The Detroit Red Wings have dropped in each of the past four NHL draft lotteries.
Due to a change in the format, their chances of moving up are reduced even further during this year’s draft lottery Wednesday night from the NHL Network’s studio in Secaucus, N.J.
This year, there will be only two draws (for the first two selections) instead of three.
The Red Wings have a 7.6 percent chance of winning the lottery for the No. 1 pick, the sixth-best odds. They have a 15.4 percent chance of landing one of the top two picks.
The Red Wings, who finished fifth from the bottom of the overall standings, can’t select third, fourth or fifth. According to Tankathon.com, they have a 30 percent chance of winding up with the sixth pick, a 43.8 percent chance at the seventh selection and a 10.9 percent chance of winding up eighth, which is the lowest they can go.
The Buffalo Sabres have the best odds of winning (16.6 percent), followed by the Anaheim Ducks (12.1 percent). The expansion Seattle Kraken were afforded the third-best odds, same as the New Jersey Devils (10.3 percent). The Columbus Blue Jackets round out the top five (8.5 percent).
The NHL entry draft will take place virtually on July 23 (first round) and July 24 (Rounds 2 through 7).
The Red Wings have 12 selections, including two in the first round (they also own Washington’s pick, which will be either No. 23 or 24), three in the second and two in the third.
Michigan defenseman Owen Power is projected by many to be selected first overall.
Two of Powers’ teammates, centers Matthew Beniers and Kent Johnson, could be drafted in the top 10 as well.
Several other defensemen are likely to be taken high, including Simon Edvinsson (Frolunda, Sweden), Brandt Clarke (Owen Sound, OHL; Nove Zamky Mikron HC, Slovakia) and Luke Hughes (U.S. National Team Development Program), the brother of Jack (first overall to New Jersey in 2019) and Quinn (seventh overall to Vancouver in 2018).
The Red Wings, relative to their place in the standings, dropped from seventh to ninth in the 2017 draft lottery, from fifth to sixth in 2018, from fourth to sixth in 2019 and from first to fourth in 2020.
Despite finishing 23 points behind the next-worst team in 2019-20, the Red Wings watched three teams draft ahead of them.
This is what prompted the NHL to alter the lottery format.
Here are the complete odds to win the draft lottery:
Buffalo 16.6 percent
Anaheim 12.1 percent
Seattle 10.3 percent
New Jersey 10.3 percent
Columbus 8.5 percent
Detroit 7.6 percent
San Jose 6.7 percent
Los Angeles 5.8 percent
Vancouver 5.4 percent
Ottawa 4.5 percent
x-Arizona 3.1 percent
Chicago 2.7 percent
Calgary 2.2 percent
Philadelphia 1.8 percent
Dallas 1.4 percent
N.Y. Rangers 1.0 percent
x-forfeited pick
The Coyotes were stripped of their 2021 first-round pick (and their 2020 second-rounder) after violating NHL rules regarding the draft combine by conducting physical testing on 2019 draft-eligible players prior to the combine.
If Arizona is selected in either lottery draw, there will be a redraw.
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The Link LonkJune 01, 2021 at 11:32PM
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Change reduces Red Wings’ chances of moving up in draft lottery - MLive.com
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