2014 NHL Draft: New York Rangers draft review

[HF Article]

 

*The New York Rangers went into the 2014 NHL Draft with only four selections, in the second through fifth rounds. During the draft, New York made trades to add two additional picks, giving the Rangers seven selections for the first time since 2009.



The Blueshirts’ biggest organizational needs prior to the draft were at center and in goal. With the addition of free agent Matthew Lombardi and the re-signing of NHL-veteran Dominic Moore, the Rangers are stronger down the middle. The team chose to address their future goaltending needs at the draft with the selection of two high-end netminding prospects,*Brandon Halverson and Igor Shestyorkin.… read more



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[UAGoalieGuy]

Good read! No player grades yet?

 

[Beacon]

At this point, I'd prefer updates on their progress rather than scouting reports, which everyone here knows well.

 

[Zil]

At this point, I'd prefer updates on their progress rather than scouting reports, which everyone here knows well.

Are you expecting progress reports in the offseason?

 

[GAGLine]

At this point, I'd prefer updates on their progress rather than scouting reports, which everyone here knows well.

What progress do you expect since the draft? The only thing they've done is the prospect camp, of which Leslie was only there for a day or two and she already reported on it.

However, I will say one thing about the article. Can we come to a consensus on the meaning of high risk/high reward? 5th round picks aren't high risk. Yes, the player has a high chance of not making it, but you could say that about any 5th round pick. Call them a long shot.

High risk would be the Hugh Jessimans and Dylan McIlraths of the world. That's not a knock on McIlrath. I'm just saying that he was a project when we drafted him, which represents a high risk with the 10th overall pick.

 

[Zil]

However, I will say one thing about the article. Can we come to a consensus on the meaning of high risk/high reward? 5th round picks aren't high risk. Yes, the player has a high chance of not making it, but you could say that about any 5th round pick. Call them a long shot.

High risk would be the Hugh Jessimans and Dylan McIlraths of the world. That's not a knock on McIlrath. I'm just saying that he was a project when we drafted him, which represents a high risk with the 10th overall pick.

It might be more accurate to call them low floor/high ceiling guys. That's how I view picks like Walcott.

 

[nyr2k2]

At this point, I'd prefer updates on their progress rather than scouting reports, which everyone here knows well.

Every team gets a draft recap. What else is there to write about in July? And who are you complaining to, exactly? Leslie is just doing her job.

 

[Miamipuck]

Every team gets a draft recap. What else is there to write about in July? And who are you complaining to, exactly? Leslie is just doing her job.

It's either that or complain about the complaining about Tanner Glass. Oh wait.......

 

[Nyrvana]

So we drafted two top nine forwards and an elite goaltender with no picks in the first 2 rounds. This draft must have been loaded. Seriously though, good write ups, just could do without the projections.

 

[Beacon]

Are you expecting progress reports in the offseason?

Wasn't everyone besides Shestyorkin in the development camp?

There might also be stories about last season that do not strictly state the scouting report.

 

[Zil]

Wasn't everyone besides Shestyorkin in the development camp?

There might also be stories about last season that do not strictly state the scouting report.

I don't know why you're complaining about the draft review that we get every year. It's a nice roundup tailored for people aren't quite as on top of every little shred of available information as the diehard prospect hounds. Also, Leslie gave us a report on how people looked in development camp. It's in the development camp thread. You can read additional tidbits about it on her twitter: https://twitter.com/HFNYRangers

I don't think HF is her primary employer and she's providing first hand reports on these guys for free. As far as last season goes, I would guess that she probably doesn't see much of most of these guys before they get drafted. That goes double for a year when we didn't have a pick until 59 when all the biggest names are off the board. You'd have better luck looking for posters who root for specific amateur teams and can give you firsthand reports on how those kids' seasons went. They show up in the threads for picks sometimes.

Halverson watcher showed up on page 8: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1698301&page=8

Plus a couple links describing his draft year were posted: http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/201...118/2014-nhl-draft-prospect-brandon-halverson

http://ohlprospects.blogspot.ca/2014/05/my-final-top-50-ohl-players-for-2014_20.html

Someone dropped off a link to a pretty deep Iverson breakdown in his thread: http://lastwordonsports.com/2014/06/25/2014-nhl-draft-profile-75-keegan-iverson/

A Russian poster shows up to talk a little about Shestyorkin: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1698421&page=4

Wheat Kings watchers for Nejezchleb: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1698439

Armada watchers for Walcott: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1698483

Plus an article on him from the thread: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/b...-s-nhl-dream-comes-to-fruition-220911380.html

 

[nyr2k2]

It's also worth noting that there's an enormous amount of people that read Hockey's Future proper without ever reading HF Boards. These articles are written specifically for Hockey's Future, and are posted to the boards to increase traffic to the main site (same for the prospect ticker at the top).

Regardless of all that, I find the draft recaps interesting, even if most of the information is something I already know.

 

[Jersey Girl]

I enjoy the summaries for what they are, as I tend to know very little about all but the top prospects who are drafted. I appreciate all the effort Leslie puts in to edify us on a part of the sport most of us do not pay attention to.

 

[Thordic]

I don't think HF is her primary employer and she's providing first hand reports on these guys for free.

Leslie is a lawyer, if I remember correctly.