HAMILTON, ON - JANUARY 16: Alexis Lafreniere #11 of Team White skates during warm up for the 2020 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game against Team Red at FirstOntario Centre on January 16, 2020 in Hamilton, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Imagine, the New York Rangers have the top pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. This comes one year after they picked second overall. For a team that has been perpetually snakebit, this turn of events has elated Ranger fans worldwide. There’s still a smidgen of mystery about who the Blueshirts will pick with their first selection, but the odds are overwhelming that it will be Alexis Lafrenière.