Don't be shocked if Canadian team gets top NHL pick

Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty reacts at the end of the game against the Buffalo Sabres at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Feb. 3, 2016. (Eric BolteéUSA TODAY Sports)If the last NHL season brought us the Greatest Tank Ever Told, as Buffalo and Arizona furiously shoveled useful players overboard to improve their odds of drafting wonder-prospects Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, then this season has produced a most unexpected sequel.

Tank Job II: National Treasure. OK, so it’s a working title.

With all seven of Canada’s teams among the bottom nine teams in the NHL heading into Thursday night’s play — quite a feat, when you think about it — the odds are suddenly very good that one of…