Five years ago, the NHL tried to screw over the worst teams. They not only failed, but they’ve arguably set the development of the first-overall pick back a few years. <\/p>\n
I’m a fan of the Ottawa Senators. I’m fully aware that they currently employ the two most talented players from the 2020 NHL Draft in Tim St\u00fctzle and Jake Sanderson.<\/p>\n
It’s for that reason that this impending roast will hopefully come through from an objective point of view.<\/p>\n
On a surface level, the lottery odds look similar to years past. In 2019<\/a>, the last-place team had a 18.5% chance of getting the first-overall pick, while teams 8-15 had a combined 24.5% chance. This remained consistent going into the expanded lottery, which gave every play-in series loser an equal chance of getting the first-overall pick. <\/p>\n Personally, I think giving teams that would normally be out of the race a chance at a Stanley Cup, should’ve excluded them from the draft lottery. You can’t have your cup and drink from it, too.<\/p>\n What brings it from merely questionable to cataclysmic, is the potential introduction of talented teams into the mix, as well as the increased chaos brought through a best-of-five playoff series. There’s already many an upset in a best-of-seven, and given how probability works, there will statistically be even more of them in a best-of-five. <\/p>\n This post is for paying subscribers only
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