tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post112186337406552386..comments2024-03-18T03:54:51.354-05:00Comments on Braves & Birds: The Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes: We Got Screwed!Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-1121871062120427252005-07-20T09:51:00.000-05:002005-07-20T09:51:00.000-05:00Ilya is certainly worth having a slightly smaller ...Ilya is certainly worth having a slightly smaller chance at Crosby. Stefan is not, but his #1 pick was outside of the timeframe. <BR/><BR/>Of the four favorites, I hope that Pittsburgh gets Crosby a) so he can play for Mario and b) because I like the Pens and will have an excuse to bust out the cartoon Penguin jersey circa 1990 that I wore out in high school.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-1121870519529219552005-07-20T09:41:00.000-05:002005-07-20T09:41:00.000-05:00Having a recent #1 pick cost the Thrashers a ball....Having a recent #1 pick cost the Thrashers a ball. I'd say having Ilya Kovalchuk is worth having a 4.5% chance at Crosby v. 6.7%Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-1121865844118243402005-07-20T08:24:00.000-05:002005-07-20T08:24:00.000-05:00Sounds like the NHL concocted a formula to get the...Sounds like the NHL concocted a formula to get the result they wanted: the Rangers having a better shot at Crosby than just about anyone else, along with a reduced chance that he'll end up in the Sunbelt. I really can't blame them; they don't need criticism right now and they'd get a ton of it from their base markets if he ended up in Atlanta or Phoenix.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.com