On Tuesday, Corey Pronman and Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic shared an interesting piece (subscription required) weighing the option of winning the Stanley Cup this season against the option of winning the top overall pick in the upcoming NHL Draft for all 16 teams taking part in the qualifying around.
In case you forgot, the NHL held its annual draft lottery last month to determine the order for how teams will select at the draft set to be held in October. Usually, the lottery consists just of teams who did not make the playoffs, but due to this season’s format, the lottery also included placeholders for the eight teams who are eliminated during the qualifying round.