"Leaving the bubble first hurts," Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton said. "There's still seven teams in the hotel and you're walking by them all. They're all getting coffee and you're getting on your bus. Usually you lose, you walk out of the rink, you fly home.Now they'll be the first to the microphone when the draft, tentatively scheduled for Oct. 9 and 10, is held at the conclusion of the pandemic-delayed season.
"It's been really long the last couple months," said Lafreniere, who's played three seasons with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Rimouski Oceanic. "But really fun to know who won the lottery.New York selected Finnish winner Kaapo Kakko in 2019 after jumping from No. 6 to No. 2 in the draft order, and has lots of firepower up front, including Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad.
New York has been in the middle of a rebuild that was accelerated by drafting Kakko and signing Panarin in free agency last year. Getting to add another talent of that calibre should speed the process up even further. Carolina owns Toronto's selection -- which was part of the Patrick Marleau trade, but top-10 protected -- and will choose 13th, followed by Edmonton at No. 14. Pittsburgh currently holds the 15th pick, but has seven days to decide whether or not it will keep the selection or give it to Minnesota as part of the Jason Zucker deal. If the Penguins hold onto the selection, the Wild will get their first-rounder in 2021.
"It was really disappointing," said Lafreniere, who is set to become the first Quebec-born player to go No. 1 since Marc-Andre Fleury in 2003. "It's gonna be different." Gorton, who didn't want to tip his hand even though Lafreniere is viewed as a slam-dunk No. 1, said he hasn't spoken to the player, but that process -- over video conferencing -- will commence in short order.
Wait... the Leafs lost again?
Fixed lottery
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