The Rasmus Dahlin dream is dead.
After the lottery balls bounced in favour of the Buffalo Sabres, it effectively killed the Dahlin dream for many on the West Coast. While the 48-year run of bad luck continues, the Canucks should still snag a decent player at seventh overall.
Considering their needs and the number of blue-chip defencemen at the top of the board, the Canucks will probably take a defenceman. Jim Benning previously stated that he would be taking the best player available, but that could easily end up being a defenceman in this draft.