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Originally Posted by swede554
i have no idea how the lottery works, besides the basic explanation they gave (can't move up more than 4 spots, etc...) but tampa was slotted #14 and ended up with the #10 pick so does that mean they won the actual lottery?
Everyteam gets a percent, and one team wins based on that percent (actually calculated by drawing 4 lottery balls out of a drum and using that combination to match up with a chart that splits the percents). The winning team jumps the 4 teams above them. Everyone else stays the same.
Calgary was slotted #14 not TB. TB did not move.
The only 2 teams to move were Edmonton (won the draw and moved up the max), and CBJ who got knocked down 1.