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Prospect Info: 2013 NHL Draft and Undrafted Free Agents Talk

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I would hope the Rangers can sign a goalie. I don't see the need for a forward and it is going to be a tough sell considering how many players are playing for/sitting on the Whale already and with St Croix, McColgan, Lindberg, Fasth all going there next season as well.

Thomas
Bourque
Hrivik
Yogan
Tessier
Kreider
Miller
Fasth
Lindberg
St Croix
Jean
Palmieri
Ferreiro
Mashinter
Haley
Nicholls
McColgan
Newbury

All except McColgan are either under contract or RFA's moving into next season. How do the Rangers sell a NCAA forward on signing? Where does he play? That's 18 legitimate AHL forwards already. Maybe 1-2 make the NHL? That's still 16...
 
I heard on our local news that QMJHL leading scorer Ben Duffy from the PEI Rocket is going to commit to the University of PEI Panther Hockey program and his buddy Josh Currie also of the Rocket is leaning towards signing an AHL contract ...team not announced . Courtesy of Fred MacDonald CBC Compass Newscast April 15th Charlottetown PEI .

I'm not sure if that means Currie is signing ASAP or if that is for next fall....anybody know if they can go straight from the Q to the A if they are undrafted ?
 
People need to understand the Rangers aren't going to have roster spots open for a long time due to great drafting, signings and trades.

Defense

Girardi, McDonagh, Staal, Del Zotto, Moore, McIlrath and Skjei

Where exactly are defenseman making this team down the line?

Even if they cut Richards

Nash, Stepan, Kreider, Hagelin, Brassard, Cally, Miller, Fast, Dorsett, Boyle, Lindberg, Thomas, Clowe,

Clowe at 30 is the old guy in that group. Hrivik is interesting also.

My guess is that Clark will look to find goalie and forward talent in Europe with later round picks.
 
setkreiderfree said:
People need to understand the Rangers aren't going to have roster spots open for a long time due to great drafting, signings and trades.

Defense

Girardi, McDonagh, Staal, Del Zotto, Moore, McIlrath and Skjei

Where exactly are defenseman making this team down the line?

Even if they cut Richards

Nash, Stepan, Kreider, Hagelin, Brassard, Cally, Miller, Fast, Dorsett, Boyle, Lindberg, Thomas, Clowe,

Clowe at 30 is the old guy in that group. Hrivik is interesting also.

My guess is that Clark will look to find goalie and forward talent in Europe with later round picks.
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Cute list, kinda surprising though coming from a paid NHL scout.

You probably already know the deepest and most talented teams as early as this season were adding youth or other players through drafting, trades, waivers, FA's, etc.
 
Has there been any talk about Nikita Zaitsev?

A very good right D, maybe not a perfect fit for us since he isn't an offensive specialist, but still a very good player. Potentially has more offense in him than he has shown so far.
 
Ola said:
Has there been any talk about Nikita Zaitsev?

A very good right D, maybe not a perfect fit for us since he isn't an offensive specialist, but still a very good player. Potentially has more offense in him than he has shown so far.
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Thought I saw something about the Flyers trying to sign him.

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Yeah, here's the post from the trade forum.

Blunderbore said:
- Sibir Novosibirsk GM Kirill Fastovsky claimed yesterday.

"Philadelphia Flyers offered a 3-year contract to Nikita Zaitsev, 2-way of course. Considering his hard-nosed nature, i think he might just accept it", stated Fastovsky at a yearly meeting with fans.

Nikita Zaitsev is a 21-year-old 6'1", 187 lb D-man coming off his fourth KHL season with Sibir, where he was named team captain in the end of this season. This year he established himself as top-pairing and PP regular, collecting 18 (7+11) points in 49 games and one goal in 7 playoff games. Currently Zaitsev is with team Russia at the Eurochallenge, being considered a possible candidate for IIHF WC 2013. He made his debut with first Russian national side last season, when he posted an assist through three Eurotour games.

Zaitsev wasn't drafted in NHL despite being a regular during WJC 2011, where team Russia made an impressive playoff run eventually rallying from 0-3 deficit to beat Canada in the gold medal game. In 2009 he was taken 4th overall by Sibir in KHL draft and has been an important piece there ever since. He is a free agent starting April 30.
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http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?p=63971717
 
Bluenote13 said:
Cute list, kinda surprising though coming from a paid NHL scout.

You probably already know the deepest and most talented teams as early as this season were adding youth or other players through drafting, trades, waivers, FA's, etc.
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Ah, but there is a difference between wanting to add talent and that talent wanting to go to that team, no? If I was a NCAA UFA forward, why would I choose the Rangers over another team? There seems to be a glut of players pushing for spots, spots that I would want open to me.
 
NYR Boyler87 said:
I would hope the Rangers can sign a goalie. I don't see the need for a forward and it is going to be a tough sell considering how many players are playing for/sitting on the Whale already and with St Croix, McColgan, Lindberg, Fasth all going there next season as well.

Thomas
Bourque
Hrivik
Yogan
Tessier
Kreider
Miller
Fasth
Lindberg
St Croix
Jean
Palmieri
Ferreiro
Mashinter
Haley
Nicholls
McColgan
Newbury

All except McColgan are either under contract or RFA's moving into next season. How do the Rangers sell a NCAA forward on signing? Where does he play? That's 18 legitimate AHL forwards already. Maybe 1-2 make the NHL? That's still 16...
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Tessier is on an AHL contract and I doubt NYR would waste an NHL contract on him.. they hopefully learned that from signing stiffs like Grant, Baldwin in years past...
 
setkreiderfree said:
People need to understand the Rangers aren't going to have roster spots open for a long time due to great drafting, signings and trades.
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we might have depth but any team that rotates out bickel, gilroy, eminger and hamrlik to take turns getting 3:00 of ice time has openings on their rosters for people to make the team...and that doesn't even get into the possiblity of upgrading over a current guy...

some of that depth is future theoretical depth and until guys like mcilrath and skjei actually make the nhl then those spots remain 'open'
 
NYR Boyler87 said:
Ah, but there is a difference between wanting to add talent and that talent wanting to go to that team, no? If I was a NCAA UFA forward, why would I choose the Rangers over another team? There seems to be a glut of players pushing for spots, spots that I would want open to me.
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I agree, these kids want to come in and play right away, I blame the agents for steering their kids away from NYR. However if the kid is any good and wants NYR but doesn't have the cojones to come in and try and wrest a spot away from our minor leaguers I don't want him.
 
nrf83 said:
I agree, these kids want to come in and play right away, I blame the agents for steering their kids away from NYR. However if the kid is any good and wants NYR but doesn't have the cojones to come in and try and wrest a spot away from our minor leaguers I don't want him.
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I can tell you that if I was a forward UFA, I would be looking for the best situation to get myself NHL playing time ASAP. That opportunity is not with the Rangers
 
nyr2k2 said:
Zaitsev attended our last two prospect camps.
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Yeah, I'd wonder if we wouldn't be in on him.

He is a good hockey player. Being a captain of a KHL team, I doubt the AHL is an easy sell, but he would have broke our top 6 this season atleast...
 
Pat Leonard ‏@NYDNRangers 10m
#NYR agree to terms w/ forward Michael Kantor, 21, (6-0, 198 from Lake Forest, Ill.). Had been signed to ATO two days ago
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Seems odd that the Rangers would sign him instead of the Whale.

33 points in 56 games with 96 PIM's?

Am I missing something?
 
Orr Nightmare said:
He was signed to an ATO with the Whale yesterday

I think contract goes into affect next year.
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Yeah, makes sense, but why go after him? Not a ton of points. Doesn't seem like he is a big fighter, what is the potential and upside?

Rangers seem to really be scouring to get some players. Especially with their lack of draft picks, these undrafted UFA's are going to be very important. At least 1 needs to have some semblance of a NHL career.
 
NYR Boyler87 said:
Yeah, makes sense, but why go after him? Not a ton of points. Doesn't seem like he is a big fighter, what is the potential and upside?

Rangers seem to really be scouring to get some players. Especially with their lack of draft picks, these undrafted UFA's are going to be very important. At least 1 needs to have some semblance of a NHL career.
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Bueke was his coach last year...I know nothing about him...seems to plays with an edge.
 
Old writeup on Kantor:

I thought Kantor might have an outside chance of being drafted last season after making the jump to the OHL from the NAHL, however his name went uncalled in June. Fast forward a season and I’m still on the fence on this one. Kantor is another guy that really can bring a physical element and can certainly impact a game using his fists as he is no stranger to dropping the gloves. Supplement that with the fact that he is capable of making an impact on the score-sheet and he does have some value. He wasn’t great on Sunday and I know he can be inconsistent, but if he can show his grit on a more consistent basis and continue to find the back of the net, he could be a player that draws some interest on his second time around in the draft.
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http://www.thescoutingreport.org/ohl-feature-saginaw-spirit-prospects/
 
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