There are zero doubts about what the Rangers will do with the first-overall pick — Alexis Lafreniere will go to bed Tuesday night as a member of the New York Rangers. Thus, all suspense for the Rangers is focused on what the Rangers will do with the 22nd-overall pick, acquired from Carolina at the trading deadline in return for Brady Skjei.
Predicting what the Rangers will do is extremely hard. They are partially beholden to what the teams picking before them and there are many players who could be available at that spot and make sense.