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Originally Posted by Rerun
Not sure if this has been posted yet in this thread (probably has but I'll repost it anyways), finishing 30th this year isn't all that its cracked up to be... or at least it isn't like it was in previous years.
2013 NHL Draft Lottery :
For this year's NHL draft, the NHL made a change to the process. Now, all non-playoff teams are eligible to win the draft lottery and select first overall.
In the past, if a team won the lottery, they were only eligible to move up four slots.
30th place - 25.0%
29th place - 18.8%
28th place - 14.2%
27th place - 10.7%
26th place - 8.1%
25th place - 6.2%
24th place - 4.7%
23rd place - 3.6%
22nd place - 2.7%
21st place - 2.1%
20th place - 1.5%
19th place - 1.1%
18th place - 0.8%
17th place - 0.5%
So, for this year, finishing dead last in the league isn't the advantage that it used to be when it comes to picking first in the lottery.
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Yes it's been mentioned before. I'm not sure why those who are bringing it up keep bringing it up in regards to finishing last though. If we finish last we have a 100% chance at a top 2 pick and thus are guaranteed to have our choice of 3 really good players. So it's a no lose scenario as far as I'm concerned. We finish last and we're guaranteed a great prospect.
This is actually far more relevant to us if we finish 4th or 5th last because the chance of getting bumped down to 5th/6th is now much higher than it used to be and could push us out of the top tier of prospects. There will still be some awesome prospects available but I prefer the look of the top 4 guys.