NHL CHANGING DRAFT LOTTERY PROCESS? Detroit Red Wings GUARANTEED TOP 2? Lafrenière, Byfield, Stützle

NHL Deputy Commissioner and Chief Legal Officer Bill Daly recently sent out a memorandum to the 31 National Hockey League teams regarding the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, and in it contained some really interesting information as to what the NHL is proposing. There's a lot to uncover, but the main point I wanted to discuss in this video lies in how the NHL is proposing to change its draft lottery process; changing it from three lotteries for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, to only one lottery for 1st overall this year, and this year only.

As a result, it would put the Detroit Red Wings in a position where they are guaranteed either the 1st or 2nd overall pick. With this in mind, who do they take? Alexis Lafrenière of the Rimouski Océanic in the QMJHL, Quinton Byfield of the Sudbury Wolves in the OHL, or Tim Stützle of Adler Mannheim in the DEL, and Moritz Seider's old team?

The draft is stacked with guys like Alexis Lafrenière at the top, with Quinton Byfield, Tim Stützle, Lucas Raymond, Alexander Holtz, Jamie Drysdale, Marco Rossi, Cole Perfetti, Jake Sanderson, and Yaroslav Askarov rounding out the top 10. The rest of the draft has a ton of great talent as well, like Anton Lundell, Kaiden Guhle, Dawson Mercer, Braden Schneider, Dylan Holloway, Hendrix Lapierre, Connor Zary, Justin Barron, Jack Quinn, John-Jason Peterka, William Wallinder, Rodion Amirov, Jacob Perreault, Seth Jarvis, Ty Smilanic, Jeremie Poirer, Noel Gunler, Mavrik Bourque, Lukas Reichel, Tyler Kleven, Ridly Greig, Justin Sourdif, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Jake Neighbours, Luke Tuch, Helge Grans, Jan Mysak, Michael Benning, and Antonio Stranges.

The current NHL Draft Lottery odds, go in order as the Detroit Red Wings, Ottawa Senators, San Jose Sharks (Senators), Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, Arizona Coyotes (Devils), Minnesota Wild, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks (Devils), Nashville Predators, Toronto Maple Leafs (Hurricanes), Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders (Senators), Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes (Rangers), Pittsburgh Penguins (Wild), Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning (Sharks), Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, and Boston Bruins (Ducks).

Elliotte Friedman's Article on the Memo: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-daly-state-case-early-june-draft-memo-sent-teams/

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