If there was one thing that had the potential to cheer up the fans of the Vancouver Canucks and the other six Canadian NHL organizations after a terrible 2015-16 season, it was the draft lottery. Unfortunately, Vancouver is not one of the two happy Canadian cities that won the top-two selections. But, of course, that won’t hold us back from holding NHL Mock Drafts.
With the draft lottery in the books, the order of the first 14 teams stands. The rest will be determined by the playoff results. As of today, the order looks as follows:
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Winnipeg Jets
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Edmonton Oilers
- Vancouver Canucks
- Calgary Flames
- Arizona Coyotes
- Buffalo Sabres
- Montreal Canadiens
- Colorado Avalanche
- New Jersey Devils
- Ottawa Senators
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Boston Bruins
- Minnesota Wild
- Detroit Red Wings
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Arizona Coyotes (via NY Rangers)
- Carolina Hurricanes (via Los Angeles)
- Florida Panthers
- Anaheim Ducks
- Winnipeg Jets (via Chicago)
- Nashville Predators
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Boston Bruins (via San Jose)
- New York Islanders
- Toronto Maple Leafs (via Pittsburgh)
- St.