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Early Lottery Standings

10/24/2016 at 11:07am EDT

from Sean McIndoe at Sportsnet,

Road to the lottery
Here are the five teams that look like they're headed towards watching Nolan Patrick highlights and clicking refresh on draft lottery simulations.

5. Toronto Maple Leafs (1-1-3, even) – With four losses in five games, they were a leading contender for an even higher spot. But since when have this year's Leafs managed to hold a lead?

4. Carolina Hurricanes (1-2-2, -4) – They've only won one game. And that was against the Flames, so it barely counts.

3. Calgary Flames (1-4-1, -8) – All kidding aside, they still feel like a team that will figure it out sooner than later. But this week's schedule, which includes back-to-back road games against the Blackhawks and Blues, will be a tough test.

2. Buffalo Sabres (1-2-1, -1) – Two close losses nudge them down a spot, and the coach is maybe kind of calling out one of the team's best young players. But at least no key pieces got hurt this week.

1. Arizona Coyotes (1-4-0, -7) – They've lost starting goaltender Mike Smith to a lower body injury that's left him week-to-week....

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