what the heck people
the kings have one playoff win since 2014, an aging roster, and just has the worst season in their history. the kings only 1st overall pick was in 1967, their expansion year.
why exactly dont the kings deserve it? or why specifically do the devils (hischier), oilers (mcdavid, rnh, etc), avalanche (mackinnon), sabres (dahlin), panthers (ekblad), and even to some extent the blackhawks (kane, albeit 12 years ago) deserve to win the lottery?
i can understand the rest i suppose, but not these ones i listed.
top five picks (and position picked) per team since 2010:
edmonton (1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 4)
buffalo (1, 2, 2)
florida (1, 2, 3, 3)
colorado (1, 2, 4)
toronto (1, 4, 5)
new jersey (1, 4)
columbus (2, 3, 4)
carolina (2, 5, 5)
winnipeg (2)
philly (2)
boston (2)
montreal (3, 3)
dallas (3)
tampa (3)
arizona (3, 5)
islanders (4, 5, 5, 5)
ottawa (4)
calgary (4)
nashville (4)
vancouver (5, 5)
just for fun, the two years the oilers didnt pick top five, they took nurse at 7 and yamamoto at 22