There is precious little for Buffalo Sabres fans to be interested in hockeywise during the extended break, but tonight is one of those few moments that could provide us with a glimmer of hope.
The draft lottery is the process by which the NHL selects the order for the NHL Entry Draft; to discourage ‘tanking’ they have added a lottery process so that the bottom team in the league is no longer guaranteed first pick. However, the odds of winning that first pick are cascaded so that the worst team in the league (in terms of points won) still gets the best shot at that top spot.