Does anyone undertand how the draft lottery is supposed to work? There’s 2 separate lotteries?
Phase 1 is a normal draft lottery. Picks 8-15 are "blank" picks. If one of those "blank" picks wins a lottery pick, then Phase 2 happens - of which the order is determined by the teams are ranked in inverse order of their points percentage.Does anyone undertand how the draft lottery is supposed to work? There’s 2 separate lotteries?
Phase 1 is a normal draft lottery. Picks 8-15 are "blank" picks. If one of those "blank" picks wins a lottery pick, then Phase 2 happens - of which the order is determined by the teams are ranked in inverse order of their points percentage.
So if "blank" pick Team A, or pick #8, wins the lottery, then whichever team that's eliminated in the qualifying round that has the worst points percentage by inverse order would be Team A, or get pick #8.
At least that's how I understand it. Idk if my explanation is all that clear.
It looks like the NHL.com article that explained it all has been altered to remove a critical section of what my post talked about, so maybe NHL.com had it f***ed up. Based on what I saw watching the announcement, each qualifying team should have a 12.5% chance at the lottery, assuming one of those blank balls falls in the top 3.Then where do the 12.5% odds for each team in Phase 2 come in, if the spot is already determined?
I think you're wrong on this. Pens would keep their pick this year if they lose to MTL.
So we better get prepared to pick 16-20. We beat the Canucks 2-1 in the season series, and it would be so Minnesota for us to come out of this with the 18th pick and another mediocre second/third line tweener.
It looks like the NHL.com article that explained it all has been altered to remove a critical section of what my post talked about, so maybe NHL.com had it f***ed up. Based on what I saw watching the announcement, each qualifying team should have a 12.5% chance at the lottery, assuming one of those blank balls falls in the top 3.
According to 2Pair, this is all wrong. You guys are wrong.
Where does it say that the play-ins aren't the playoffs?
AKL is correct. Phase 1 is normal lottery involving 15 teams. Phase 2 only happens if one of the 8 "placeholders" wins one of the 3 lotteries. If Phase 2 is actually needed, all 8 Qualifying round losers would have equal chance to win that pick.
That's how I understand it.Okay, so they have Teams A through H labeled on the balls in that initial lottery, and with normal odds that teams 8th through 15th would have, but if team H, the 15th place team wins, p% doesn't matter, it just goes straight to an even lottery among those 8 teams. Got it.
That's how I understand it.
Sure seems like they're trying to make everything as hard as possible at every possible turn.
Lou Nanne was just on KFAN talking about this. If the Pens lose to the Canadians, the Pens keep their 1st round pick for this year.
YesBut isn't Lou Nanne a gibbering idiot who's hockey years are way behind him?
So, he's probably wrong.
The closest thing here is LeBrun:
Saying that it is not actual playoffs, but this just creates a lot of headaches about these 'special' type of games.
The NHL today said that the "qualifying round" will not be considered the playoffs. That's why Pittsburgh's pick will not transfer to the Wild if the Pens lose to the Habs.
From what I understand the Wild can end up with any pick in the draft outside of #'s 4,5,6,7
Had to edit in pick #15. Pretty sure that one isn't possible eitherYes, that’s correct.
Had to edit in pick #15. Pretty sure that one isn't possible either