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Originally Posted by opendoor
Actually teams that lose in the first 2 round are grouped together. Here's how it works:
30th: Stanley Cup winner
29th: loser in SCF
28th and 27th: conference final losers ranked by points
26th-15th: Teams that lose in the first 2 rounds ranked in reverse standings order.
So if Pittsburgh finishes top 2 or 3 in the league, the absolute earliest the pick could be is in the 24-25 range assuming they lose in the first 2 rounds. If they win the President's Trophy the earliest they can draft is 26th which is what happened to the Canucks last year.
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Which makes it a super easy decision to cheer for Iginla. The difference between 26th and 30th is inconsequential when it comes to him hoisting the Cup. I suppose if we get a lot of first round picks we hope the Devil's decide to give up theirs (as penalty for Kovalchuk) as essentially all of the picks move up.