Gentlemen, you may now power down your tanks.
The 2014-15 season is over, so now it’s just a matter of time (reportedly April 18) until the 2015 NHL Entry Draft’s lottery will take place. What are your favorite or most hated non-playoff team’s odds of landing Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel (pictured together)? The final odds are listed below:
1. Buffalo (54 points, 15 ROW) - 20 percent
2. Arizona (56 points, 19 ROW) - 13.5 percent
3. Edmonton (62 points, 19 ROW) - 11.5 percent
4. Toronto (68 points, 25 ROW) - 9.5 percent
5. Carolina (71 points, 25 ROW) - 8.5 percent
6. New Jersey (78 points, 27 ROW) - 7.5 percent
7. Philadelphia (84 points, 30 ROW) - 6.5 percent
8. Columbus (89 points, 33 ROW) - 6 percent
9. San Jose (89 points, 36 ROW) - 5 percent
10. Colorado (90 points, 29 ROW) - 3.5 percent
11. Florida (91 points, 30 ROW) - 3 percent
12. Dallas (92 points, 37 ROW) - 2.5 percent
13. Los Angeles (95 points, 38 ROW) - 2 percent
14. Boston (96 points, 37 ROW) - 1 percent
To get you in the spirit, here are a couple random photos of lottery drawings:
Super-pumped now, aren’t you?