Had they landed the first or second overall pick in the draft lottery, things would have obviously been a lot easier for the Vancouver Canucks and general manager Jim Benning.
But of course, the Canucks didn’t get any lottery luck and fell down the order for a fourth straight year. Rather than simply choosing between Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko — the likely top two picks in this year’s draft — Benning and the Canucks will be forced to make a much more difficult decision.
It’s nearly impossible to guess which players will go where after Hughes and Kakko — especially from No.