The New York Rangers have had the luck of the ping pong balls in two successive draft lottery drawings. In 2019, they jumped from 6th to 2nd overall and selected Kaapo Kakko.
That may have irked a few teams, but the 2020 drawing saw them as an ousted team in the qualifiers land the 1st overall pick. A jump from 11th to 1st was a bridge too far. So while Alexis Lafreniere is going to star on Broadway for the next decade plus, Detroit picked 4th.
NHL considering Draft Lottery Changes
Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings were livid behind closes doors and let the NHL know about it.