Maybe the best news of the weekend for the Rangers was the team buying out Tony DeAngelo. But they also made a number of selections in the 2021 NHL Draft.
Here’s the rundown of the Rangers’ selections:
1 (16) – Brennan Othmann, F
3 (65) – Jayden Grubbe, C
3 (75) – Ryder Korczak, C
4 (104) – Brody Lamb, F
4 (106) – Kalle Vaisanen, F
4 (112) – Talyn Boyko, G
5 (144) – Jaroslav Chmelar, F
7 (208) – Hank Kempf, D
Analysis
The New York Rangers were busy heading into the 2021 NHL draft, so much so that several expected them to deal their first-round pick (16th overall) for a star-caliber player (à la Jack Eichel).