NEW YORK - JULY 22: The National Hockey League draft balls are checked prior to the lottery at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers on July 22, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Andy Marlin/Getty Images for NHLI)
After bucking the odds for two straight years, the New York Rangers did not win the NHL Draft Lottery. Their odds were minimal so it would have been a miracle if they had won. It will leave the Rangers with the 15th pick in the first round if they do not trade it away.
The Rangers went into the lottery with a 2.