It seemed only fitting that after a disastrous season in which the injury-decimated Panthers went from Southeast Division champions to the bottom of the NHL, their bad luck would continue in the nationally televised draft lottery Monday night. Despite holding the best odds at 25 percent to land the overall No. 1 pick of the June 30th draft, the Panthers wound up with the second pick for the first time in franchise history. The Panthers have had three No. 1 picks, but only used it once in 1994 when they selected defenseman Ed Jovanovski, who's in his second, albeit injury-plagued stint with...
↧