The future is about to look much brighter for one NHL team.
The 2024 NHL draft lottery is Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET, which means 11 teams will be anxiously hoping for the opportunity to select Boston University star Macklin Celebrini with this year's No. 1 overall pick.
Celebrini may not be quite the household name that top prospect Connor Bedard was going into last year's lottery, but he is the widely presumed No. 1 overall selection and the next franchise cornerstone for whichever team is most fortunate Tuesday.
Austin Nivison of CBS Sports explained that while the draft lottery includes all 16 teams that didn't make the playoffs, only 11 have a chance at the top pick because clubs can only move up a maximum of 10 spots.