GDT: 2023 NHL Draft Lottery - 8:00PM ET - ESPN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports (What's more shocking: ESPN bleeping up or Chicago winning?)

[Hollywood Cannon]

Welp, this is really what we've all been waiting for. Maybe tonight will be our first glimpse of hope in over decade. Maybe it will just be another day of being a Flyers fan. Who knows? We probably know but...

REMINDER: The NHL announced changes to the Draft Lottery format on March 23, 2021. Among the changes instituted in 2022 is a limit on the total number of selections (10) a team participating in the Draft Lottery can "move up" in the event it wins one of the Lottery Draws. Thus, only the top 11 seeds will be eligible to receive the first overall selection in the 2023 NHL Draft.

The allocation of odds for the 1st Lottery Draw of the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery is as follows:



Draft Lottery Participants (Fewest Points to Most), with Odds:

Anaheim Ducks -- 18.5%

Columbus Blue Jackets -- 13.5%

Chicago Blackhawks -- 11.5%

San Jose Sharks -- 9.5%

Montreal Canadiens -- 8.5%

Arizona Coyotes -- 7.5%

Philadelphia Flyers -- 6.5%

Washington Capitals -- 6.0%

Detroit Red Wings -- 5.0%

St. Louis Blues -- 3.5%

Vancouver Canucks -- 3.0%

Ottawa Senators* -- 2.5%

Buffalo Sabres -- 2.0%

Pittsburgh Penguins -- 1.5%

* Under the terms of a March 1, 2023 trade, Ottawa will transfer its 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft to Arizona if it is not a top 5 pick. If it becomes a top 5 pick as a result of the Draft Lottery, Ottawa will retain the pick and instead transfer to Arizona its 1st-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.



The odds for the remaining teams will increase on a proportionate basis for the 2nd Lottery Draw, based on which team wins the 1st Lottery Draw.

The 14 teams not selected in the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery will be assigned the remaining 2023 NHL Draft selections (among 1 through 16 in the first round), in inverse order of regular-season points.

NHL Central Scouting will release its final rankings for the 2023 NHL Draft on Tuesday, April 18. Click here to view mid-season ranking information.

The 2023 NHL Scouting Combine, showcasing the top draft-eligible North American and international prospects, will be held from June 4-10 at KeyBank Center and LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo, N.Y.

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[GKJ]

He’s going to Columbus where the alternate-universe Flyers continue to be assembled

 

[VladDrag]

We will win the 2nd overall, and draft michkov

 

[Fight4yourRight]

We will win the 2nd overall, and draft michkov

weird prediction. If they somehow win 2nd and don’t take Fantili, I will probably just give up watching hockey.

 

[dragonoffrost]

had to run a one off tankathon....

Hold me Elizbet.... I'm coming

 

[FLYguy3911]

Damn that was impressive work by Anaheim at the end there.

Can't believe we used up all of our lottery luck on Nolan Patrick. Thanks Hextall.

 

[Chinatown88]

 

[dats81]

I feel numb and dead inside.
They will pick 8th overall. Book it.

 

[iceman42]

My money is on the NHL somehow dragging out this 5-10 min process for 45 minutes.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

My money is on the NHL somehow dragging this 5-10 min process for 45 minutes.

They will. The Oilers/Golden Knights game is at 8:30.

So they have 1:30 to work with.

 

[Beef Invictus]

We will win the 2nd overall, and draft michkov

Then they'll trap him in the country

 

[Canfly]

The actual draft order will probably be between 8;20 and 8;30

 

[FLYguy3911]

The most valuable single asset in the league decided by a ball hopper...Gotta love it.

 

[dragonoffrost]

They will. The Oilers/Golden Knights game is at 8:30.

So they have 1:30 to work with.

The show is 8 until 8:30 on ESPN for us local to the team in the US

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Then they'll trap him in the country

your facts checkout

 

[Columbus Hockey Dad]

So, I know they have team representatives witness the actual lottery ball draw...but are the lottery balls themselves examined and weighed? Were one wanting to rig a draw, one could make a ball weigh differently than others.

 

[Chinatown88]

The most valuable single asset in the league decided by a ball hopper...Gotta love it.

Should it be decided in an NHL 23 tournament?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

The show is 8 until 8:30 on ESPN for us local to the team in the US

You right. Looks like they changed the time since the article I looked at was posted.

 

[dragonoffrost]

It was changed when the time for the Edmonton game was locked in I think.

 

[DancingPanther]

SHOW. THE. BALLS.

 

[Dicky Dangles]

Coming to Philly this fall, #98… Jalen Carter. And hopefully Bedard. That’s two blouse purchases.

 

[DancingPanther]

I ballieve

Uhhh guys? First try. Stop the steal!!

 

[Redpath]

It's not going to happen, I know it's not going to happen, and I'm still going to get my hopes up anyway.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

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Be strong, my friend. We never win anything nice.

 

[Columbus Hockey Dad]

The only way we win is if the drawing really is rigged and someone got to Bettman. Otherwise...prepare for disappointment. Unless Snider kindly persuaded God...