Quoting: bunzy1034
So they will be doing two phases to the lottery.
Phase 1: before the playoffs with the seven teams that are not going to be playing. Placeholder teams will be left for the 8 teams that have yet to lose in the qualifying round. So lets say Detroit wins the first pick, and Ottawa the second pick. Now lets say a place holder team gets drawn for the 3rd pick, this is where it gets interesting.
Phase 2: If a placeholder team ends up winning the lottery (For any of the picks but lets say 3rd overall here) then that means only the 8 teams that lost in the qualifying round will be able to have a chance at 3rd overall. All of those 8 teams will have 1 in 8 odds to win the pick
NHL is still listing the odds as overall different...and saying based on the losing teams their odds will be assigned based on a regular season record.
Detroit Red Wings -- (.275) 18.5 percent chance for No. 1 pick
Ottawa Senators -- (.437) 13.5 percent
Ottawa Senators (from San Jose Sharks, .450) -- 11.5 percent
Los Angeles Kings -- (.457) 9.5 percent
Anaheim Ducks -- (.472) 8.5 percent
New Jersey Devils -- (.493) 7.5 percent
Buffalo Sabres -- (.493) 6.5 percent
Qualifying Round Team A -- 6.0 percent
Qualifying Round Team B -- 5.0 percent
Qualifying Round Team C -- 3.5 percent
Qualifying Round Team D -- 3.0 percent
Qualifying Round Team E -- 2.5 percent
Qualifying Round Team F -- 2.0 percent
Qualifying Round Team G -- 1.5 percent
Qualifying Round Team H -- 1.0 percent
So in theory, for example, if MTL wins and the Blackhawks lose in the qualifying round, the Blackhawks would be team A instead of B if both MTL and CHI loses.
I will be a Oilers and Canadians fan during the qualifying round!