TORONTO — On the outside, a gracious Trevor Linden wore the sincerest of grins as he extended his hand in congratulations to Ray Shero, whose New Jersey Devils had just won the NHL draft lottery on Saturday night. Final draft order Figures in parentheses represents their starting spot based on where they finished in the regular season. A year ago, the Vancouver team president came into the lottery with the third-best odds to snap up the No. The Canucks thought they had won the top pick and were set to select future Hall of Famer Gilbert Perreault. Tweeted Devils star forward Taylor Hall at @hallsy09: “Officially adding “NHL lottery ball specialist” to my hockey resume.”“I really didn’t expect this,” Shero said.

Source: National Post April 30, 2017 00:35 UTC