The Perils of a High Pick in This Year’s NHL Draft Share this story Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images The NHL Draft lottery is, at the time of publishing this article, just under a week away; on June 2nd, fans of the team that did not make the playoffs, including our New Jersey Devils, will find out where their team will draft come late July. Slated to draft fourth (due to the Seattle Kraken joining the league), the Devils sit tied with the Kraken at 10.3% in terms of odds to land the first overall choice. Another first overall pick to join recent selections Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes would be nice for a team that has fallen on hard times for the better part of the last decade. However, as we all know and have seen, hockey is a team game, and one mere first overall pick (no matter how talented) won’t fix all of your woes. A high draft pick for a rebuilding team can be a step in the right direction though, and the Devils having some good young players in the organization already, need another to help them take the next step forward towards being relevant again.