NHL announces 2024 draft lottery date with the Flyers tentatively holding pick No. 12

Although the Flyers' future is still to be determined, they took one tiny step closer on Friday. The NHL announced it will hold the 2024 draft lottery on May 7 at the NHL Network's studio in Secaucus, N.J. The event will determine the order for the first 16 picks of the first round and will be broadcast on ESPN. Finishing with a 38-33-11 record and 87 points, the Flyers are currently slotted to pick 12th; they do have the same points as the Minnesota Wild but won two fewer games in regulation. In 2021, the NHL adopted a new format, which has been in effect since 2022, where teams can only move up 10 spots at most.