Social media users were left scratching their heads after watching the extremely unlikely and controversial result to the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery.
Twitter reactions did not disappoint after a to-be-determined play-in round loser - which reportedly had a 2.5% chance of winning - claimed the No. 1 overall pick, while the league-worst Detroit Red Wings fell to the fourth spot in the order:
LMAOOOOO every team gonna try to lose the opening round
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) June 27, 2020
The 2020 NHL Draft lottery will be criticized for a long, long time.
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) June 27, 2020
A long time.
This makes by far the most sense in the 2020 we're living in.
— Amalie Benjamin (@AmalieBenjamin) June 27, 2020
It’s distinctly possible that Taylor Hall just won another draft lottery
— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) June 27, 2020
We've reached peak NHL. A blank space has won the draft lottery.
— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) June 27, 2020
what if the true winners of the draft lottery are the friends we made along the way
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) June 27, 2020
Congrats to the
— x-Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) June 27, 2020
*checks notes*
(Fill in the blank) for receiving the first overall draft pick!#GoAvsGo
Guess we are 100% returning to play now 😂 #NHLDraftLottery
— Ryan Strome (@strome18) June 27, 2020
— x-Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) June 27, 2020
The NHL has pulled off the impossible. Devise a system no one can understand to end up with a winner no one knows.
— Dean Brown (@PxPOttawa) June 27, 2020
are we the placeholder team?
— NHL Seattle (@NHLSeattle_) June 27, 2020
asking for a friend. 😉 #NHLDraft
The Red Wings have such terrible lottery luck they're out here losing top picks to teams that don't even exist yet.
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) June 27, 2020
Training camp will be optional for a few teams..😂
— Robin Lehner (@RobinLehner) June 27, 2020
🤔🤔🤔🧐🧐🧐
— Pat Maroon (@patmaroon) June 27, 2020
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