GREENBURGH, N.Y. — First things being first, and “first” being a key position in this discussion, Rangers GM Jeff Gorton said he has a lucky charm of some sort, “something special,” for Tuesday’s draft lottery in Toronto.



It’s not something out of the former office of the late Dave DeBusschere, the last MSG executive to win a draft lottery (Patrick Ewing, 1985). And it’s certainly not the good-luck piece Gorton used last year, which didn’t work at all. Whatever it is, Gorton was too superstitious to say, adding he’s “sworn to secrecy.” But he’ll reveal it … if it works.



Gorton needs some luck, because, well, to undertake something as considerable as the overhaul of the Rangers roster, good fortune has to be on his side. He needs some home runs — anybody would — and maybe a grand slam during the process. Maybe two.



Having finished sixth from the bottom in the NHL,...