Goalie Steve Mason said it would have been a "present" if the Flyers won Saturday night's draft lottery in Toronto and earned the right to select Connor McDavid, a center viewed as a generational player, with the first overall pick.
Well, when the Ping-Pong balls were done falling, the gift was given to Edmonton.
The Oilers won the lottery and will undoubtedly chose the player scouts call "The Next Crosby" on June 26 in Sunrise, Fla.
The Flyers did not move up or down in the draft lottery, and they will pick No. 7 overall.
It will be the fourth time in six years that Edmonton, which had the third-best chance (11.