Lol, Chicago doesn't win the lottery in this scenario, the 2 teams that move up win the lottery

NHL.com article: "If Chicago's first-round pick in 2022 is one of the top two selections, the Blue Jackets will receive the Blackhawks' first-round pick in 2023."

NBC Chicago: "The Blackhawks made sure to protect the 2022 first-round draft pick by making it lottery protected. If the pick falls inside the Top 2, the selection will belong to Chicago and the first-rounder that goes to Columbus will be in 2023."

Fourth Period: "The Columbus Blue Jackets have traded defenceman Seth Jones, the 32nd overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft and a 2022 sixth-round draft pick to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenceman Adam Boqvist, the 12th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, a 2021 second-round pick and a top-two lottery protected 2022 first-round pick — if the pick falls within the top-two, it will move to 2023."

The Atheltic: "If Chicago's 2022 first rounder is in the top two, it becomes a 2023 first-round pick."

TSN: "The 2022 first-round pick could become a 2023 first rounder instead if the selection is in the top two. "

CapFriendly: "Conditions: If Chicago wins one of the the 2022 draft lotteries, the pick becomes their 2023 1st round pick"

Wikipedia: "Columbus will receive a first-round pick in 2022 if Chicago does not win either of the two draws in the 2022 Draft Lottery. Otherwise the pick will defer to 2023."

Seems to be a lot of mixed reporting, but it sounds to me it very well could be top-2 protected and reporters were just using "lottery protected" as another way to describe. But I am still not 100% on that.

LOL doesn't matter, the #1 and #2 picks are protected full stop, there is nothing about the lottery in the actual deal....don't believe everything capfriendly says

Well everyone except CapFriendly and Wikipedia says top 2 protected and Wikipedia isn't a great source

NHL.com and The Athletic are hands down the most accurate and reputable sources with TSN being close behind

The dream is dead...

Wikipedia is like the Bible though!

It's not totally dead, Colombus will still end up with a very solid pick in a pretty deep draft.

Wikipedia is for people who don't bother to check where Wikipedia got their information, there are way better sources than Wikipedia

NHL.com
NBC Chicago
Fourth Period
The Athletic
TSN


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Capfriendly and Wikipedia

Wikipedia is crowd sourcing information and the crowd generally is half knowledeable about the subject...thus a terrible way to get finite facts. Only good for general knowledge on a subject, but not details.

I think it was just a terminology thing....people were using "lottery-protected" in lieu of "top-2 protected" without knowing that 2022 was the first year those would have different meanings.

I think to get #1 or #2 you technically have to win the lottery because finishing last is only an 18% chance.

However, MTL will have Price and Edmundson back from injury... That's gonna be a big boost for the Dcore

The standings only increase your chance of winning the lottery, finishing last does not mean you don't win if you get #1, just means you have a higher chance...I think so

Kind of....but some of the articles use both "top-2 protected" and "lottery protected"
I'm guessing its the former. And when used interchangeably with latter, it mislead secondary sources.

If a team finishes between #12-16, they will be eligible for draft lottery, but cannot move up more than 10 spots.

See changes in system here: https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-draft-lottery-changes-announced-for-2021/c-322838154

Yea, that could happen...some people have said top 2 protected...

With this same logic the sabres could pick 1-2-3 😂 if we got really lucky

I dont disagree with you point ,its Valid
Your grasp on our language on the other hand is haggered.

"the lottery is the lottery by definition". . . No its not
You cannot Define a word using that word again(certainly cant using it 3 times in 20 words)

Re-write it so you sound as intelligent as your point is capable of being.
Otherwise People have to ignore the source as they cant even define basic words properly

The person who writes each article is sometimes his own editor.

When in doubt, defer to the NHL.

I think it's pretty self explanatory the definition of lottery, but I'll bite

Definition of "Lottery" = a process or thing whose success or outcome is governed by chance

It is a singular process in the NHL not multiple processes or systems and the first 15 picks are governed by the process period; there's no debate to it.

Correct which means they will include the lottery balls for spots #11 onward after the 1st pick is chosen then add the #11 team ball, then after the 2nd pick is drawn add the #12 team ball, etc.

I found another trade where a condition on a draft pick needs to be rewritten on this site.



https://www.capfriendly.com/trades/players/duncan-keith

https://www.nhl.com/news/duncan-keith-traded-to-oilers-by-blackhawks/c-325635738



Can you spot the difference between the two interpretations?

"Makes playoffs" vs "Makes Stanley Cup Final"