Canada's Alexis Lafreniere shoots during the team's practice at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Jan. 1. Credit: AP/Ryan Remiorz
Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton has fielded calls from other teams wanting to know if the Blueshirts would consider trading away the No. 1 pick overall. He doesn’t, however, anticipate making a deal.
"I've taken calls on it,’’ Gorton said Friday on a pre-draft call with reporters. "That's the job. We'll listen to anything. But we're comfortable picking first overall, for the first time in our history, really.
"I'll always take the calls, but I would say our eyes are on taking the pick right now.