Despite being the second to last team in the National Hockey League last year, with only the Sabres trailing them, the Edmonton Oilers won the draft lottery. From that day, there were two prospects pitted against each other: Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel.
The news channels raved. Social media went crazy. Which player would be drafted first, the wild Canadian teenage sensation who had been on the NHL’s radar since becoming a teenager, or would it be Boston University’s star player with a chip on his shoulder?
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When the draft came, the choice was obvious.