With the dust settling from the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery, the New York Rangers now know where they will be selecting in the NHL Draft at the end of June.

Following a terrible campaign in which they came in last place of the Eastern Conference, the Rangers finished with the third-worst record in the league and undoubtedly were hoping to land the first overall pick with an 11.5% chance.

Unfortunately, the ping pong balls were not in their favor on Tuesday, and New York ended up with the worst possible pick they could have gotten at fifth overall. Even though a Top 5 pick is a good thing to have, the Rangers were likely hoping for more.

This is a team that has missed the playoffs for two straight years now, and while the hope is that they are going to turn things around quickly this summer with a strong offseason, that could be challenging.

Now, while the front office will be planning on what to do in free agency and on the trade market , they will have numerous young players to scout and evaluate as well.…