Dallas, June 22nd 2018. It’s getting late and some Ranger fans may have already switched off their television or stream after their favorite team passed on Oliver Wahlstrom in favor of lesser known Vitali Kravtsov.
They had 2 picks left that evening though and the last time the Rangers representatives walked to the stage, it was impossible to guess who they would pick. The name they announced was Nils Lundkvist, a 17-year old defenseman from Sweden. “This will be fun” was the first thing that went through my mind. Henrik Lundqvist with a Q, Nils Lundkvist with a K, and then Michael Lindqvist with an I.