The NHL draft lottery occurred earlier today. 

This is my first and raw reaction to the results. 

Boy, do I miss the person I was a couple hours ago.  

For a Canucks fan, you got to already know how this was going to end.  

Whether you were shaking with excitement or writhing with dread, your mind had to be racing with all the possibilities.  

And well, that had to be pretty anticlimactic. 

https://www.twitter.com/NHL/status/2051809645094732166

For context, the Canucks never win draft lotteries.  in 2016 they dropped from 3rd to 6th. In 2017 they fell from 2nd to 5th. And now in the big 2026, they kill their fanbase even more by falling from 1st to 3rd. Its comical at this point. 

I’ve been saying the Canucks are going to fall to the third overall pick since December. 

I’m not going to lie, I’m more mad about the Leafs and Sharks winning rather than the Canucks losing 

Okay, okay… everybody take a deep breath.  

God it’s so painful being a Vancouver sports fan. 

So where do we go from here? How do we pick ourselves up? 

Yea, I don’t really know what to tell you. Strap yourselves in for another year similar to this one. Bottom of the league, players leaving, management that feels like a better option would be putting a large traffic cone in a suit. Hey, at least we won’t have to cope with losing a franchise player such as Quinn Hughes this year. I bought his Jersey in December by the way. I’m going to put it in a frame above my bed, so I know never to do that again. What an utterly painful existence. 

Well… I’m sure Chase Reid, Caleb Malhotra, or even Carson Carols will be a good Canucks for a bit. Whoever they draft will likely being the happiest player on their team before even playing a game for them. Probably for that reason.  

As I’m finishing writing this it’s been announced that after the draft Jim Rutherford will be stepping down as team president. My guess is he saw the team lose the draft lottery twice and immediately handed in his two weeks’ notice. That’d be funny, it’s effectively a rage quit.  

No matter who the Canucks draft, or who they hire as GM, or if they bring in a new coach, one thing will remain the same. 

This team is ruining my life.