If there had to be a silver lining to the 2016-2017 Dallas Stars’ season, it would be their impending luck with the draft lottery. Along with the new Vegas expansion franchise, the teams who did not qualify for the playoffs or any club with possession of any first-round pick will participate on Saturday.
The odds of the Stars scoring the first pick are a slim 5.81 percent, but that doesn’t mean you should count them out just yet. After all, crazier things have happened (Jamie Benn Art Ross winner, anyone?).
The Vegas Golden Knights were automatically given the same odds as the third-to-worst team from the regular season, which would be the Arizona Coyotes.