John Davidson spent the majority of his introductory press conference smiling, soaking up his return to Broadway as the Rangers’ president. That grin widened when the upcoming NHL Draft was brought up, and the opportunity his new team has in front of itself with the No. 2 overall pick.
Either American center Jack Hughes or Finnish winger Kaapo Kakko — the top two amateur prospects most experts consider future stars — will be wearing a Blueshirt, and Davidson didn’t even to try to hide his glee about the potential of such a proposition.