2024 NHL draft: Options for the Chicago Blackhawks at No. 2, No. 20 and for their 3 2nd-round picks

Having the No. 2 pick — along with a second first-rounder, No. 20, as well as three second-round picks — carries a bit more intrigue for the Chicago Blackhawks this NHL draft than the cut-and-dried first pick.

“Maybe there will be more action at 2. There certainly wasn’t any action at 1 (last year),” GM Kyle Davidson said. “Everyone is pretty tight-lipped, not only about their players but their draft boards. You do hear some rumors, scout talk, but I don’t put too much stock in that unless I’m hearing it directly from a GM.