After an ideal NHL draft lottery, it's safe to say the movie script is already being written.
And by ideal, I mean for Seth Jones and the Colorado Avalanche, not the Florida Panthers.
With an 18.8 percent chance at the top pick in the newly revamped draft lottery—all 14 participants had a chance at No. 1—the Avs proved to have the odds in their favor when they nabbed the golden ticket over the Panthers, who had the best chance at 25 percent.
Here's a look at how the top 14 picks will officially go (with the final 18 being decided by the Stanley Cup Playoffs):
Pick Team 2012 Record
1 Colorado Avalanche 16-25-6
2 Florida Panthers 15-27-6
3 Tampa Bay Lightning 18-26-4
4 Nashville Predators 16-23-9
5 Carolina Hurricanes 19-25-4
6 Calgary Flames 19-25-4
7 Edmonton Oilers 19-22-7
8 Buffalo Sabres 21-21-6
9 New Jersey Devils 19-19-10
10 Dallas Stars 22-22-4
11 Philadelphia Flyers 23-22-3
12 Phoenix Coyotes 21-18-9
13 Winnipeg Jets 24-21-3
14 Columbus Blue Jackets 24-17-7
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