Jeff Gorton and Alexis Lafreniere met with the media following the Rangers winning the #1 overall pick (NHL): Jeff Gorton: On what getting #1 does for the Rangers and Alexis fitting in, (Audio Issues) “I’m sure Ranger fans everywhere were pretty excited when the ball came up Rangers.” Is Lafreniere a slam dunk pick, “Listen, I’m from the school that we will take some time and let it all settle…
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The Rangers will pick #1 overall in the 2020 Draft
6:17PM: The New York Rangers have won Phase Two of the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery and will pick #1 overall. LW Alexis Lafreniere is expected to be selected #1 overall. The Rangers had a 12.5% chance at picking #1, 25% chance of picking #10 and a 62.5% chance at picking #11. Jeff Gorton spoke right after the drawing and said: Does this soften the blow of losing to Carolina, “no…
The options for the Rangers pick tonight
The Second Phase of the NHL’s Draft Lottery is tonight at 6PM and the Rangers will either be awarded the #1 overall pick, #10 or #11. They can get the #1 pick by winning the draft lottery. Each team that lost in the qualifying round has an equal 12.5% chance at #1. They can pick #10 if either Minnesota OR Winnipeg, who are below them in the standings, win the…
What Mika Zibanejad and others have said following the end of the Rangers season
Mika Zibanejad and some of his teammates have posted messages on social media following last Wednesday’s elimination by Carolina. View this post on Instagram Had to take some time to gather my thoughts after this playoffs. It was an incredibly disappointing ending to a season with a lot of positives and also some growing pains. I know it was disappointing for all of us but I know we will come…
Phase Two of the NHL Draft Lottery, where the Rangers have a 12.5% chance at #1, is Monday at 6
8/8/20 | Vancouver defeated Minnesota so the Rangers are now only able to select #1, #10 or #11 depending on who wins the lottery. 8/7/20 | 9:31PM: Chicago has defeated Edmonton so the Rangers pick will now be either #1, #9, #10 or #11. If Minnesota comes back to defeat Vancouver in their series than the Rangers will pick no later than 10. If Minnesota loses and either they or…
What David Quinn said after the loss in Game 3
David Quinn met with the media following the Rangers elimination in Game 3 and said (MSG): On what went wrong, “I know our guys internally have talked about the way this series got off in the first-two of the series and thought that being overly physical was the way we were going to have success instead of just playing our game, that certainly wasn’t the case. Give them a lot…