The night of April 18, 2015, was one of the most dramatic in recent NHL history.
Hockey fans everywhere gathered around their TVs that evening for the unveiling of a draft lottery that would place the unquestioned No. 1 and 2 picks, Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, in two lucky cities.
The assumption at that time was that the winner (Edmonton) and runner-up (Buffalo) would be set up for Stanley Cup contention for the next decade and beyond. That they would essentially be creating a Generation Z version of the Sidney Crosby-Alex Ovechkin rivalry.