There's a rumor floating that the draft is gonna be rigged so the Rangers get the #1 pick, kind of like what happened with the NBA when Ewing went to the Knicks. A sport trying to revive itself by putting a potential star on a team in one of its biggest markets. And consider this: I think it is ESPN or one of the other major networks(for some reason I don't think it's ESPN, but I forget which network it is, but it's huge, maybe TBS), is bidding for the rights to televise the NHL Draft LOTTERY...an interesting tidbit, when you consider that the NHL doesn't even currently have a TV deal for its GAMES.
Just food for thought. Heard that shit on the radio yesterday.