The NY Rangers now have potentially the best expansion draft positioning in the entire NHL. Even before the Tony DeAngelo fiasco, the Rangers were sitting pretty. Before that, it was likely one of Libor Hajek or Brett Howden getting selected by Seattle. Now with DeAngelo being left exposed, the Rangers have an extra defense spot to protect in the expansion draft.
The thing is, the Rangers don’t have any defensemen left worth protecting. Sure, they could use it on Hajek, but it’s becoming clearer with each passing game that he isn’t worthy of a protection spot.