Twitter reaction: Maple Leafs win Auston Matthews sweepstakes

Watch as NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly draws who will draw first overall at the 2016 NHL Draft.

Mike Johnston April 30, 2016, 9:49 PM

The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t won anything of substance in more than a decade so coming out on top in the 2016 NHL Draft Lottery was cause for celebration.

Here we go… #NHLDraftLottery pic.twitter.com/IRVhxtRJos

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 1, 2016

The Maple Leafs now have the right to select American centre Auston Matthews, the consensus top prospect in hockey, at the draft on June 24 and hockey fans reacted accordingly on Twitter.

Meanwhile at @RealSports… #TMLtalk https://t.co/agkKts1qDw

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) May 1, 2016

Started from the bottom (of the standings) now they here. #Leafs #NHLDraftLottery pic.twitter.com/GmI4NWHrJW

— Tim and Friends (@timandfriends) May 1, 2016

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*use as wallpaper*#TMLtalk pic.twitter.com/6AaYa5OwhW

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) May 1, 2016

https://twitter.com/Ingar43/status/726568884162191362

The #NHLDraftLottery results have #MapleLeafs fans feeling like… @SpeedStick pic.twitter.com/425dnLrLnx

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 1, 2016

https://twitter.com/dougEjokes/status/726574455108063233

@MapleLeafs pic.twitter.com/zGgx88wMsF

— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) May 1, 2016

Hey @soIoucity… get on the @MapleLeafs bandwagon! We just got the # 1 draft pick! #TMLtalk #NHLDraftLottery

— Mark Grimes (@Mark_Grimes) May 1, 2016

So basically you guys were really really bad last year? https://t.co/t0LmsxAyqo

— Tony X (@soIoucity) May 1, 2016

Something good just happened to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) May 1, 2016

BOOM!!! Leafs finally won something! I had a feeling they would get Auston Matthews. Future is actually bright for Toronto hockey fans.

— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) May 1, 2016

Mood. pic.twitter.com/MbsYV7dzom

— Steve “Dangle” Glynn (@Steve_Dangle) May 1, 2016

@tim_micallef @Garsvader @timandsid @Leafs #internetmatchgame #NHLDraftLottery Auston Mathews! pic.twitter.com/WZrg0I00Xk

— Gerrit Coulter (@GerritCoulter) May 1, 2016

Tomorrow's @TheTorontoSun front page. #NHLDraftLottery

**With apologies to Lotto 6/49** pic.twitter.com/wjsZBmsVuD

— Jon McCarthy (@jonmccarthySUN) May 1, 2016

The consensus No. 2 prospect in this draft class is Patrik Laine. If the Maple Leafs do in fact pick Matthews then the Winnipeg Jets will be able to select the Finnish winger. The Jets climbed from No. 6 to No. 2 making the biggest leap of any non-playoff team.

We're picking 2nd overall! pic.twitter.com/D1VKmwuzAG

— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) May 1, 2016

I've never been this excited about the #NHLJets in the playoffs.

— randy turner (@randyturner15) May 1, 2016

Well, good for Jets fans. They handled a lot of crap over the past 20 years and now have something nice to look forward to here.

— PATRICK WILLIAMS (@pwilliamsAHL) May 1, 2016

Gotta say, the Jets should be going bananas over Laine! He's going to be a scoring magician in Winnipeg

— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) May 1, 2016

https://twitter.com/kevin_engstrom/status/726580542372646912

The Edmonton Oilers have held the No. 1 pick in four of the last six years, so there was little sympathy for that franchise when it was revealed they’ll pick fourth in 2016.

https://twitter.com/Sun_Tychkowski/status/726565408048717824

Analytics team manipulated the lottery numbers and cheated. Check the tapes. Oilers first overall. Check 'em.

— Travis Yost (@travisyost) May 1, 2016

Oilers have just set the world record for the largest tribute from the smallest violins

— Adam Proteau (@Proteautype) May 1, 2016

https://twitter.com/mlse/status/726569041956057089

https://twitter.com/pitcher_justin/status/726581603066089473

They couldn't even tank properly & ended up in Nowhere Land. #Habs one of the biggest losers among all losers in tonight's #NHLDraftLottery

— Danno (@___Danno) May 1, 2016

VIDEO: Fans sigh in disbelief as @VanCanucks will be selecting 5th at this year's #NHLDraft @NEWS1130 pic.twitter.com/5RlKi3h4HJ

— Kyle Balzer (@KyleBalzer) May 1, 2016