The New York Rangers finally have some clarity on their other first-round draft selection, which was acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Brady Skjei. With the Hurricanes losing to the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs, the Rangers needed some help from the lower seeded teams remaining in the playoffs.
The stage is set.
In addition to No. 1ufe0fu20e3, we’ll be selecting at No. 2ufe0fu20e32ufe0fu20e3 in the 2020 Draft. pic.twitter.com/oXR6A11Wu2— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) September 6, 2020After several weeks of question marks, the only two lower seeded teams to prevail in the second round were the New York Islanders and Dallas Stars.