Flyers’ loss bumps Bruins down to fifth worst record

The Bruins did not get any help from the Philadelphia Flyers whose loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday pushed them ahead of the B s in the draft lottery sweepstakes The B s wound up with the fifth worst record while the Flyers jumped them into the fourth slot The B s could have secured the fourth worst record and increased their lottery odds by a percentage point with a regulation loss in their season finale on Thursday but they erased a two-goal deficit to push it to overtime and thus earning a point In OT they lost - to the New Jersey Devils In the upcoming draft lottery in May date to be declared the B s have an chance to win the first pick an chance to get the second overall pick a chance for the third pick a chance to stay at the fifth pick a chance for the sixth pick and chance to fall to the seventh pick The bulk draft observers have Erie OHL defenseman Matthew Shaefer as the prize of the draft with Saginaw OHL center Michael Misa expected to go second After that there are a handful of players that could go next depending on the crew s requirements and likes among them Moncton QMJHL center Caleb Desnoyers Boston College center James Hagens Brampton OHL right wing Porter Martone and Djurgarden Swe center Anton Frondell