NHL Draft Lottery: Flawed System Cost Detroit

TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 13: Steve Yzerman speaks with the media on the red carpet prior to the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Brookfield Place on November 13, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The Detroit Red Wings drew the No. 4 overall pick in the upcoming 2020 NHL Draft, despite having the worst record in the NHL. Here’s why the NHL Draft Lottery needs to change.

I took a few days to cool off because if I would have written this piece minutes after the NHL Draft Lottery Friday night, it would have been littered with curse words.

It’s still how I feel inside if you’re wondering, but level heads will prevail when typing and I’m going to take the high…