Without the benefit of knowing what happens in 2022-23 season, who would you say most deserves to win the Bedard sweepstakes?

Here are recent lottery winners and losers (fallers):

2022:
MTL (-)
NJD (+3)
ARI: (-1)
SEA: (-1)
PHI: (-1)

2021:
BUF: (-)
SEA: (+1)
ANA: (-1)

2020:
NYR (+11)
LAK: (+2)
SJS: (-) (Ottawa pick)
DET: (-3)
OTT: (-3)
ANA: (-1)

2019:
NJD: (+2)
NYR: (+4)
CHI: (+9)
OTT: (-3)
LAK: (-3)
DET: (-2)
BUF: (-2)
EDM: (-1)
ANA: (-1)
VAN: (-1)
PHI: (-1)
MIN: (-1)

2018:
BUF: (-)
CAR: (+9)
MTL: (+1)
OTT: (-2)
ARI: (-2)
DET: (-1)
VAN: (-1)
CHI: (-1)
NYR: (-1)
EDM: (-1)
NYI: (-1)

2017:
NJD: (+4)
PHI: (+11)
DAL: (+5)
COL: (-3)
VAN: (-3)
VGK: (-3)
ARI: (-3)
BUF: (-2)
DET: (-2)
FLA: (-1)
LAK: (-1)
CAR: (-1)
WPG: (-1)

2016:
TOR: (-)
WPG: (+4)
CBJ: (+1)
EDM: (-2)
VAN: (-2)
CGY: (-1)

2015:
EDM: (+2)
BUF: (-1)
ARI: (-1)

2014:
FLA: (+1)
BUF: (-1)

2013:
COL: (+1)
FLA: (-1)

By my math, here are the teams that have dropped the most cumulatively over last ten years:

1. Detroit: -8
2. Ottawa: -8
3. Arizona: -7
4. Vancouver: -7
5. Buffalo: -6
...
30. Philadelphia: +9
31. NY Rangers: +14

why is Vancouver in this lmao

The Devils

They’ve had terrible lottery luck

The poll was supposed to have many more options but only three listed. No edit button.

Polls can’t have more than 3 i think for some reason (or it’s a glitch ). I’d say AZ just because they’re a laughingstock, only team that close is the Hawks and they don’t deserve 1 OA

Can't you add every NHL team?

That is what I did, but then removed names of teams that shouldn't be included. And it left me three.

It should have been something like

Anaheim
Arizona
Buffalo
Chicago
Columbus
Detroit
Montreal
Ottawa
Philadelphia
Seattle
San Jose
Vancouver

I'd say Detroit and Ottawa

(or New Jersey...we're due)

Personal opinion is that the teams I wouldn't mind getting Bedard are: Anaheim, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Montreal, New Jersey, San Jose, Seattle

Teams I would be upset if he ended up on them: Arizona, Buffalo, Boston, Chicago, Islanders, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Vancouver, Winnipeg.

No really deserves to win him but I believe his career would be better served with certain teams. Also I don't want the teams I don't like to get him because they'd be better.

New Jersey doesn’t need another C, Ottawa’s good enough at forward too, Detroit actually would be fine

You’re fine with MTL getting Bedard? He’d clown on the Leafs every year on Toronto’s worst rival

Can play him at RW

been a long time since the habs have had an elite talent. don't mind the other major canadian team getting a very good player honestly.

EDIT: elite forward talent.

Arizona winning would mean the potential for Lindros 2.0 as Bedard gonna see that 5000 seat arena and go nah fam pass which makes for some fun entertainment for the rest of the NHL

Chicago winning would be the perfect passing of the torch moment as Kane would go and Bedard would be the next guy up

Montreal getting him would probs piss some people off as it would be almost like when Edmonton won 3 in a row.

And then we got the big X factor team SJS as they are in a position now where Bedard could happen especially if Reimer is traded