The NHL has changed its lottery system a bit this year, giving the league's worst team lower odds of getting the top overall pick but guaranteeing it nothing worse than the No. 2 pick. And this year in particular, the Buffalo Sabres have to be thrilled with that decision.
Below, we'll review the final NHL standings, lottery odds and the reason why the Sabres are perfectly fine with a guaranteed top-two selection at the expense of their percentage chance of nabbing the top overall pick.
Standings
Lottery Odds
Connor McDavid
How good is Connor McDavid? He's the best prospect to hit the NHL since Sidney Crosby—that's how good he is. And he does things like this:
Pretty impressive, right?
Sam Reinhart, the brightest prospect the Sabres currently have, would certainly love to see the Sabres nab the first overall pick and select McDavid. He praised him to Leo Roth of the Democrat and Chronicle:
"To be able to have him (as a Sabres teammate) would obvi ...
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