Of the sixteen play-in teams, eight will not advance to the “regular” Stanley Cup playoffs. Assuming hockey does return and these 16 squads attempt to make it into the playoffs, would it be tolerable to see a team like Calgary draft Alexis Lafreniere? Once eight teams are eliminated from the play-in round, each of those eight teams will have a 12.5% chance of winning Lafreniere.
Nashville
This is the most ideal drafting team, of course. I’m not impartial or anything. (Ha!) Lafreniere makes Nashville a Cup favorite and...just imagine how many people will complain and cry about “Lafreniere to Trashville.