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CanucksArmy Top 25 of 2020: #13 — What Friday’s NHL Draft Lottery means for the Vancouver Canucks

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By Zach Laing

Dec 13, 2020, 13:45 ESTUpdated: Dec 13, 2020, 13:51 EST

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Welcome to the yearly wrap up of the top read articles over the last year!

Days ahead of the NHL draft lottery that would determine the order for 2020 picks we all knew the Canucks would be without a first-round pick.

But still, there were ways it could affect the club.

An article penned by CanucksArmy editor David Quadrelli on that and published on June 23 was the 13th most-read article this year.

What Friday’s NHL Draft Lottery means for the Vancouver Canucks

Here’s some of what Quadrelli wrote:

So what exactly does this mean for the Canucks, who are set to play the Minnesota Wild in their best of five play in series?
Essentially, if on Friday the top three lottery balls fall in favour of three of the seven teams not included in the return-to-play format, the Canucks will have no chance of moving up the draft board, even if they lose to Minnesota — and there won’t be a second draft lottery after the play in round has concluded.
However, if the lottery balls reveal that one or more of the teams that lose their play in series (8-15) will receive a top-three pick, there will be another draft lottery after the play-in round has concluded to determine which of the losing teams receives the top-three pick.

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