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Originally Posted by DJones
Anyone know of how the picks are going to be selected?
Balls, envelopes, something new?
I hope they pick the #1 first then go in order. If they start at 3rd and go down I may have a heart attack if Edmonton isn't already selected.
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http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=810726
A machine is loaded with 14 balls numbered 1 through 14. 4 balls are drawn.
There are 1001 combinations. 1 combination (11, 12, 13 14) is considered a redraw. The rest are assigned to the teams beforehand and made public based on the lottery percentages. That's if they use the same system as last year which they probably will. Under the new system after the first team is drawn they would have to do a redraw for the 2nd or 3rd pick if they draw that team again.