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For a fourth straight year, the New Jersey Devils will be locked into a top ten pick at the 2022 NHL Draft. Tonight is the 2022 NHL Draft Lottery, which will determine where they will actually pick in the first round. All this and more about the 2022 draft class in this post.
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The New Jersey Devils have finished 29th out of 31 teams in last season’s truncated regular season. This means they have better odds than all but three teams in this year’s NHL Draft Lottery. You may be tired of caring about it. You may wish the days of cheering on the team to gain more lottery ball combinations are over soon. You may want the Devils to at least not have a double-digit chance at winning them next year. I hear you. I understand you. Hopefully, you will get you want in the near future. But tonight, it is what it is. Once again, we shall wonder whether the lottery will favor the New Jersey Devils or at least not favor their hated rivals.