Last night the Columbus Blue Jackets and youngsters beat their second minor league team in a row, pulling away from a Buffalo Sabres team starting a number of rookies, and a goal tender making his first NHL start. The gnashing of teeth and anguish shown amongst the fan base for this win hurting our 'lottery odds' is significant. Folks, if we are going to gnash teeth over late season standings, let's save it for when we punt when we are trying to get into the playoffs (see Flyers, Philadelphia).
The reality is that if we pick in the first 4 picks, we get an impact player.