The 2020 NHL draft got one small baby step closer with the first lottery drawing. No, we still don't know who will be drafting No. 1 overall, but the team order for pick Nos. 2-8 is at least set.
It has been a much different process throughout. As 24 NHL teams gear up for a postseason return to play after the coronavirus pandemic forced a stoppage in March, seven others are already looking forward to the draft -- which still lacks a date. The prep work has no doubt been more difficult this season, as scouts have neither a full prospect season of evaluation nor combine workouts.