Saturday, April 30, 2016

Last-place Leafs win NHL draft lottery; Jets jump to 2nd (Yahoo Sports)

Brendan Shanahan, NHL vice president of hockey and business development, speaks to reporters during the NHL General Managers annual fall meeting in Toronto, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)

Brendan Shanahan's job of rebuilding the Toronto Maple Leafs got a big boost after the last-place team won the NHL draft lottery, putting it in a position to take U.S. center Auston Matthews with the first pick. With a 20-percent chance of winning the lottery on Saturday night, the Maple Leafs became the first last-place team to retain the position in the draft order since the Edmonton Oilers in 2010. The Winnipeg Jets made the largest jump, moving from the sixth to the second selection.


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