Well, it’s over.
The hellish, seemingly eternal free-fall of a season is gone. Now it’s time to have a look at something we’ve never had to look at here at WIIM: the NHL Draft Lottery. The Red Wings finished with the sixth-worst record in the league, which slates them for a guaranteed top-10 pick. Here is a full breakdown of Detroit’s draft lottery odds:
1st overall: 6.7%
2nd overall: 7.0%
3rd overall: 7.2%
7th overall: 23.4%
8th overall: 39.7%
9th overall: 14.8%
10th overall: 1.2%
Here’s how it works
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd overall picks are awarded by drawing of ping pong balls, the remaining teams, sorted by points, will fill out picks 4-15.