The consensus was that the first pick in the 1970 NHL amateur draft would be junior phenomenon Gilbert Perreault. Either the Sabres or the Canucks would get the first pick, to be determined with the spin of a wheel of fortune. Perreault was available to the Sabres and Canucks as this was the first year the Montreal Canadiens did not have a priority right to draft Quebec-born junior players.
the consensus was that the first pick in the 1970 nhl amateur draft would be junior phenomenon gilbert perreault either the sabres or the canucks would get the first pick to be determined with the spin of a wheel of fortune perreault was available to the sabres and canucks as this was the first year the montreal canadiens did not have a priority right to draft quebec-born junior players