Rangers Win First-Overall Pick in 2020 NHL Draft Josh Bell | August 10, 2020 The New York Rangers have won the Phase 2 NHL Draft Lottery, giving them the first overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. The Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild,…
2020 NHL Lottery Draft: Who Needs the First-Overall Pick Most? Josh Bell | August 10, 2020 It’s been a long time coming, but the 2020 NHL Draft picture is getting clearer. The Qualifying Round is complete and we now know the eight teams that will be…
Red Wings: Draft Lottery Fallout Tony Wolak | June 29, 2020 Plain and simple, the Detroit Red Wings got hosed. The fact that a playoff team is going to land the first-overall choice in the 2020 NHL Draft—with the last-place Red…
2020 NHL Draft Lottery Round 2 Explained Pete Bauer | June 28, 2020 The first-overall pick in the NHL’s 2020 Entry Draft will be determined in a second draft lottery. Much to the disappointment of the teams with the worst records in the…
Montreal Canadiens and the Implications of the Draft Lottery Blain Potvin | June 27, 2020 After a long layoff of news, the NHL Draft Lottery was held on Friday and gave the league exactly what they had hoped for, drama. Fans re-engaged in full-throated hockey…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Draft Lottery, Koponen, Gretzky & Sundin The Old Prof | June 27, 2020 This is a certifiably crazy season. If you are a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey fan, here’s what you know today that you didn’t know yesterday: Your team has a 12.5%…
Canucks Dream Scenario: Drafting Lafrenière Matthew Zator | June 27, 2020 After an unprecedented result in the Draft Lottery on Friday, the Vancouver Canucks actually have a 12.5 percent chance of drafting first overall in the 2020 NHL Draft. That is…
NHL Draft 2020: To Tank or Not to Tank? Pete Bauer | June 27, 2020 Prior to the 2019-20 Stanley Cup Playoffs, we’ll see the so-called Qualification Round. Each winner of the eight best-of-five series (four in each conference) goes on to the actual playoffs.…
5 Jets’ First-Round Draft Targets Declan Schroeder | June 27, 2020 The 2020 NHL Draft Lottery was different this year — just like everything else in the hockey and sports worlds — due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the objective of…
An NHL Placeholder Team Wins Draft Lottery Jim Parsons | June 26, 2020 The NHL held their draft lottery on Friday and while it was expected one of either the Ottawa Senators or Detroit Red Wings would win the top-overall selection and the…
Anaheim Ducks 2020 NHL Draft Lottery Primer Eddy Jones | June 24, 2020 While 24 teams are preparing for the new NHL playoff format, the Anaheim Ducks are one of seven teams whose focus is on the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery. Like the…
2020 NHL Draft Lottery: 5 Teams That Need a Win Josh Bell | June 23, 2020 After months of no NHL events and building anticipation, the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery is approaching. Well, potentially half of it. In these extremely uncertain times, the NHL will have…