The NHL Draft Lottery left a of misery to every team not in the Return to Play scenario. That’s because the #1 pick in the lottery went to a placeholder team. Now the first team to enter the Alexis Lafreniere sweepstakes are the New York Rangers.
The 2020 NHL Draft Lottery Results
As you can see the 4th place Kings actually did well by getting pick two which will likely be Quinton Byfield. Below are the results of the lottery with the placeholder team at the top.
Sadly, and if you read our complete guide to the draft lottery for Rangers fans, you already knew.