Now that the trade deadline has come and gone, teams out of the playoff chase have one thing on their mind. The NHL Draft Lottery, where fortunes can be made and franchises can be altered. This year’s lottery is for the right to draft American center and presumptive first-overall pick Jack Hughes, an incredibly talented offensive weapon that is expected to step right into the NHL in 2019-20. The second and third picks are also up for grabs, though not for everyone. The deadline and several trades before it have changed the landscape of the first round, with several teams no longer scheduled to take part.
While the rest of the season, lottery and playoff results will change the order, here is the current status of the first round based on today’s pure point standings:
- Colorado Avalanche (via Ottawa Senators)
- Los Angeles Kings
- Detroit Red Wings
- Anaheim Ducks
- New Jersey Devils
- Edmonton Oilers
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Vancouver Canucks
- New York Rangers
- Arizona Coyotes
- Florida Panthers
- Buffalo Sabres
- Colorado Avalanche
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Dallas Stars*
- Minnesota Wild
- Vegas Golden Knights
- Ottawa Senators (via Columbus Blue Jackets)
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Anaheim Ducks (via St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres)**
- Montreal Canadiens
- New York Rangers (via Winnipeg Jets)
- Nashville Predators
- Washington Capitals
- New York Islanders
- Los Angeles Kings (via Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Buffalo Sabres (via San Jose Sharks)**
- Boston Bruins
- Calgary Flames
- Tampa Bay Lightning
Teams with no first-round pick: CBJ, STL, WPG, TOR, SJS
*Owed to NYR if Stars advance to Western Conference Finals and Mats Zuccarello plays in 50% of the first two rounds
**Anaheim will receive the better of these two picks
Vancouver should try and trade up to #1
Go Sens! LOL!
They should trade Quinn for Makar
The Lightning’s first round pick is also conditionally owed to NYR.
Whoever gets the number one isn’t moving it.
If the Avalanche land the #1 overall pick I wouldn’t be shocked if they made a trade for multiple 1st rounders if they believe that quantity over quality with the Rangers
WINGS ARE GOING TO GET LUCKY!!
that’s insane talk. the avalanche aren’t moving that #1
Didn’t the Sens trade that pick in the Duchene deal and then trade him at the deadline? If so what a blunder.