SB Nation Minnesota - NHL Draft Lottery Results: Minnesota Wild Will Pick Seventh In Junehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48959/mn-fave.png2012-04-10T19:39:12-05:00http://minnesota.sbnation.com/rss/stream/27038792012-04-10T19:39:12-05:002012-04-10T19:39:12-05:00NHL Lottery Results 2012: Edmonton Oilers Get Top Pick, Minnesota Wild Will Pick Seventh
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.hockeywilderness.com/">Minnesota Wild</a> were hoping that karma would be on their side during Tuesday night's NHL Draft Lottery considering they continued to try and win rather than tank to end the season. It didn't help, however, as Minnesota's favorite professional hockey team stayed in its projected seventh slot for the annual hockey entry draft.</p>
<p>The Wild had a 4.7 percent chance of moving up to get the top pick but, unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be. That shouldn't be a surprise considering how unlucky the Wild were following their hot start, but it likely is quite disappointing considering the team could use the sort of boost a top pick would bring.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.coppernblue.com/">Edmonton Oilers</a> won the lottery, by the way, despite having the second best chance at 18.8 percent. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.jacketscannon.com/">Columbus Blue Jackets</a>, who had a 48.2 percent chance at being gifted the top pick as the 30th-ranked team in the League, will now pick second overall in the Draft. Rounding out the top five are the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/">Montreal Canadiens</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/">New York Islanders</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/">Toronto Maple Leafs</a>.</p>
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https://minnesota.sbnation.com/minnesota-wild/2012/4/10/2939845/nhl-draft-lottery-2012-edmonton-oilers-minnesota-wildScott Schroeder2012-04-10T11:40:13-05:002012-04-10T11:40:13-05:00Minnesota Wild Prepare For NHL Lottery Tonight
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<p>The Wild have the seventh best odds for the top pick in the NHL draft.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.hockeywilderness.com/">Minnesota Wild</a> will be watching closely tonight as the first 14 picks of the 2012 NHL Draft will be determined at the 2012 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery at 8 p.m. ET. The Wild have a 4.7 percent chance for the top pick, the seventh best odds in the NHL.</p>
<p>The lottery will air on both TSN and NBC Sports Network.</p>
<p>Minnesota finished a mediocre 35-36-11 during the regular season. It has now missed the playoffs for the last four seasons.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.jacketscannon.com/">Columbus Blue Jackets</a> have the best odds for the top pick at (25 percent) followed by the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.coppernblue.com/">Edmonton Oilers</a> (18.8 percent), <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/">Montreal Canadiens</a> (14.4 percent), <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/">New York Islanders</a> (10.7 percent) and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> (8.1 percent).</p>
<p>The rest of the odds for the first pick are as followed:</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.anaheimcalling.com/">Anaheim Ducks</a> - 6.2 percent<br>Minnesota Wild - 4.7 percent<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.canescountry.com/">Carolina Hurricanes</a> - 3.6 percent<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.arcticicehockey.com/">Winnipeg Jets</a> - 2.7 percent<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.rawcharge.com/">Tampa Bay Lightning</a> - 2.1 percent<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.japersrink.com/">Washington Capitals</a> (from Colorado) - 1.5 percent<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.diebytheblade.com/">Buffalo Sabres</a> - 1.1 percent<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.defendingbigd.com/">Dallas Stars</a> - 0.8 percent<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.matchsticksandgasoline.com/">Calgary Flames</a> - 0.5 percent</p>
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