The much-hailed franchise player is the big loser in today's NHL Draft Lottery festivities, being exiled to the moribund Edmonton Oilers.
The Bruins' lucky numbers did not come up in the NHL's 2015 draft Lottery on Saturday night. Instead, the B's ended up with the 14th overall selection in the draft set for June. The Bruins had just a one percent chance of landing the first overall pick
From Yahoo Sports: The Oilers' card was pulled by NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly, as a team with the third worst record and an 11.5-percent chance to win the lottery took the top spot and the chance to draft the OHL
on Saturday, April 18, 2015 11:20 PM, updated: April 18, 2015 at 11:20 pm. ADVERTISEMENT. TORONTO — Released Saturday night by the NHL, here is the official video of the NHL draft lottery as moderated by commissioner Gary Bettman.
Here's what Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan had to say after the 2015 NHL Draft Lottery.