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Surprised this wasn't posted previously.
NHL teams hoping to hit the big Sid jackpot
NHL teams hoping to hit the big Sid jackpot
Multiple sources say the league's board of governors has in place the framework of a system that will allow each of the NHL's 30 teams a chance at the first overall pick in the next draft and the opportunity to select Crosby, who will be at the Memorial Cup with his Rimouski Oceanic in London starting Saturday.
The proposed system would skew the lottery in favour of teams that have finished out of the playoffs in the past four seasons and not had the first overall selection in any of the past four entry drafts.
Nothing has been passed by the board of governors and isn't expected to be for some time, but it's believed the lottery will work like this:
Each team starts with four balls in the lottery.
Teams lose a ball for each year they qualified for the playoffs in the past four seasons.
Teams also lose a ball if they have had the first overall selection in any of the past four drafts.
Each team is guaranteed at least one ball.