It’s happening, folks! Finally, we have some hockey related news! Things feel... almost normal? Well, as normal as possible when, with all of their contingencies and rules, that the draft lottery looks... like that.
But anyway! Yes, the draft lottery was tonight! Let’s recap the happenings, in case you missed it. The order for the first eight picks in the 2020 draft are as follows:
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5. Ottawa Senators
So what does this mean? We’re going to have a second phase of the lottery after the play-in round, in which each of the eight teams eliminated therein will have an equal chance of being selected to have that first overall pick.