Well, I'd love to have it soon but I think the simulator makes you do the Lottery in "OFFSEASON MODE" and I'd like to utilize the Lottery option for our sim.
If we're okay with waiting until after the playoffs are over, I'd rather just wait to set the full 30 team at that time.
What we will be doing this year:
1. The Sim will decide and pick the lottery (using the same pct. the NHL uses)
2. The playoff teams will be sorted by how they finished in the Playoffs.
3. Draft Lottery will have to take place after the playoffs.
How the draft works:
The percentage chance of being selected in the lottery is as follows, based on team finish:
30th........... 25.0% (250 combinations) (PITTSBURGH)
29th........... 18.8% (188 combinations) (CAROLINA)
28th........... 14.2% (142 combinations) (NASHVILLE)
27th........... 10.7% (107 combinations) (MINNESOTA)
26th.............8.1% (81 combinations) (TORONTO)
25th.............6.2% (62 combinations) (NEW YORK ISLANDERS)
24th.............4.7% (47 combinations) (EDMONTON)
23rd.............3.6% (36 combinations) (TAMPA BAY)
22nd............ 2.7% (27 combinations) (CHICAGO)
21st.............2.1% (21 combinations) (SAN JOSE)
20th.............1.5% (15 combinations) (PHOENIX)
19th.............1.1% (11 combinations) (MONTREAL)
18th.............0.8% (8 combinations) (COLORADO)
17th.............0.5% (5 combinations) (BOSTON)
There are 1,001 numerical combinations possible, with one combination eliminated to make the odds fair; if the eliminated combination is drawn (a 0.1% probability), the drawing is immediately re-done.
After the club selected moves up, the balance of the first 14 draft selections are adjusted by one, with the appropriate clubs moving down one slot to accommodate the winner, if necessary. Here's a chart showing the chances of each team picking in a given spot:
Chance of Draft Position after the lottery:
Thus the last-place team has a 48.2% chance of picking 1st and a 51.8% chance of picking 2nd; the "best" non-qualifying team has a 0.5% chance of picking 10th and a 99.5% chance of picking 14th.
The STHS simulator has a draft lottery function and we will be utilizing it this season:
We will also be utilizing the new NHL rules for draft position:
The bottom 14 teams are part of the lottery and their position is based on points. After those positions are set, the remaining 16 teams will be sorted by HOW THEY FINISH THE NsHL PLAYOFFS.
So, we will not know the specific order of the draft until after the NsHL playoffs are complete.
Good luck!!!
