So they told his "family advisor" at the end of last year that they were not interested in signing him at all. Now they've done a 180. Yeah, I'd be weary about signing with them too. Especially with the uncertainty about the direction of that team moving forward.
2017 Draft & UDFA Thread
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Raspewtin
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Comfortably take Skjei over everyone on this list sans Lindholm and Trouba
what a time
I am the wrong guy to ask this because I am sceptical of any LHS being able to play well on the right side without giving up a big handicap (save for Nik Hjalmarsson). Think Holden has done a good job for us, and I would love to be proven wrong by Bereglazov.
In Europe -- due to the bigger ice, slower tempo game, less dump and chase, less forechecking and hitting overall, poorer board players -- I think it's more the norm than an exception that players alternate between the left and right side. It's often really not until players get older that they seem to settle down on one side. So I would believe that Bereglazov has played on both sides.
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Ian Mitchell. RHD. Spruce Grove,Alberta. University of Denver freshman in the fall. Smallish D but everything else is top notch. Greeley recruited Hickey to BU from the same team. I am sure Greeley is familiar with Mitchell. If the Rangers can acquire a 2nd or 3rd, take Mitchell. Leave him in school for 2-3 years. Craig Button likes him. http://www.sprucegroveexaminer.com/2016/09/09/the-real-deal
Pavel Buchnevich
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I'm a Mitchell fan also. I know Steve Kournianos is, as well. I'd think he may even be an option in the late 1st. I don't think he's that much worse than Makar. Getting him in the late first will probably be better value than the team that takes Makar in the top 10.
Yeah, Mitchell seem to have a cemented roll on Canadas blueline. Will he play in the U18? Could be a riser. Like the sound of him.
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So is Butcher this year's Vesey? I know nothing about him except he won the Hobey Baker; what side D is he?
Saw Bereglazov again. I really like the kid.
Like you never know, can always make a mistake evaluating a player, but I would say that he is on par with guys like Staal, Anisimov, Hayes and co. in terms of quality. Would really love it if we could get the kid, and by the reports as far as I can tell it seems that its a done deal just waiting for the KHL season to end! Like Bereglazov won't come here and be our Ekblad or something like that. But he is like an Anisimov at D if you get what I mean. He is big, I love how he moves on the ice. Very effective stride and foot work. Got a great body in that sense, tremendous reach but still very athletic. Good skill with the puck, capable handling it. Makes good passes.
SKA is really hammering Bereglazov's team Magnitogorsk (the last shot total I saw in 2OT was 56-26 for SKA). Sometimes he is caught on long shifts on the ice. He is their top defensive D and probably top 5 on 5 D (they have two PP specialists), so at times Plotnikov and co targets him with big hits. There is nothing fantastic about his game in these situations. Its not like he is going the Last Samurai on the ice. But he still stands up to it well, get back in there the next shift, makes good out let passes. Picks off passes making sure to get his team up ice after being pushed back for a long time. And the way he just takes away his corner on the ice consistently, level headedly, so focused, is definitely very impressive. Very high quality.
He isn't going to become our Ekblad. He isn't going to become a huge difference maker. But if you get a kid like him with a 10-15 pick, its an OK pick. You don't often find quality players like this outside the 10-20 range. Often you are looking at the 5-15 range. A UFA signing like this would be huge for us. Great coup by Gorton and Co. if they pull this off.
Like you never know, can always make a mistake evaluating a player, but I would say that he is on par with guys like Staal, Anisimov, Hayes and co. in terms of quality. Would really love it if we could get the kid, and by the reports as far as I can tell it seems that its a done deal just waiting for the KHL season to end! Like Bereglazov won't come here and be our Ekblad or something like that. But he is like an Anisimov at D if you get what I mean. He is big, I love how he moves on the ice. Very effective stride and foot work. Got a great body in that sense, tremendous reach but still very athletic. Good skill with the puck, capable handling it. Makes good passes.
SKA is really hammering Bereglazov's team Magnitogorsk (the last shot total I saw in 2OT was 56-26 for SKA). Sometimes he is caught on long shifts on the ice. He is their top defensive D and probably top 5 on 5 D (they have two PP specialists), so at times Plotnikov and co targets him with big hits. There is nothing fantastic about his game in these situations. Its not like he is going the Last Samurai on the ice. But he still stands up to it well, get back in there the next shift, makes good out let passes. Picks off passes making sure to get his team up ice after being pushed back for a long time. And the way he just takes away his corner on the ice consistently, level headedly, so focused, is definitely very impressive. Very high quality.
He isn't going to become our Ekblad. He isn't going to become a huge difference maker. But if you get a kid like him with a 10-15 pick, its an OK pick. You don't often find quality players like this outside the 10-20 range. Often you are looking at the 5-15 range. A UFA signing like this would be huge for us. Great coup by Gorton and Co. if they pull this off.
Update on Minnesota Duluth Right Handed Defenseman Neal Pink from Elliotte Friedman
28. Also, expect a decision soon from Minnesota-Duluth defender Neal Pionk. An undrafted, right-hand shot, he’s got two more years of eligibility but there now are teams who want to sign him.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/3...od-news-green/
It would be nice for the Rangers to sign a right handed defenseman prospect.
28. Also, expect a decision soon from Minnesota-Duluth defender Neal Pionk. An undrafted, right-hand shot, he’s got two more years of eligibility but there now are teams who want to sign him.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/3...od-news-green/
It would be nice for the Rangers to sign a right handed defenseman prospect.
Will Butcher and Harvard forward Alex Kerfoot are the two unsigned draft picks who have generated the most interest.
Butcher is listed at 5'10" and 190 pounds. He has played on numerous USA WJC teams, ages 17, 18 and 20. He is a proficient scorer. He was drafted in the 5th round in 2013 by Colorado who reportedly told him last summer they were not interested. I saw somewhere where Joe Sakic said Colorado would offer him a contract this year and Butcher said he would think about it. So he could decide to wait until August 15 to become a UFA.
Since the Rangers already have signed left handed defenseman Vince Pedri and reportedly are going to sign Alexei Bereglazov and are in the running for Swedish left handed defenseman Andreas Borgmann and the Rangers already have left handed defensemen Ryan Graves and Sean Day in the system I am not sure the Rangers would see Butcher as a priority unless one of the foreign guys doesn't sign.
Kerfoot is a Devils prospect but is from western Canada and their is some feeling he may want to go UFA to return home.
Butcher is listed at 5'10" and 190 pounds. He has played on numerous USA WJC teams, ages 17, 18 and 20. He is a proficient scorer. He was drafted in the 5th round in 2013 by Colorado who reportedly told him last summer they were not interested. I saw somewhere where Joe Sakic said Colorado would offer him a contract this year and Butcher said he would think about it. So he could decide to wait until August 15 to become a UFA.
Since the Rangers already have signed left handed defenseman Vince Pedri and reportedly are going to sign Alexei Bereglazov and are in the running for Swedish left handed defenseman Andreas Borgmann and the Rangers already have left handed defensemen Ryan Graves and Sean Day in the system I am not sure the Rangers would see Butcher as a priority unless one of the foreign guys doesn't sign.
Kerfoot is a Devils prospect but is from western Canada and their is some feeling he may want to go UFA to return home.
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Suzuki now in the top 10. I liked it better when I thought the Rangers would have had a shot in the mid to late 20's with him.
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Thanks for this Ola! Hope the Rangers find a way to make this happen
This kid deserves a NHL contract. That simple.
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We are going hard for these LDs, apparantly we missed out on Calle Rosen who Pittsburgh snatched in front of us.
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As am I. Bengstton could turn into a solid NHL'er I think.
He had health issues this year, but if he is healthy next, I fully expect him to be with the Pens at some point
Pavel Buchnevich
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Yeah, he had a really nice match. I also liked how Liljegren played. He had one shift where he skated around everyone like two or three times, failed to keep the puck in the zone, regrouped and then skated around everyone again.
I didn't get to watch the whole match, so I just focused on certain players. I was disappointed Adam Boqvist didn't play a single shift when I watched.
On Russia, I thought Zhukov was excellent. Stole the game for Russia. Galenyuk and Svechnikov both 2018 draft eligibles were very good, and I thought Maximov, Samorukov and Lipanov 2017 draft eligibles were also good.
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So many guys in the UFA field that the Rangers could snatch up this offseason.
Bereglazov
Borgman
Butcher
Zub
Joly (getting an ELC instead of an AHL Contract)
Not to mention the LHD Pipeline that we already have looks good:
Day
Graves
Gilmour
And then there is ZBrovskie and Paliotta. I would like to see Clendening retained for the RHD position as well.
Slowly but surely we are rebuilding that D pipeline.
Need to really hit a home run with our 1st rounder this year. We need a 2nd rounder to be acquired by way of trading any of Staal, Klein, Nash, or Girardi.
Bereglazov
Borgman
Butcher
Zub
Joly (getting an ELC instead of an AHL Contract)
Not to mention the LHD Pipeline that we already have looks good:
Day
Graves
Gilmour
And then there is ZBrovskie and Paliotta. I would like to see Clendening retained for the RHD position as well.
Slowly but surely we are rebuilding that D pipeline.
Need to really hit a home run with our 1st rounder this year. We need a 2nd rounder to be acquired by way of trading any of Staal, Klein, Nash, or Girardi.
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