The New York Rangers will receive the Dallas Stars' first round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft Per [Tankathon](https://www.tankathon.com/nhl/pick_odds): > [After picks 1-16 are assigned] > Playoff teams that did not win their divisions and did not make the conference finals, sorted by points, are assigned the next picks. After that, playoff teams that won their divisions and did not make the conference finals are asssigned the next picks, sorted by points. Conference finals losers sorted by points are assigned picks 29 and 30. Pick 31 is assigned to the Stanley Cup runner-up. Pick 32 is assigned to the Stanley Cup champion. With a defeat before reaching the conference finals and a second-place finish in their division, the condition on the first round pick involved in the K'Andre Miller trade is now resolved: Dallas' pick is guaranteed to be earlier than Carolina's, meaning it will become property of the Rangers. Carolina will retain their own pick.…