Toronto Maple Leafs Win NHL Draft Lottery, Secure First Overall Pick for Gavin McKenna
By
Barry Petchesky
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
The article discusses the NHL Draft lottery results, focusing on the Toronto Maple Leafs winning the first overall pick (Gavin McKenna Sweepstakes) despite long odds, while the San Jose Sharks move up to second. The author frames this as an entertaining outcome for the league-as-entertainment perspective, noting the Leafs' fortunate draft positioning and the Sharks' continued rebuilding with their third top-2 pick in three years.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe Leafs bucked the odds
If the little men skating around inside your television is a TV show above all else—and it is—this is probably the most entertaining outcome we could have gotten.
At the NHL Draft lottery drawing, some of the league's most woeful, benighted, talent-free franchises came together to find out they'll be drafting third and later.
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