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Originally Posted by Fischy13
If I’m not mistaken, and I don’t think I am, the best the Vancouver 1st could be is 24th overall if they remain in 1st place in the league. How I understand it, each round the teams knocked out are ranked in order of their overall ranking:
Pick #17 goes to the team with the lowest overall record of the first round losers
Pick #18 goes to the team with the second lowest overall record of the first round losers
Pick #24 goes to the team with the best record of the first round losers.
So if Vancouver is first in the league come playoff time, they will be the 24th overall in a first round exit scenario.
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No, that is incorrect. Only the final 4 spots in the draft change based on playoff performance. The losers of the Conference Finals get picks 29 and 30, the loser of the Final gets pick 31, and the Cup Champ gets pick 32. Picks 17-28 are based entirely on the final standings.
Look at 2019, the Flames finished 2nd overall but lost in the first round, so they got pick #26.
If Vancouver holds on to finish first overall, their pick will either be 28th (if they lose in the first 2 rounds), 30th (if they lose in the Conference Final), or 31st (if they lose the Final). Since it's the Canucks, we know if won't be 32nd overall.