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Originally Posted by schenn29
what if toronto falls to the bottom 5 and gets JT, or even poenix or colorado., its called lottory drafdt everyone auotmatically thinks ohh islanders= worst= JT at #1
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Not really. I think people are fairly certain and rightfully so that the Isles will finish 30th overall and have the best chance of getting the 1st pick. Should they fail to secure that 1st pick via the lottery they are gauranteed the 2nd pick as teams can only drop 1 spot. So of all 30 teams the only 1 that is currently guaranteed a top 2 pick is the Islanders. Its further assumed that Tampa would be fine with Hedman over Tavares so that only leaves the team picking 2nd as an attractive option to trade the 1st. That team would have to be the NYI barring a rise in the regular season overall standings which is highly unlikely.