He was born in San Francisco to a Mexican mom, raised in Arizona and spent his first pro year lighting up the Swiss A-League.
About the most unlikely path for a potential first overall pick to take, but Auston Matthews can start thinking about life in a traditional hockey market with Saturday’s draft lottery approaching.
When the lottery balls start dropping, there are 45% odds the first pick in June goes to Toronto (20%), Edmonton (13.5%) or Vancouver (11.5%). That extends to 68.5% coverage of all seven Canadian teams. Throw another 16% in for healthy markets Buffalo, New Jersey, Colorado and Boston.