MAJOR | Canucks were only a digit away from winning the Bedard sweepstake
The Draft Lottery took place tonight and it's in spirited fashion that we learned that tanking was an effective method to win draft lotteries. The Canucks held a 3% chance of winning the first overall pick and they fell short of a single digit.
The way it's drawn up, the draft lottery is held behind closed doors. A machine is filled with 14 balls (numbered 1 to 14). 4 balls are picked giving us 1001 possible combinations regardless of the sequence. To put things in perspective, Canucks had 3%, so 30 winning combinations. Whereas the Ducks had 18,5%, meaning 185 combinations.
The Hawks ended up taking the sweepstakes home with the 4, 5, 9, 13 combination. While the Canucks held the 4, 5, 9, 12 combo. Canucks missed on generational talent by that much.
Allvin and his gang were also really close for the 2nd overall, the combination that won it for the Ducks showed (6, 8, 9, 10) while the Canucks had (6, 8, 10, 11).
Should we feel lucky were still getting the 11th overall pick?
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