Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton, in a pre-draft Zoom call with media on Friday, refused to declare which player the Blueshirts will take with the first pick in the NHL draft, though there’s probably zero chance Gorton will choose anyone other than Alexis Lafreniere, the consensus top player available.
"Tune in, at 7 o'clock Tuesday and we'll tell you exactly what we're going to do,’’ Gorton said when asked if Lafreniere was the clear choice for his club.
Still, when asked to talk about Lafreniere, who led Canada to a victory in the World Junior Championships and who scored 35 goals and 112 points in 52 games for Rimouski of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Gorton made it clear the Rangers love him.