The 2017 NHL draft lottery was a national holiday in Canucks Nation. Simply said, it was the only thing Vancouver Canucks fans could get excited about following a terrible 2016-17 season.
Then came the New Jersey Devils. And the Philadelphia Flyers. And the Dallas Stars.
The Colorado Avalanche and the Vancouver Canucks, the two worst teams of the season, will pick fourth and fifth overall, respectively. This is the product of a lottery system that was designed to give fewer first-overall picks to the Edmonton Oilers.
The Oilers, by the way, have a 2-1 lead in Round 2 of the playoffs against the Anaheim Ducks and are competing for the Stanley Cup.