The Need to Knows
- The Time: 4pm PT
- The Place: In a studio in Secaucus, New Jersey
- Place to Watch: ESPN, SportsNet, TVA Sports
The Odds as of 5/5/25
Chances of the First Overall Pick
- 1st – San Jose – 25.5%
- 2nd – Chicago – 13.5%
- 3rd – Nashville – 11.5%
- 4th – Philadelphia – 9.5%
- 5th – Boston – 8.5%
- 6th – Seattle – 7.5%
All odds are from Tankathon.com.
The Main Prize of this draft: Matthew Schaefer – D – Erie Otters
Lottery Preview
Here we are, the show that the NHL will be putting on that they have promised over and over again will be fun. Will it be? I’d sure love it to be!
Otherwise, we’re waiting to see how the Lottery plays out with our very best friends in the ESPN panel; a horrifying amalgam of both trying too hard to appeal to the network’s current desire for T A E K Z while also trying to entertain the concept of actively covering something they were down with actually broadcasting.
I should probably write about exactly why and how, but we’ve got draft odds to discuss! You’re free to use this particular post as a livethread for the moment!