If 2020 has proven anything, it’s that nothing should be taken for granted. Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton would not verbally commit last night to taking projected top pick Alexis Lafreniere, and with two months until the draft he wouldn’t be doing his job if he didn’t do his due diligence on other players and potential trade options.
But it would be one of the most shocking moments in the history of the draft if the Rangers passed on the productive winger first overall on October 9.
The last first-overall pick to come from Rimouski Oceanic was Sidney Crosby in 2005.