Bleacher Report · Jul 3, 2020
NHL Rumors: Latest Draft Buzz on Quinton Byfield, Tim Stutzle, More
Quinton Byfield or Tim Stutzle? That appears to be the decision the Los Angeles Kings are going to have to make when they are on the clock with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft.
While it won't be known which team ends up with the No. 1 selection until the second phase of the draft lottery, it shouldn't matter which of the eight teams that loses in the play-in round of the expanded NHL playoffs gets it—they are almost certainly going to draft Alexis Lafreniere.
Byfield and Stutzle have been projected by many to be two of the top players in this year's class, and while neither is likely to be drafted over Lafreniere, both should quickly follow him off the board.