Don Waddell, as interim general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, will be representing the team Saturday at the NHL Draft Lottery in Toronto.
And determined to beat the odds.
Reminded that the Canes have a 3 percent chance of winning the first overall pick, Waddell said, “I’m a lucky person.”
The lottery will determine the top three picks in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and don’t discount luck. A year ago, the New Jersey Devils won the lottery to move from fifth in the draft order to first. But the Philadelphia Flyers moved from 13th to No.