From frank_seravalli: Taylor Hall strikes again as lucky Draft Lottery charm. MORE:
Because Hall isn’t just a Hart Trophy winner. He is the Draft Lottery’s MVP.
The Chicago Blackhawks climbed from No. 12 all the way to No. 3, leaving Colorado and Los Angeles as the big lottery losers. The Kings fell from No. 2 to No. 5, while the Avalanche slid from No. 1 to No. 4 for the second time in three years – in lotteries both won by the Devils. The Devils had an 11.5 per cent shot to move up to No. 1. Their winning combination of lottery balls was 12-4-2-10.
Devils GM Ray Shero knew it was on there already. Shero revealed after the Draft Lottery that a reporter asked him at the GM Meetings last March whether he considered trading Hall at last February’s trade deadline. Hall, 27, has one year remaining on a seven-year, $42 million pact signed with the Oilers. He can sign an extension in New Jersey as early as July 1, but there has been growing speculation about his trade availability, as Shero alluded, if the two sides are unable to come to an agreement.Hall never got to make a defence of his Hart Trophy, his season ended with knee surgery in late February after posting 37 points in 33 games through Dec. 23.
Hughes said the Draft Lottery was a night where he could start to envision putting on a team’s uniform.
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