With the Washington Capitals taking home the first Stanley Cup in franchise history last night, other teams around the league can finally get started on what will be a long offseason. June 15th will mark the opening of the first buyout window, while just a week later the first round of the NHL Entry Draft will get underway.
We knew where most of the selections would fall first round, but with the Capitals finding a way to overthrow the Vegas Golden Knights, we finally have the full order. It is:
- Buffalo Sabres
 - Carolina Hurricanes
 - Montreal Canadiens
 - Ottawa Senators
 - Arizona Coyotes
 - Detroit Red Wings
 - Vancouver Canucks
 - Chicago Blackhawks
 - New York Rangers
 - Edmonton Oilers
 - New York Islanders
 - New York Islanders (from Calgary)
 - Dallas Stars
 - Philadelphia Flyers (from St. Louis)
 - Florida Panthers
 - Colorado Avalanche
 - New Jersey Devils
 - Columbus Blue Jackets
 - Philadelphia Flyers
 - Los Angeles Kings
 - San Jose Sharks
 - Ottawa Senators (from Pittsburgh)
 - Anaheim Ducks
 - Minnesota Wild
 - Toronto Maple Leafs
 - New York Rangers (from Boston)
 - Chicago Blackhawks (from Nashville)
 - New York Rangers (from Tampa Bay)
 - St. Louis Blues (from Winnipeg)
 - Detroit Red Wings (from Vegas)
 - Washington Capitals
______________________It’s important to note that the draft lottery changes only the selections of the first round, meaning the non-playoff teams will select in reverse standings-order in rounds two through seven. Round two looks like this: - Buffalo Sabres
 - Detroit Red Wings (from Ottawa)
 - Florida Panthers (from Arizona)
 - Montreal Canadiens
 - Detroit Red Wings
 - Vancouver Canucks
 - Montreal Canadiens (from Chicago)
 - New York Rangers
 - Edmonton Oilers
 - New York Islanders
 - Carolina Hurricanes
 - New York Islanders (from Calgary)
 - Dallas Stars
 - St. Louis Blues
 - Washington Capitals (from Florida)
 - Colorado Avalanche
 - New York Rangers (from New Jersey)
 - Columbus Blue Jackets
 - Philadelphia Flyers
 - Los Angeles Kings
 - Toronto Maple Leafs (from San Jose)
 - Pittsburgh Penguins
 - Anaheim Ducks
 - Arizona Coyotes (from Minnesota)
 - Montreal Canadiens (from Toronto)
 - Boston Bruins
 - Colorado Avalanche (from Nashville)
 - Tampa Bay Lightning
 - Winnipeg Jets
 - Vegas Golden Knights
 - Montreal Canadiens (from Washington)
 
Rangers with 5 picks in the first 48 picks. Not too shabby.
I bet they use some of those to move up to the top five