GDT: 2021 NHL Draft

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Gotta say I’m enjoying this panel on espn. Gorts and Buch. I’ve always loved Weeksey

 

[Hunter Gathers]

I think in this kind of Draft you should not pick the "best" available player. It's pretty much a lottery with the amounts of games played. Draft what position you need in the organization. Still can't believe we passed on two promising centers.

Who were the two?

The only real center we passed on is Svech. And he has serious, serious questions about his offense (great defense, though).

 

[rangers1314]

Othmann is going to be one of the players who scouts and fans disagree on.

Personally, he wouldn't have been my pick there. I like him as a later pick.

Agreed. But you’d agree that he wasn’t a totally off the board, out of left field selection.

some people are acting like he’s out of nowhere.

 

[Dr. Ogrodnick]

Seems like this was the perfect draft to keep drafting centers and hope you hit on one, instead of a guy who even if he blossoms is contract blocked for the next 5 years.

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

Watch Raty go to Carolina.

Lambos falling is not surprising at all.

 

[Savant]

Are you saying you get no credit for landing him when other teams also had openings?

No, just that you don’t need a genius at GM to know it’s a good idea to hire him. Just like you don’t need to be a genius at GM to take Lafreniere at 1, take Kakko at 2 or make Panarin the top paid LW in the league.

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

Seems like this was the perfect draft to keep drafting centers and hope you hit on one, instead of a guy who even if he blossoms is contract blocked for the next 5 years.

Glass half full; the 5 picks in rounds 3-4. Please all centers.

 

[RGY]

Whats the possibility of Ratty dropping to NYR?

None. They do not have a 2nd round pick

 

[Priorae]

Whats the possibility of Ratty dropping to NYR?

In the third round...ummm....

 

[mike14]

I think in this kind of Draft you should not pick the "best" available player. It's pretty much a lottery with the amounts of games played. Draft what position you need in the organization. Still can't believe we passed on two promising centers.

Working on the theory that these guys are 2+ years away, if we end up with a signed Zib and Chytil breaking out (not to mention any other moves), wouldn't we then just have redundant player because it's not a need by the time he's ready?

McIlrath was drafting for 'need' and it's still one of the worst blunders we've seen from a Rangers perspective

 

[Black Aces]

No, just that you don’t need a genius at GM to know it’s a good idea to hire him. Just like you don’t need to be a genius at GM to take Lafreniere at 1, take Kakko at 2 or make Panarin the top paid LW in the league.

I thought you dismissed all this since the "top guys aren't there anymore"

 

[Circus86]

Who were the two?

The only real center we passed on is Svech. And he has serious, serious questions about his offense (great defense, though).

Lucius?

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

Whats the possibility of Ratty dropping to NYR?

Raty to the Rangers=mStrometotheSenators+b

 

[Taluss]

None. They do not have a 2nd round pick

In the third round...ummm....

Oof, brain flop my bad. Forgot no 2nd

 

[Savant]

I thought you dismissed all this since the "top guys aren't there anymore"

I am. Just drawing a parallel to compare it to

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Whats the possibility of Ratty dropping to NYR?

He would have to drop to the 3rd round so not good.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

They would have to move up to get Raty.

If he falls into the second they have the 3rds and 4ths to do it.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

If Buchnevich didn’t land us a first in this draft, Ryan Strome is certainly not lol

Good point

 

[rangers1314]

@Edge - what percent would you put on us making another deal by end of day tomorrow?

 

[Savant]

If Buchnevich didn’t land us a first in this draft, Ryan Strome is certainly not lol

Rangers took a worse pick because that HAD to have Blais silly.

I’m only half kidding, but logically that must have been how that trade happened right?

 

[pld459666]

Are you saying that Gallant wasn’t widely acknowledged as the top coaching candidate available this offseason.

Doesn't mean he was a shoe in.

Legit concern about his abrupt endings in Florida and Vegas.

 

[Edge]

Agreed. But you’d agree that he wasn’t a totally off the board, out of left field selection.

some people are acting like he’s out of nowhere.

No, he was definitely in the mix and an option listed on more than a few mocks,

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Lucius?

He's clearly a winger at the next level.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Lucius.

I had him or Svechkov as who I'd have expected them to take, we'll see how she plays out.

 

[Elliman]

our 3rd is basically a late 2nd