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2016-17 Rangers Prospects Thread - Part IV (Stats in Post #1; Updated 5.30)

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On Sean Day and playing RD, he "always" plays RD when they are fully healthy, they have 4 really good OHL D-men, 3 of them are LHD and Day is the one best suited at playing RD :)

He's mostly played LD this season though because Sergachev started the season with Habs and then Stanley got injured so they haven't had their full top 4 this season.
 
Bluenote13 said:
Almost a sure fire goal? Looked like one of the easiest defensive plays ever, best part is his positioning. I guess we need all the highlights we can get :laugh:
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I agree. Being in a good position made the defensive play an easy play. Good positioning has probably been his major problem throughout his junior career. If he works that issue out--we've got a player because he's got all the tools.
 
eco's bones said:
I agree. Being in a good position made the defensive play an easy play. Good positioning has probably been his major problem throughout his junior career. If he works that issue out--we've got a player because he's got all the tools.
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Day does not chase the play, maybe sometimes to a fault (and that somewhat contributes to the idea about not having a good hockey IQ). He's defaulting to get and stay in front of a goal, to play a "stopper" in soccer terms.
 
He made a good play, much rather see him protecting the net than chasing guys around and round. But in the NHL he won't just be able to stand there, the play moves faster, the players that park themselves are bigger and tougher, will he be able to stand there and wait for the puck to get thrown to his stickblade? Not always.
 
Bracco is stupid good.

I will never let this die.

How in god's name is that not a kicking motion? How is that a goal? What just happened?

 
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Day has been regularly used to PK for the Spots and he's been good at it. Has the skating for it and the smarts can be coached.
 
Ruled that kicking motion occurred after the puck was deflected off the skate toe. Seriously???

Bracco is good.

Day is playing the whole game as RD, he started with Stanley but is paired with Sergachev in the 3rd, though Sergachev get extra shifts with #51.

Sergachev gets stupid amount of ice time. 30 min wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Edit: now the last four shifts Day is back with Stanley.
 
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Nowadays, a distinct kicking motion is basically a soccer style kick. If you can't legitimately do it in a soccer match, it's not a distinct kicking motion. If the skate is on the ice, it's a redirect 99% of the time unless there's a way to effectively kick the puck while scraping the ice.
 
they really should just eliminate the kick rule and let everything off a skate count. short of a bicycle kick they don't consider anything a kicking motion so why even waste the time
 
Leetch3 said:
they really should just eliminate the kick rule and let everything off a skate count. short of a bicycle kick they don't consider anything a kicking motion so why even waste the time
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If they are going that route, I rather see them disallow all goals going in off a skate.
 
The interview with Kovac was good, not that tremendously informative but straight forward.

Its fairly long, but in short he said the following:
-He was among the trio of players last cut from camp and the coaches in NY praised his play and said that he should go down to the AHL and work hard because the chance might come for him to be called up.
-He said that his ten first games in the AHL went fairly well, but after that he got a reduced role with much fewer minutes per game.
-On a question if he thought it was hard to play the system in HFD he answered: "Yes, I think so. I'm a more technical player who likes to attack with speed, control the puck, pick up speed and then attack. When I got the puck in HFD, I had to play it forward right away which I thought was difficult."
-There is a big difference between the NA game and the game in Europe, you get a lot less time with the puck on the smaller rink.
-I am of course not satisfied with 12 pts, but I learned a lot.
-I do not have to focus on anything particular during the summer, just work hard at everything. Train hard physically, become stronger on the puck, improve my shot.
-I am going back to NA in September. Of course it has been tough at times, but I have never really considered not staying in NA.
-If you get a shot in the NHL, would you be ready? Yes of course!
 
The problem with Kovacs, and Stromwall as well, is that he wasn't used the right way. Gernander is a coach who never adjusted to the new style, which these young players learned.
 
Can we please get somebody who keeps our prospects updated on this site? Not to mention who actually knows the level of our prospects. Stating we have no future netminder in the system with Shesterkin is idiotic. As is his 8D rating. 8C at least. Maybe 8 B. He's done nothing but dominate.
 
gravytime said:
Can we please get somebody who keeps our prospects updated on this site? Not to mention who actually knows the level of our prospects. Stating we have no future netminder in the system with Shesterkin is idiotic. As is his 8D rating. 8C at least. Maybe 8 B. He's done nothing but dominate.
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The Hockey's Future website is inactive and has been for over a year. It's sitting in limbo while the owners decide what to do with it. The message boards are still functional but the parent site is dead.
 
nyr2k2 said:
The Hockey's Future website is inactive and has been for over a year. It's sitting in limbo while the owners decide what to do with it. The message boards are still functional but the parent site is dead.
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And it's a shame, too. I found it really great and informative.
 
Now's my favorite part of the season when all the prospects start posting shirtless off season pictures on Instagram. All of our players are done now right? Nothing until the Traverse city tournament in Sept.
 
Gropp better be a ****ing NHLer. I'm not going to love watching Bracco set up Matthews and Marner and Nylander for the next decade knowing what could've been.
 
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