Sometimes its all about luck, and the New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, and Dallas Stars had a whole bunch of it on lottery night. Even though they weren’t expecting much, the Hurricanes got unlucky. They were bypassed by the Flyers, pushing their pick back from 11th overall to 12th overall.
In what is an unprecedented event in the NHL, none of the three worst teams are in line to make the top three selections. Colorado slides to 4th overall after being historically bad. Vancouver moves to 5th overall. Due to the Vegas Golden Knights joining the league and being guaranteed nothing lower than sixth overall, the Arizona Coyotes got shafted.