Ducks Look to Continue Success with No. 2 Overall Picks in 2023
The 2023 NHL Entry Draft is fast approaching, and Anaheim holds the second-overall pick for the third time in franchise history. The Ducks had the best odds () at claiming what would have been their first No. 1 pick after finishing last in the league with a 23-47-12 record but fell down one spot after suffering yet another defeat in the NHL Draft Lottery. was taken with the second-overall pick in the 1994 NHL Draft, while Bobby Ryan was chosen with the second selection in 2005. Anaheim used the second-overall pick in the 2005 NHL Draft on , narrowly missing the chance to add Sidney Crosby in another hard-luck lottery loss. Missing out on generational talents like Crosby and Connor Bedard certainly hurts, but the Ducks find going into the 2023 NHL Entry Draft....
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