Isles’ Jaw-Dropping Draft Lottery Victory Sets Hockey World Abuzz—What’s Next for the Underdogs?
Had just one of those games been won by the Islanders — including a 9-2 home defeat late in the season in which Patrick Roy’s management of his goaltenders was roundly panned — their positions, and thus their lottery combinations, would have been swapped.
The last time they won the lottery, the Islanders drafted John Tavares, their future captain and a franchise cornerstone until he left Long Island for the Maple Leafs.
Their three other No. 1 overall picks were Rick DiPietro (2000), Denis Potvin (1973) and Billy Harris (1972).
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