I don't care how you justify it, a team with 79 points picking 1st and one with 68 points picking 8th is absurd. Red Wings look like one of the worst teams in history and they pick 4th?
Lotteries are a terrible idea, unless you're running the league and are more interested in helping big market teams than in helping crappy teams .
Then again, all the #1 picks in the world wouldn't make a difference for the Sabres.