Nico Hischier of the New Jersey Devils (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
The New Jersey Devils were supposed to have the fourth-best odds in the 2021 NHL Draft. They had the third-worst record in the NHL, but the Seattle Kraken were guaranteed the third-best odds in the draft no matter how bad some of the other teams were. At least, that’s what we originally thought.
Most teams saw their odds lowered because of the addition of the Seattle Kraken. The NHL could have just made the easy choice of removing the Arizona Coyotes from the lottery and then keeping the odds the same, but this benefits the Devils so let’s ignore my logic.