Talk:2024 NHL entry draft
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Order of remaining playoff teams[edit]
Here is this year's order of remaining playoff teams.
Conference finalists will be given the final four selections in this year's draft. As teams get eliminated from the playoffs please only add teams that have their selection spot determined.
The following is a list in reverse order of league finish for this year's playoff teams:
- Washington Capitals
- New York Islanders
- Vegas Golden Knights
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Los Angeles Kings
- Nashville Predators
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Edmonton Oilers
- Colorado Avalanche
- Boston Bruins
- Winnipeg Jets
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Vancouver Canucks
- Florida Panthers
- Dallas Stars
- New York Rangers
Ex: If the Capitals or Rangers were to be eliminated in the first two rounds they would pick 17th and 28th respectively. If the Capitals were to make the conference finals and the Islanders were eliminated in the opening two rounds then the Islanders would pick 17th. If the Rangers were to make the conference finals and the Stars lost in either of the first two rounds then Dallas would select 28th. Deadman137 (talk) 15:01, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
NHL draft lottery explained[edit]
A team that retains their selection spot by winning a lottery is still deemed to have won a draft lottery. Montreal in 2022 and San Jose in 2024 won the draft lottery and retained the first overall pick and that counts towards one of their two draft lottery wins, the same would have also applied to Arizona in 2022 and Columbus last year if they had won the second lottery and retained the second pick.
Chicago is now ineligible to win any of the draft lotteries in the next three years because of their lottery wins in 2023 and 2024 satisfying the two lottery wins in a five-year period clause. This does not mean that Chicago cannot select first or second overall with their own draft pick in 2025, 2026 or 2027 they just cannot do so via a draft lottery win. In any of those three years they can still pick first overall if they finish last in the league and one of the teams 12-16 in the odds table wins the first draft lottery. They can also retain the second pick if they finish last overall and any team other than the team with the 12th best odds wins the first lottery and a team 13-16 in the odds table wins the second draft lottery. The same applies for the second pick if Chicago finishes in 31st and the last place finishing team gets the first pick and one team from 13-16 wins the second lottery. Deadman137 (talk) 19:30, 8 May 2024 (UTC)