Fans are freaking out because Lafreniere has a 25% chance of going to the Pens or Oilers

Phase 2 of the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery is slated for Monday, August 10 at 6PMET, and will determine who will earn the first overall pick for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and have the right to select projected No. 1 pick Alexis Lafreniere.

Fans have been freaking out since last night, when it was confirmed that both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers are now on the brink of elimination after losing to the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks respectively.

The eight teams who do not advance to the NHL postseason from their qualifying series will each have a 12.5 per cent chance of winning the lottery and the first overall pick. Each team will have one ball in the lottery machine. That means Lafreniere has a 25% chance of going to the Pens or Oilers and hockey fans are having none of it!

Lafrenière waiting to see if he’ll play with Crosby or McDavid pic.twitter.com/ujzYBR8gl1
— Cam and Strick Podcast (@camandstrickpod) August 6, 2020

We’re almost at a 40% chance of one of these happening next year:

Draisaitl-Mcdavid-Lafreniere

Malkin-Crosby-Lafreniere

Marner-Matthews-Lafreniere pic.twitter.com/6CEDneRpZZ
— Trav (@travq20) August 6, 2020

A very, very, very, very good team is about to be handed Alexis Lafreniere and I hate it oh so much. #NHLDraftLottery
— Steve Palumbo ? (@Faultlinehockey) August 6, 2020

Watching the @penguins lose to the @CanadiensMTL but then remembering they might get Lafreniere if they lose the series pic.twitter.com/xuLHSPK8KY
— Anthony Grant (@Granta153) August 6, 2020

Happy Thursday. As it stands today, there is a 25% chance a team with Crosby or McDavid adds Lafreniére to the lineup.

Have a great day!
— Salena (@DahlinFutureHab) August 6, 2020

Spending my day deciding if I will be more upset seeing lafreniere play on a line with Crosby and Malkin or Draisaitl and McDavid and honestly I DONT KNOW .. ??
— Girl_Lafleur (@Girl_Lafleur) August 6, 2020

Hey #Oiler fans, look for the silver lining. You’re one more loss away from getting a chance to ruin another #1 overall picks career. Here’s a live look at Alexis Lafrenière when he found out that may happen.... pic.twitter.com/lAfPMd2ODR
— DonCorleone (@NickPaisano) August 6, 2020

We will find out on Monday night.

The Los Angeles Kings currently have the second overall pick while the Ottawa Senators (via the San Jose Sharks) have the third selection.
See below for the full list heading into Phase 2:
1. TBD
2. Los Angeles Kings
3. Ottawa Senators (from SJS)
4. Detroit Red Wings
5. Ottawa Senators
6. Anaheim Ducks
7. New Jersey Devils
8. Buffalo Sabres
9. TBD
10. TBD
11. TBD
12. TBD
13. TBD
14. TBD
15. TBD

We will know soon enough!

Phase 2 of the 2020 #NHLDraft Lottery set for Monday, Aug. 10, at 6 p.m. ET. https://t.co/BtYMvN9rz1 pic.twitter.com/OnuYYEHxy0
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) August 6, 2020