Wingzman91

If it is anything like last lockout, it will be a weighted system.
Every team is given 3 lottery balls.
You lose a ball for every year you have been in the playoffs in the last 3 years.
You lose a ball for time you have had the #1 draft pick in the last 4 years.
No team can have less than 1 ball.
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Columbus will have 5 balls in the lottery, they have the Kings and Rangers ball and a 10% chance to get the #1 pick.

Three balls: Flames, Hurricanes, Jets, Maple Leafs, Stars, & Wild.
Two balls: Avalanche, Blues, Ducks, Islanders, Lightning, & Panthers.
One ball: Blackhawks, Bruins, Canadiens, Canucks, Capitals, Coyotes, Devils, Flyers, Oilers, Penguins, Predators, Red Wings, Sabres, Senators, Sharks.
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Every slot is drawn, 1 thru 30 then the order reverses, round 2 is 30 thru 1, round 3 is 1 thru 30 and so on.
Last time the first one ball team that got picked was the Canadiens, 5th pick. Red Wings got #19.

With a little luck we could have prospect, not a project.

...or they could sign a CBA tomorrow.

Scott Hannan has signed with the Nashville Predators, 1 year for 1 million.
One less option on the board.