NY Rangers 2020 draft recap

After the longest draft ever conceived by man, the 2020 NHL Draft is finally over. The Rangers went into the draft with eleven picks in the draft. They would trade up twice, using three picks in the process. All in all, the Blueshirts made nine selections. Here’s a recap of the NY Rangers picks in the 2020 draft:

First Round

#1 overall: The Rangers selected Alexis Lafreniere. Duh.

#19 overall: The Rangers traded the #22 and the #72 picks to move up to #19. They selected defenseman Braden Schneider with the pick.

Second Round

#60 overall: The Rangers didn’t originally have a pick in the second round. They traded Lias Andersson to the Kings for the #60 pick. They used the pick on forward William…