The NHL draft drawing will be held on Tuesday, April 13 and Bruins fans have more than 60 reasons to be excited.
The B's will pick no later than third in the upcoming NHL entry draft and are set up with an 18.8 percent chance of landing the No. 1 overall pick and a 60.8 percent chance of getting either the No. 1 or No. 2 pick.
That means the Bruins have a good shot at getting either Taylor Hall or Tyler Seguin, two Canadian youngsters who have widely been recognized as franchise forwards of the future. Last Wednesday, Seguin leapfrogged Hall in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's rankings for prospects after Hall had been listed as No. 1 for most of the year.
The lottery system is set up so that just one team wins. In winning, that team jumps up four spots, with the four teams ahead of it slotting back one spot.
Here's the percentage chance of a team being selected in the draft drawing:
Edmonton — 25.0 percent
Boston (from Toronto) — 18.8 percent
Florida — 14.2 percent
Columbus — 10.7 percent
NY Islanders — 8.1 percent
Tampa Bay — 6.2 percent
Carolina — 4.7 percent
Atlanta — 3.6 percent
Minnesota — 2.7 percent
NY Rangers — 2.1 percent
Dallas — 1.5 percent
Anaheim — 1.1 percent
Phoenix (from Calgary) — 0.8 percent
St. Louis — 0.5 percent
