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- The New York Rangers completed the NHL Draft on June 26, 2026, earning a B+ grade.
- They kept the fifth-overall pick for defenseman Alberts Smits (A grade), expect him to attend fall camp with a chance to make roster, and traded the 26th-overall pick to the Las Vegas Golden Knights for scorer Pavel Dorofeyev.
- Five of nine picks were left-handed defensemen, prompting analysts to call the 81st-overall selection of Tomáš Chrenko a steal.
