There were bells, there were whistles, there was glitter and all that jazz at The Sphere, which, as Gary Bettman noted, was host of the “most dazzling yet.”But it also unfortunately represented the final centralized NHL draft after nearly five decades of the league convening in a selected location in late June. Next year the NHL will move to a remote draft that will be conducted in similar fashion to the NFL and NBA.
Indeed, a well-placed source has told The Post that GM Chris Drury is working on a deal to send the captain to the Red Wings, a trade that the Michigan native would presumably accept after having played as a freshman for the Wolverines in 2012-13. The Rangers and Red Wings appear to be vying for the services of Patrick Kane, who will become available as a free agent on Monday if he does not sign an extension with Detroit. The Post has reported that Drury and the hierarchy are targeting Kane for a Broadway reprise.