How Much Would Winning the Draft Lottery Change the Wild's Outlook?

The theme for the Minnesota Wild since their inception has been being stuck in the middle of the NHL standings. Since winning a coin flip gave them the No. 3 overall pick (used on Marian Gaborik) as an expansion team, the Wild have never been slotted higher than fourth or lower than 24th in the draft order. So it would truly be the most Minnesota Wild thing ever for this to be the year the NHL Draft Lottery breaks in their favor. You can thank the New York Rangers for this.