Rangers’ Lottery Slide Leaves 5th Pick Board Wide Open

The Rangers took the kind of lottery bounce that makes front offices start talking in circles, and now the real fun begins at fifth overall. Scouts and executives are staring at the same board and seeing different answers, which usually means the draft room is about to get loud. New York does not get the luxury of a clean choice here, and that kind of uncertainty can force a team into either a smart swing or a very expensive mistake.