For the third consecutive year, lady luck was against the Vancouver Canucks as they fell down to the seventh spot in the 2018 NHL draft lottery, though the drop off wasn’t as bad compared to the previous two years.
In 2016, the 28th-placed Canucks moved down two spots. Last year was even worse, as they finished second-last but also fell down to the fifth selection. This year, however, they only moved down one place.
And that will do just fine. Rasmus Dahlin is going to the Buffalo Sabres with the top pick. Filip Zadina and Andrei Svechnikov will almost certainly be two of the next three selections.