The Vancouver Canucks can’t get the first overall pick, even if they win the draft lottery.
The Vancouver Canucks are back in the draft lottery. Sort of.
For the eighth time in the last decade, the Canucks are out of the playoffs. Instead of playing in the postseason, they’ll be watching ping pong balls get plucked out of a lottery machine to determine where they pick in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft.
The draft lottery will take place on Monday, May 5 at 4 p.m. PDT and, for the first time ever, the drawing will take place live in studio for fans to watch on television: ESPN in the U.S. and Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada.
In previous years, the draft lottery took place behind closed doors. Even though…