Whenever the Vancouver Canucks lose something they should have won — you know, like, the Stanley Cup final or the NHL draft lottery — fans feel betrayed. Luckily, this was a great year for this to happen, though, because there is likely no franchise-altering prospect available. And if there is, it could well be one of the players picked after the top two.
Yet, from a totally objective standpoint, the lottery format should be changed. It just doesn’t make sense.
To see why, let’s take a moment to think about the reason there is a draft.