GMs embrace ‘unique’ time in NHL history: ‘We’re excited we have an opportunity’ Globe_Sports
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas speaks to the media during a press conference in Toronto on Feb. 6, 2020.Kyle Dubas has spent enough of his still-young career as an NHL executive worrying about the draft lottery.
Under the league’s return-to-play format unveiled last week aimed at completing the 2019-20 campaign halted in March by COVID-19, clubs ranked No. 8 through No. 24 on a points-per-game basis would participate in eight best-of-five qualifying round series before the usual post-season format begins. The NHL will hold its lottery with three separate weighted draws for the top-3 picks on June 26. The organizations with picks not included in the return-to-play plan – Detroit, Ottawa , Los Angeles, Anaheim, New Jersey and Buffalo – will be joined by eight “placeholders” representing the soon-to-be eliminated clubs from the play-in round.The odds are stacked against a qualifying-round loser getting into the top-3, but there’s a chance.
“It just really speaks to just the level of attention to detail and thought that went into this whole process,” he said. “We’re excited we have an opportunity to hopefully continue playing.”
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