Friends, Friday night’s annual draft lottery is going to be weird. 14 clubs will be hoping that they land one of the top three selections in the 2020 NHL Draft, currently slated for October. But since eight of the lottery slots are reserved for the teams that lose in the upcoming Qualifying Round, those eight teams are technically contenders for the Stanley Cup and the first overall selection.
It’s Schrodinger’s Lottery, and it could be amazing. It goes 6 p.m. MT on Sportsnet.
So, you’re saying there’s a chance?
The Calgary Flames are one of the 16 teams with a date for the Qualifying Round – they’re facing Winnipeg.