Forget random chance. Forget ping-pong balls. Here's why Arizona deserves to select first overall in this year's Draft.
Amid the disappointment of not participating in the NHL postseason, non-playoff teams like the Arizona Coyotes get one night during the playoffs every year to occupy the spotlight.
Arizona has just a 6.5% chance of winning the first overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. And the continued success of the Edmonton Oilers should forever bury any notions that the NHL rigs the Draft Lottery every year.
But if Gary Bettman were ever to orchestrate a Draft Lottery win, it should be this year.