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Shanahan Says Leafs Did What "Needed To Be Done" To Win Lottery

The Maple Leafs last night won the NHL Draft Lottery after a season of "longing, anticipation, hope and pain." The Leafs "did their part" to earn the No. 1 Draft choice by "plotting a trajectory straight down the NHL standings." Leafs President Brendan Shanahan said that he "didn't believe 'validated' was the right word." Shanahan: "Quite honestly, whether we ended up with the second, third or fourth overall pick, I still felt that we had done what was needed to be done." Meanwhile, it also was a "good night" for the Jets, who "moved up from sixth to second." The Blue Jackets "moved up one spot, from fourth to third." Luck has "been on the side" of the Oilers in previous years, but this year, they could do "no better than fourth overall" (GLOBE & MAIL, 5/1). 

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