TORONTO-- For the second consecutive year, the Vancouver Canucks did not have luck on their side at the NHL Draft Lottery.
With the second-best odds of winning No. 1 pick, the Canucks fell three spots and will have the No. 5 pick at the 2017 NHL Draft in Chicago.
Last year, the Canucks had the third-best odds of winning the No. 1 pick but dropped two spots and chose defenseman Olli Juolevi at No. 5.
"You know what, it's a lottery, so I guess when you go to the grocery store and buy a lottery ticket and don't win, you don't get that upset," Canucks president Trevor Linden said. "So I won't get too upset about this."
Canucks unlucky again at NHL Draft Lottery
Vancouver falls out of top three for second year in a row, will pick fifth
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