If there was ever a thing to be excited about in the Vancouver Canucks’ 2015-16 season, it was the fact that they would be awarded a very high draft pick. PATRIK LAINE IS COMING TO VANCOUVER, YEEEEEES! As we all know, the Canucks are never lucky, though, which leaves them with the fifth-overall selection after the draft lottery. Still a good starting point.
Now that Vancouver is extremely unlikely to get Laine, Auston Matthews or Jesse Puljujarvi, fans are mostly hoping for Pierre-Luc Dubois or Matthew Tkachuk, which is the most likely scenario. But also a very boring one — and when has general manager Jim Benning ever done the boring thing?