Bedard came on stage dressed up like he's starting an MLM company to announce the pick.
"Too much travel." It's literally one plane flight for everyone in attendance.
And the "too soon after the playoffs" applies to two teams at most lmao
two, they gotta get home again after
@@isthatrubble Lol true
Nobody's going to mention Aatos Koivu, #70 by Canadiens? His dad Saku was with Canadiens 14 season, and captained ten of them.
Yeah thats actually pretty strange, as a man born in the early 90s i've always held Saku as one of the greats in the NHL, i guess people are quick to forget nowadays.
His brother Mikko wasnt to shabby either.
As a Blues fan my favorite part is…
31 other teams: “We would like to thank blah blah blah, this selection is dedicated to blah blah blah, to make our pick is HOFer blah blah blah, with the number X pick, the team selects player Y.
The Blues: We select player Z.
It was about a 50-50 split between teams showboating and teams just quickly announcing their pick.
I agree with you reduce how many people each team sends😊
That’s all they’re really going to do anyways, I’m not sure why people think it’s the whole draft moving remotely.
I was there in-person for the first round and the show was incredible. They should really find a way to keep doing at least the first round at the Sphere.
I wish I could have been there. I don't think TV did that justice.
I took some photos and video clips and it doesn’t do the Sphere justice - you definitely have to be there.
32 picks where each team gets 3 minutes took FOUR HOURS! My lord, even in the sphere it's such poor production.
I had to go to work but started watching the draft and it took a solid 30 minutes to draft the first two picks.
I wish they speed it up a little. The worst part was waiting 10 minutes for the first trade to go down, I lost it. 😂
That’s just 3 minutes to make a pick, there’s also about 3 minutes per team to bring the choice up on stage. Roughly 96 minutes for picks, 96 minutes for presentations - so expected time is about 200 minutes or about 3.5 hours. Which is about how long it ran.
Bedard handing off a draft hat must be wild for bro
Connor Bedard was like
“You are the next chosen one!”
@@samuelfrick3475 "Hello there..."
@@samuelfrick3475bro looking at bedard: 👁️👄👁️
Life long Detroiter here. Just look at the NFL draft we just had here in Detroit. We broke the attendence record and the NFL and City of Detroit had no idea how to handle all the people. Literally tens if thousands of young people not tied to football walked away that day wanting to learn more. It's never a good move to separate fans from a sport.
Yeah, but none of the team staff were in Detroit -- they were all back the team HQ's. If that's the route the NHL goes then I'm not mad about it. The NFL draft hasn't been "in person" for forever.
@@petercfraedrichthat’s exactly what to expect.
What do fans have to do with sports they are just spectators they don't actually do anything for the league... The NHL is the players and the management. And they deserve an off season! The fans will survive til next season starts...
@@v4v819the fans run the sport. Its like saying "customers dont run the store, the employees do"
YEAH BUT THE CUSTOMERS KEEP YOU ALIVE.
Like when Atlanta Trashers collapsed. Not because of the players, but because revenue was kinda gone.
And now Arizona is relocated too.
Money is what makes the league and players. Fans are what make and give the money.
What do you mean the city of Detroit didn’t know how to handle all the people? We had a firm handle on all the people.
The whole idea of the draft is amazing and fun! It's unique to north American sports and should have some pomp and circumstance. If its too close to the playoffs then push it a few weeks out.
I mean, I would only consider it close to the playoffs for maybe 4 teams? The rest have had multiple weeks/months since anything happened.
@@wildwilie valid
It's basically modern day slavery, fat owners auctioning "employees" and trading them for future shipments of new "employees".
Other than the Oilers and Panthers, everyone else has been off since early June.
Never have I watched the NHL draft, and I likely never will. Much easier to read about it the next day, then wait a couple months for the season to start back up.
My first thought was "I'm surprised the Ducks didn't try to trade the pick if they thought they could get him later" but I'm happy they kept the pick and did the player a solid.
I was there. Had a blast. As an Anaheim Ducks fan, I'm proud to call the guy a Mighty Duck! The fans will still be allowed to attend future drafts
They have such a boring organization for such a fun intense sport. For example I want more suban lizzo jokes during playoffs. They really tried to mimic a tnt NBA crew this playoffs which I appreciated. But still.
How do you go full spectacle of the sphere to a fucking zoom call.
The NHL will try
They’re not doing a zoom call for the ENTIRE NHL draft. It’s only team personnel that are doing this remotely.
Just look up the NBA and NFL Drafts, and you’ll understand why they’re “decentralizing”. I still prefer the current model for the NHL, but whatever.
Seriously, people, do some research before spreading false information.
The same way Bettman goes from NBC sports where with your cable package you got to see a lot of games. To going to TNT and ESPN where you see 1 game a week. That's Gary for you. If it doesn't make sense for the FANS, he is all for it.
Logan Thompson asked for a trade - loves Vegas but wants to be a #1 goaltender. Met him today after the signing and he was great - took time to take a picture with my son. We’ll miss him here. Still cool he took time to sign autographs.
I think it's just the teams that aren't going to the draft, like the GMs and such, the same as in other leagues. I don't think they're getting rid of the in person draft entirely
You’re correct. It’s literally just the team war rooms. I wish people actually read the details before posting videos and comments that spread false information.
If you’ve seen a NFL and NBA draft, both drafts are “decentralized” and yet fans still show up, players show up IN PERSON, and random arenas and venues still get to host the draft events.
Relax. The fans will still get to experience it
There is talk that they won't be moving away from in person drafts since the teams that wanted to do that are having second thoughts. There was an NBA exec at the NHL draft and a hab reporter asked him what he thought and he said the NHL draft is way more exciting then what the NBA does and he wouldn't move away from this format.
The guy who is reporting this is Arpon Basu, and Athletic writer for the Habs and he has been talking with the GM's. Another thing he pointed out that the NHL doesn't have an event where they all meet to discuss ideas and this is actually a good venue to do it.
The real reason as to why so many GM's don't want in person drafts previously is that it was so close to Free Agency. Free Agency starts on July 1st. So they feel that they have so little time to prepare for it and don't want to travel if they can avoid it. Now though some are reconsidering.
I know the in-person draft events will continue no matter what. But I am also in favor of the NHL reconsidering.
It’s so much better when the entire NHL community is gathered in one setting for this draft. It makes the experience more real, and you get to hear all of the rumors and suspense.
I love what Sphere did to amplify the experience!
As a hawks fan, I thought we really should’ve picked Demidov. Levshunov (I hope that’s how you spell it) is still really good tho and I can’t wait to see what he brings!
In my head, I imagine the Smiths (Utah) calling up Craig Conroy (Calgary) and saying "I'm going to pick Tij. What are you willing to give up to stop me?" Followed up with "That's not enough" and finally "Alright. Your loss."
Honestly, they probably picked him so they have trade leverage against us in the future. Really it made no sense for Utah to select Tij with some of the big names still available. And I'd argue Parekh is a way better option for the flames, especially with how reliant they've always been on offensive defensemen.
That was probably it.
@@maekoh Parekh is way overrated and very injury prone, and dives ALL THE TIME. As a Knights fan, I hate him so much
@@coastaku1954 lol, chill. he's an 18 year old who's not even in the NHL yet.
@@iansteelmatheson He stole the Memorial Cup from teams that actually earned their way into the tournament!
I just hope the Ducks didn’t screw up
Don’t worry, if they did; they will have an early pick next draft !!
They did not. He'll pan out
The NHL could avoid most problems by starting the season 3 or 4 weeks early. That way the season wraps up and there is more time for the draft. I think this Draft was really good, they didnt waste nearly as much time with intros and kept the picks pretty quick. Still room for improvement, but i think changing the format is a huge mistake
"And we have A LOT to talk about!" - 2 minute video.
I'm sick of how long the god damn drafts take. Fell asleep during Celine's speech woke up and she was still going....
to be fair that's on you for watching a draft live
@@marsupialsr bro I just wanted to see who my caps got and go to bed... They shouldn't take as god damn long as they do.
@@insertgenericusernamehere2402 lol fair enough but you know a live draft is gonna be boring af, esp NHL
@@marsupialsr it shouldn't be...that's my issue with it. Should be pick. Here's your jersey kid. Take a photo...NEXT.
Celine suffers from stiff person syndrome that deeply impacts her rigidity and muscular strength as well as has impacts on speech. Not saying i didn't agree it was slow and tough to watch but devils Advocate, I do understand why it would take her so long and do feel for her
The Vegas 2024 draft was excellent. The NHL is making a mistake.
HUGE mistake
I think Chris Johnston or Elliotte Friedman said that the GMs only voted for a decentralized draft because that’s what the owners wanted them to vote for but that none of the GMs actually like that idea so it may still be centralized
The nhl should move to a nfl draft style. Have fans, GMs, alums, Gary, announce the picks. Make the event for the players
That’s exactly what they’re doing. But of course this video is clickbait
Just have the draft in Hartford every year.
No matter how well things are going for the NHL has they have been this week, somebody's always got to put a negative spin in there somehow.
No in person does not mean no cool draft selectors. NFL doesn't do it and they still get celebrity guest.
Eck you missed the biggest news for Norwegians at the draft. Michael Brandsegg-Nygård being drafted by the Red Wings, and Stian Solberg being drafted 23rd OV by the Duck. This marks the first time any Norwegians was drafted in the first round, let alone two!
Also there were no Swedes drafted in the first round this year.
Feels good man 😁
My understanding of things is that the players and their families will still be at the event, just not the management teams. This will still be a fun, watchable event. Does anyone have info that is contrary to that?
You’re spot on!!!
The headline reads that the NHL is allergic to fun, then at the 45 second mark Eck comments on how much fun this year’s draft was! Dude.
You missed the point. He said that NHL is allergic to fun because the draft will not be in person anymore.
@@jamesi6262I got it. It just struck me as funny. Also, few NHL fans attend the draft in person, relatively speaking. NHL attendance this season was 22.5 million people. Not sure how many attend the draft but it’s a few thousand. Even if the sphere hosted 30,000 NHL fans, that’s one tenth of one percent of fans being affected. As fun as the draft may be, the vast majority of fans are unaffected by the change. Also teams draft parties will still happen and will likely be improved due the change.
@@jeffreyc1971 Agreed with everything. It's a good point that there is not too many in person fans in the attendance anyway.
Translation : We dont wanna pay for these places anymore.
They aren't cancelling the draft. The only difference is that the GMs will be virtual, very similar to the NBA draft.
That’s what I’ve been TRYING to tell people.
But all they see is LAST IN PERSON DRAFT and they lose their minds.
People, do some bleeping research! Have you seen the NFL and NBA drafts? Good grief.
I wish they would have just kept it as is because I like the intimate experience for all teams, staffs, scouts, and front offices, but I’m just a fan, I don’t have a say.
Thankfully, you understand.
Taking away the in person draft is a huge mistake in my opinion, its one of the steps and highlights for young players coming into the league, there have been some very iconic draft moments and i think every kid thats eligble for the draft feels its something they want to do, alot of players who have gotten drafted during the years have gone nowhere in their career after that, but i bet they still feel like "atleast i got drafted",
its a good story to tell when youre older and now they're making the draft an unimportant zoom call.
I got to see Iginla play during the WHL playoffs and he was phenomenal!! So excited to see what his future holds.
the shot of thompson with his hat backwards, he was laughing with alexie protos of the caps
"Too much traveling right after the playoffs" for the 2 GM's that make it to the finals maybe. You can't tell me every single one of the GM's and their staff are traveling to each round of the playoffs. A single flight with two or three management representatives and the player/person you want announcing the pick is all you need. There's no way that's "too much travel." Look how incredible the draft looked in the sphere, probably one of the nicest sports shows I've watched in a long time. They want to go from that, to a shitty webcam meeting with some animated graphics on the screen?
The travel is not the biggest problem, despite what this video says. Teams don't like having other teams be in their back pocket while they are trying to talk about secretive info. They would rather be in their war rooms.
@@Statsy10I think what gets me is when they say the last “in person” NHL draft, they’re ONLY referring to the team war rooms, NOT THE ENTIRE SPECTACLE!
I am laughing that some people are so literal about everything.
@@samuelfrick3475 Exactly.
I was visiting Vegas that weekend for ufc and it was absolutely amazing. Wish I could’ve went and I’m upset they’re not doing it in person anymore
The NFL turned the draft into a huge spectacle. It's great for cities that won't host a super bowl to have a big event for their fans.
AS A BLACKHAWKS FAN IM SUPRISED BEDARD ANNOUNCED THE DRAFT😂
Why? Everything is about him..ultra hyped! Center of the universe.. its ok i live in edmonton..understand the hype of the big bous 😊
@@dana102083 you shouldn’t be around hockey
@@dana102083 he is the next great one
Here's an idea: don't stretch the playoffs until June 24th. Then, the draft won't feel so close to the Finals
I know this video is about 1st round, but holy hell its fun that Canadiens drafted Aatos Koivu in 3rd round. Keeping the 2000's alive!
The real reason is probably because the live draft is too expensive. Holding it in the Las Vegas sphere must have cost a fortune. Even the NBA didn’t go that crazy with their venue, and they make way more money.
The Draft should still be live. But this is what happens when the Final ends like 5 days before free agency and the draft. The playoffs take too long. Started later this year than usual.
The draft will still be in-person
It’s only the team war rooms that won’t be in person
If I had to honestly guess, it's a business tactic to skip a few years, save some cash, and generate bonus enthusiasm about the draft, simply because we haven't had one in a while. They will probably bring it back in 3 or 4 years. I doubt enough people are watching it to make it profitable, so they are doing this to try to get that number above $0 for the NHL and the owners. They probably don't see it as super critical to the game, and having a big TV event in a random venue is expensive every year. There are a lot of reasons for them to stop doing it, financially. I am a huge hockey fan, an SJ Sharks fan, and even I did not tune in live. They basically got $0 from me, a mega-fan that watches almost every team. I saw a couple ads in the borders of the screen as I fastforwarded through the draft and send my brother and dad a clip of the first OA with my phone. The league got absolutely NOTHING from me, besides minor engagement. The league has an argument to stop doing it.
I like how they did like the funnest draft to date before killing it...
The sphere was a great idea. I agree it sucks it’s not going to be in person. You have to spend money to make money Brad 😢
Caps GM was saying to press he would vote for how it was done this year if he could change his vote. Maybe it’ll catch on. Def the most watchable draft in a long while.
Pretty sure you're wrong on this. I believe the NHL front offices are going remote, however the players are still going to be at a draft event like how it's done every year
The only thing I get excited about at the draft is when I hear, " we have a trade". Then get disappointed when it's a trade for 1 pick vs 2 picks.
I've stopped watching the draft years ago, cause it's all about hype. Most players are a few years away, and most will never be in the NHL.
Moritz Seider had a similar reaction when he went #6 overall
As a capitals/panthers fan i’m really annoyed with NHL right now. And it’s really pissing me off how they are making up things to get in NHL fans, mad in drafting.
He either said “what the f…” or “I’m a Duck.”
My gosh the tech looks amazing
This is my first time hearing that this is the last in person draft, every single GM needs fired as well as that damn commissioner. God forbid people do anything in person anymore. What a fucking joke.
Considering it took them 2 flippin hours to get through 14 picks, I honestly welcome the Draft no longer being an in person thing.
The NHL has no idea how to make their events fun anyway so it's not like much will be lost and it should, hopefully, save hours of wasted time.
Norway had 2 first round picks!!!!
Bettman still shaking while he speaks. He should really just retire.
They should have used that stage for the awards rather then the basement they used, seriously.
NHL has to remain the NHL and honor its tradition and those who came before. We are not the NFL with the whole look at me antics.
There is no such thing as "too much travel" in professional sports.
Logan Thompson is a class act.
Beckett Sennecke apparently lives near me
Too much travel to? That’s the best part of the job. Everybody just wants to work from home.
I mean they refuse to go after a younger audience by collaborating with certain popular social media groups. But a few more pride nights might bring in a fan or two
I've been to the draft. It's terrible. Baseball has it right: run it quick, announce the results, see you when camp starts.
Seider to Detroit was a pretty good reaction
I enjoy the draft but it's so darn bloated on day one. You can get through 7 rounds on day two with his tabs hour and a half extra. You could still have a nice spectical if you kept it to two hours
Tij the Seattle Thunderbirds legend
I don't think i heard anyone congratulate florida for winning the stanley cup. 😂
I was lamenting the love draft this year as it was happening.
So what to expect next year? The prospects are all invited to an arena and the GM’s just call in via zoom?
Garbage.
Everything else remains the same except for the team war rooms, so if you’re bummed by that part, I get it.
I’m all for minimizing the travel.
The majority of the video was talking about the draft. Where’s the explanation of why the NHL is allergic to fun? I know you said that they are not going to do in person drafts anymore but that’s it. The rest of the video was about the draft. Aren’t there other reasons why the NHL is “allergic to fun?”
for the first time ever I disagree, I think it is better for players and spectators to have the players be drafted while they are at home surrounded by their loved ones, focusing around their journey to the NHL, it's a big moment for them and if it were me, I'd rather celebrate with close family and friends instead of being super formal and going to a random city just to put on a jersey and a hat.
I am going to hate utah for the rest of my life
Jewel 💎 too?
front office making hundred of thousands and yet they complain about a FREE travel for roughly a week of work is astonishing.
I don't know if I'd classify a draft as "fun" but maybe it is for super nerds. I think I'd be super bored sitting at a draft for any sport. I don't follow youth hockey or whatever, so I don't know any of these children.
Later round steal was Romani...
This kids been lighting the net up sinve he was 10 Years old
Anthony Romani would have went Top 10 1 year agao yet Vancouver drafted him 181st Overall
Fun fact..Celebrini cant cheer for his favorite team anymore...Canucks
To be fair, the Oilers came close.
Expect them to plau like crap next year; as is tradition.
I notice you didn't mention the first Norwegian drafted, but you're probably mad that the Red Wings might take Trouba off your hands lol
The shortsidedness of the league to make this decision is INSANE. Yes, it's a lot of spectable and probably unnecessary, but it promotes your sport. If anything, they should be trying to grow the draft into an event, just like the NFL and the NBA. Just wow.
That’s literally all they’re doing is going with the NFL and NBA model. I don’t get why people think the whole event is getting ditched for a boring a** Zoom call.
That to me is the most comical narrative I’ve ever seen.
i was hoping for edmonton to the win the cup, not because i wanted the oilers to win, but because a canadian team winning might force Bettman to resign as commissioner.
In person draft is so much fun, it’d be a shame to do away with it
Not much is changing, just the team war rooms are moving remotely.
I’m baffled people assume it’s the whole draft going to zoom. It’s hilarious. However, I hope the NHL reconsiders only because it’s way better to have the executives and scouts enjoying their moment.
Last draft in person? when did the NHL became so cheap
"Why isnt hockey more popular??"
Hockey fans: 💁♂️
ESPN coverage was horrible. 3 Chicks who didn't know shit and interviews like it I was watching the view, not analysis of who the player will be. Poor Kevin Weeks
Can we PLEASE once and for all stop overreacting!!!
The only thing changing moving forward is that team personnel are moving their war teams to remote locations. Everything else will remain mostly the same based on the understanding I’m getting with this change. If you’ve seen the NBA and NFL drafts, it’s similar to that…
Do I think it’s better? No, I like the way it’s currently set up because of the intimate interactions.
But please stop with the panic. Fans will continue to attend these draft “events”, and the first round (at the very least) will continue to be a prime event.
No Happiness League
McKinnon Pity MVP
Wait, so no more in-person drafts? I don't get it
No, that’s not what that means. It means team war rooms are no longer going to the draft in-person.
Everything else remains the same
@@samuelfrick3475 Ahh, got ya. Thanks Sam
They should just get rid of the draft. It encourages tanking. Players should sign with teams that they want to play with. I don't care about fairness when all of these franchises are worth hundreds of millions of dollars and aee owned by billionaires.
Is that seriously the Utah jersey? U T A H?
Utah? Tf they already have a team
Yeah, it's the Coyotes old team