On Tuesday, it was announced that the NHL’s Board of Governors had approved changes to the league’s draft lottery.
Some of these changes will be implemented for the first time in the 2021 lottery and will remain the standing rules thereafter, while others will be phased in.
A brief summary of said changes:
• The number of lottery draws will be reduced from three to two, which will serve to benefit the worst-finishing club, who will now be unable to drop lower than third.
• A team can no longer move up more than 10 selections in the event that it wins a lottery draw, meaning the number of teams that have a chance to draft first overall will drop from 16 to 11.