from Terry Jones of the Edmonton Sun,

Can you imagine the furor?

Can you comprehend the fury?

Can you picture the expressions on the faces of the other out-of-the-playoffs general managers if NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daley held up a gold card like the one he held up four years ago when the Oilers won the right to pick first overall for the fourth time during the Decade of Darkness?

That was the biggest hockey lottery triumph since the Pittsburgh Penguins picked Sidney Crosby coming out of the lockout in 2005?

This year’s prize, American Jack Hughes, is not likely to be another Connor McDavid. But he’s clearly the best player to become available at the NHL Draft since Connor McDavid.

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