Tilted Ice Alternate Universe: What if the Rangers Drafted Sidney Crosby?

Rink Rap | A New York Rangers Podcast from Forever Blueshirts · Nov 28, 2017 · 27m

Coming off of the 2004-2005 NHL lockout there were a lot of unknowns at the time. Coinciding with all the unknowns was the future of the league, and the future face of the league's eventual destination hung in the balance of lottery balls.

Sidney Crosby was known far and wide at the time for years as "The Next One." A generational talent that would alter his teams future. And as the 2004-05 season was canceled, the NHL decided to take a different approach to assigning the draft order.

Each team began with three balls in the lottery barrel. For every playoff appearance in the previous three…