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It's that time of year again. The calender turned over and the Leafs are in the middle of a swoon that pulls them out of playoff contention. The Leafs are 5 points back of the 8th place New York Rangers (who also have four games in hand). A big win streak might change things but right now the Leafs look like they are headed for another failed season and hopefully management recognizes it at the deadline and moves some bodies out to restock the cupboard.
This is the 1st of a two year transition in how the draft lottery plays out. This year there is a slight weighting away from the 30th ranked team getting the #1 pick. The same rules apply overall as you can only move up to the #1 spot or be moved down a single spot if another team wins the lottery behind you. (Next year there is a lottery for the top 3 draft slots).
The current lottery standings are as follows:
This is expected to be a very deep draft, particularly in the 1st round. Plenty of good centers outside of Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel. A lot of size in the top 15 ranked prospects as really only Mitch Marner and Nik Merkley fall under 6'0" in their current rankings. I think Marner at the very least will break 6 feet by the draft combine, not sure on Merkley.
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http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/top-30-nhl-draft-prospects-january/
This is the 1st of a two year transition in how the draft lottery plays out. This year there is a slight weighting away from the 30th ranked team getting the #1 pick. The same rules apply overall as you can only move up to the #1 spot or be moved down a single spot if another team wins the lottery behind you. (Next year there is a lottery for the top 3 draft slots).
The current lottery standings are as follows:
Rank | Current Team | Lottery% | Points | Pace | Last10 | |||||
1 | Edmonton | 20% | 29 | 53 | 3-5-2 | |||||
2 | Buffalo | 13.5% | 31 | 56 | 1-9-0 | |||||
3 | Carolina | 11.5% | 33 | 63 | 5-4-1 | |||||
4 | Arizona | 9.5% | 36 | 69 | 5-5-0 | |||||
5 | Columbus | 8.5% | 39 | 78 | 5-5-0 | |||||
6 | New Jersey | 7.5% | 40 | 73 | 4-4-2 | |||||
7 | Philadelphia | 6.5% | 41 | 75 | 3-6-1 | |||||
8 | Minnesota | 6.0% | 43 | 82 | 3-6-1 | |||||
9 | Ottawa | 5.0% | 44 | 84 | 4-4-2 | |||||
10 | Dallas | 3.5% | 45 | 86 | 5-3-2 | |||||
11 | Colorado | 3.0% | 47 | 86 | 6-3-1 | |||||
12 | Toronto | 2.5% | 47 | 86 | 2-8-0 | |||||
13 | Calgary | 2.0% | 49 | 91 | 6-3-1 | |||||
14 | Florida | 1.0% | 49 | 96 | 5-4-1 |
This is expected to be a very deep draft, particularly in the 1st round. Plenty of good centers outside of Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel. A lot of size in the top 15 ranked prospects as really only Mitch Marner and Nik Merkley fall under 6'0" in their current rankings. I think Marner at the very least will break 6 feet by the draft combine, not sure on Merkley.
Mock Drafts | Leafs Projected Selection | |
MyNHLDraft.com | C/RW - Nik Merkley | |
Draftsite.com | C/RW - Colin White | |
TSN - Craig Button | LW - Lawson Crouse | |
Sportsnet - Damien Cox |
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