The New York Rangers are facing a very important offseason for the franchise this summer, and that will be getting started on Tuesday night with the NHL Draft Lottery.

Following one of the worst campaigns for the team in a while, the Rangers ended up finishing with the worst record in the Eastern Conference. Despite the struggles, the team is optimistic that they can turn things around quickly and that this will be a retool and not a rebuild.

The team has done a strong job of putting themselves in a position to succeed in the summer with a good amount of cap space. However, due to their struggles this year, they have the third-highest odds for the first overall pick . Generally, getting the top pick means getting a star player for years to come. Unfortunately for New York, they haven’t had that type of luck when it comes to drafting high.

New York Rangers left wing Alexis Lafreniere / Danny Wild-Imagn Images

The last two times that New York had a pick in the top three were in back-to-back years.…