Tonight’s NHL draft lottery figured to be a fairly uneventful night for the Philadelphia Flyers, who had a 2.2 percent chance of winning the lottery and roughly a 7.2 percent chance of jumping into the top 3. Couple in the fact that there was an obviously very real conspiracy in place against the Flyers, and it seemed likely that the team would be looking at the 13th pick in the draft this June.
BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT HAPPENED.
In a year that has by and large been a monumental disappointment for the Flyers, their card was NOT pulled at the No.