For almost a month, about half of the NHL has been dormant as 14 teams' campaigns ended with the conclusion of the regular season.
On Saturday, April 30, those teams will get a chance to start planning for the future with the NHL draft lottery, taking place at Sportsnet's Hockey Central Studio at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto.
The non-playoff teams and teams that hold a non-playoff team's selection will find out where in the top half of the first round they will pick.
Here's all the information you need to know on how to watch the ping-pong balls fall:
Like any draft lottery, the worse a team is, the better its chances of getting a top pick are. Canadian teams look poised to benefit the most, as the three worst teams—the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks—hold the best odds to get the No. 1 overall pick.
These are what the odds look like for each team participating in the lottery, per Craig Morgan of ArizonaSports.com:
If the Oilers get the No. 1 pick, it will be the fourth time ...
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