The Vancouver Canucks made sure that they finished the season as low as they could so they wouldn’t fall below fifth overall at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. As a result, they had a chance to snatch centre Elias Pettersson at that spot despite falling a full three slots thanks to the craziness of the draft lottery.
The reason that the Canucks could only finish second to last and not hit the very bottom and draft at the number four slot is the Colorado Avalanche. They drafted Cale Makar fourth overall.
If you thought being a Canucks fan these past couple of years was bad, imagine how it would feel as an Avalanche fan to finish last overall and fall to fourth overall.