The 2015 NHL entry draft won't take place until late June from the BB&T Center, the home of the Florida Panthers. Saturday marks a key stop on the journey to draft day, however, as the lottery will take place to determine the winner of the first overall selection.
While picking No. 1 is always a nice consolation prize for a team that missed the playoffs, it's an even bigger deal this time around. A rare talent is available in Connor McDavid, and fellow top prospect Jack Eichel isn't far behind in terms of becoming a franchise building block.
In other words, there will be two extremely delighted front offices after the lottery. It's set for Saturday night at 8 ET on NBC in the United States and CBC in Canada. Let's check out the initial order and odds (per TSN) and then examine some of the top prospects.
Pre-Lottery Order and Odds
Top Draft Prospects
The Top Two
You have to go back more than a decade to find another forward duo who generated as much hype as McDavid and Eichel in the same draft class. I ...
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NHL Draft 2015: Pre-Lottery Order and Top Prospects to Watch
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