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Clearing the NHL Draft Lottery confusion on the Rangers pick acquired from Carolina

”It was my understanding, that there would be no math.”

Your fearless (and confused) leader Anthony here and those words uttered by Chevy Chase portraying Gerald Ford in a Presidential Debate on a SNL skit are perfect. Yesterday, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman held a major press conference to announce the 24 Team Return to Play Format. He also added updates on the Draft Lottery which left almost everyone scratching their heads.

What’s Going On?

The Rangers hold their own first round pick, but acquired another in the trade of Brady Skjei to Carolina. Now Carolina also has two picks, theirs and one from Toronto.