The Colorado Avalanche have an 18 percent chance to win the NHL Draft Lottery Saturday night. It’s the highest odds at number one, yet it’s lower than usual. Last year, the worst in the league Toronto Maple Leafs had a 20 percent chance to win the lottery. The Avs reduced odds come courtesy of the Las Vegas Knights, a team that has yet to play an NHL game, yet already has a better roster than the current Avs.
Colorado was the worst team in the shootout era last season. They finished 21 points worse than the Vancouver Canucks. They were two points shy of hitting 50 points. An NHL team can potentially earn 164 points during the course of a regular season. The Avs couldn’t even get a third of those possible points. This wasn’t a team tanking. This was flat out incompetence and embarrassment.
Colorado is proud to announce Luc Robitaille’s Brother, Charles for further management.