The much-hailed franchise player is the big loser in today's NHL Draft Lottery festivities, being exiled to the moribund Edmonton Oilers.
After months of team executives maneuvering to optimize the odds of having the world's most magical ping-pong ball, we finally know the results of the 2015 Draft Lottery: Connor McDavid loses.
The much-anticipated moment- which had the potential to swing the balance of power in the NHL for the next 10 years- came to an anti-climatic end when the Edmonton Oilers were awarded the #1 overall pick in the 2015 draft.
McDavid wasn't deterred by this disastrous result.