Prospect Info: 2022-2023 Rangers Prospects Thread (Player Stats in Post #1; Updated 06.04.2023)

[Mac n Gs]

Clearly about to be arrested as the ring leader of an underground group of assassins.

About time one of the Rangers prospects showed killer instincts.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Did we ever get anymore news on if Sykora is going to the WHL? Feel like it's not happening anymore since we haven't heard anything.

I bet once the World Juniors is officially over, more will be announced or discussed.

 

[pblawr]

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Did we ever get anymore news on if Sykora is going to the WHL? Feel like it's not happening anymore since we haven't heard anything.

A final decision on that won't be made until after the WJC.

But remember that it's not a decision the Rangers can make. HK Nitra has to release him for it to be possible.

 

[LaffyTaffy]

My bad if I missed this above, but is Karpa injured. Doesnt seem to be in the lineup for Harvard today.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Can somebody who watches Hartford give me an assessment of Cuylle's game this year and what his role may be with the Rangers next year?

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

 

[chosen]

Finesse and nasty how the Bruins have been scouting for decades. Why Gorton had the prototype initially then went euro soft on us I never understood

Pastrnak soft.

 

[Mugless]

 

[eco's bones]

If Gajan wasn't on scouts radars before he should be now. I think there are a number of undrafted goalies who have stood out in this tournament.

Gajan-Slovakia
Suchanek-Czech Rep.
Lampinen-Finland
Augustine-USA
Milic-Canada
Berzins-Latvia

I think we also drafted the wrong Lindbom. Carl drafted by Vegas and playing for Sweden has been really good too.

 

[cwede]

... I think we also drafted the wrong Lindbom. Carl drafted by Vegas and playing for Sweden has been really good too.

well the Olaf back story was that his draft selection earned by his performance at a similarly age-class international best-vs-best, the pre-draft U18s, etc

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

well the Olaf back story was that his draft selection earned by his performance at a similarly age-class international best-vs-best, the pre-draft U18s, etc

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Yup. Wanting a goalie for stellar performance at the u20 WJC isn't really any different from wanting a goalie for stellar performance at the u18 WJC.

 

[Ruggs225]

Would anyone be able to do a mid-point wrap up of our prospects? Would like to know how they are all progressing/regressing compared to pre season expectations.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Would anyone be able to do a mid-point wrap up of our prospects? Would like to know how they are all progressing/regressing compared to pre season expectations.

I'm going to start the Prospect Rankings when the WJCs are over. That usually brings good discussions on who is progressing/regressing from the start of the season.

 

[Ruggs225]

I'm going to start the Prospect Rankings when the WJCs are over. That usually brings good discussions on who is progressing/regressing from the start of the season.

Thank you! Cant wait to read it!

 

[cwede]

I'm going to start the Prospect Rankings when the WJCs are over. That usually brings good discussions on who is progressing/regressing from the start of the season.

i know its a bit harder
but still suggesting a model where, each round, folks pick ~3 from larger list (~6 or 7) each time
the most selected 1, or 2, guys could better reflect the consensus, of who the group thinks most highly of, at that point,
avoids the way a guy with 20-30% of total votes might win, when only 1 selection each round happens

just had to say it again now

you'll be doing the work, and we are grateful
thanks

 

[The Crypto Guy]

i know its a bit harder
but still suggesting a model where, each round, folks pick ~3 from larger list (~6 or 7) each time
the most selected 1, or 2, guys could better reflect the consensus, of who the group thinks most highly of, at that point,
avoids the way a guy with 20-30% of total votes might win, when only 1 selection each round happens

just had to say it again now

you'll be doing the work, and we are grateful
thanks

I'm going to make a poll/discussion beforehand to see if the majority would like it to be changed in anyway. I'll start a thread tomorrow asking for ideas (like yours), then put everyone's ideas to a vote.

 

[bobbop]

If Gajan wasn't on scouts radars before he should be now. I think there are a number of undrafted goalies who have stood out in this tournament.

Gajan-Slovakia
Suchanek-Czech Rep.
Lampinen-Finland
Augustine-USA
Milic-Canada
Berzins-Latvia

I think we also drafted the wrong Lindbom. Carl drafted by Vegas and playing for Sweden has been really good too.

Nothing wrong with putting some of these guys on the radar.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Luke Hughes is so overrated.

Nemec unfortunately is great. Reminds me
Of Lindholm.

 

[gravey9]

Luke Hughes is so overrated.

Nemec unfortunately is great. Reminds me
Of Lindholm.

Agreed on Nemec. Seems like core piece on any team. Solid to very good at everything.

 

[dshea19]

Luke Hughes is so overrated.

Nemec unfortunately is great. Reminds me
Of Lindholm.

I have been thinking the same thing about Hughes. I watch him thinking there should be more to go along with all the hype.

 

[QJL]

Agreed on Nemec. Seems like core piece on any team. Solid to very good at everything.

Agreed. Nemec is the best player from the 2022 draft.

 

[eco's bones]

It was a weird game. Those two called back goals. The one on Blake absolutely should have counted and it probably would have made a difference in how the game turned out.

I think Luke Hughes will be fine but Packnold certainly overplayed him in the 3rd and there seemed to be some panic in his game. He was overhandling the puck and forcing low percentage plays. It happens sometimes particularly with younger players and the US falling further behind while time continued to run out seemed to exacerbate the issue for Hughes. That he seemed to be on the ice so much kind of made me wonder about the other defensemen. It was a smallish offensive minded defense that Packnold put together. No doubt he had in mind that they would keep so much offensive pressure on the opposition that maybe they'd never have to come from well behind and that would mask some defensive issues in his group. It worked for most of the tournament. It didn't work last night.

For me I didn't mind at all Canada beating the US. I'm pretty parochial when it comes to Rangers prospects. I root for the teams that have our players and Laba wasn't playing for the USA. So that made it easy....Othmann it was. Today one of our players Chmelar or Othmann will get a gold and the other a silver. That works for me.

 

[UnSandvich]

In something of a rarity, Scott Wheeler was actually pretty positive about the performance of all 4 Rangers prospects (who actually played) at the World Juniors.

Brennan Othmann (F, New York Rangers): Gamer. Great in the gold medal game when the chips were down. Big hits. Drew a penalty. Assisted on the first goal. Had chances but they didn’t fall early. Then he played his best game of the tournament on New Year’s Eve against Sweden. Great hands on tips. Some creative plays at the goal line on the PP. Hasn’t been a banner year for him, per se, but you can see a scoring NHL winger with some snarl in there.

Jaroslav Chmelar (F, New York Rangers): Strong pushes. Always seems to be at the net or working the wall. Plays in the middle or retrieving on the wall at all times. Doesn’t like to hang out on the perimeter for long. Strong. Players bounce off of him. Give-and-gos. Worked the cycle. Played a heavy game down low really effectively. His line with Brabenec and Sztruc (a 2023-overager) was good in every game. Not hard to imagine him becoming a fourth-line forward.

Kalle Vaisanen (F, New York Rangers): A constant on this team at the last two tournaments. Just consistently effective in his role. He was good in pre-tournament, he was good when others weren’t while playing with two undrafted linemates in their tournament-opening loss to Switzerland (with a goal and a primary assists on both of the Finnish goals) and he was good the rest of the way. Goes to net. Strength.

Adam Sykora (F, New York Rangers): Injured in pre-tournament but played. Change of directions cutting past defenders (drew a couple of penalties that way). Great dexterity catching and finding pucks in his feet. Keeps his feet moving. Fearless with the puck. Wasn’t as productive in the tournament as his play warranted (just one goal in five games), but they kept using him a whole lot in all situations anyway because of his effort level and pedigree. Finished as their ice-time leader at forward (averaged 21:24) per game.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Spoke to Adam Sýkora today and he said he's going back to HK Nitra, for what it's worth. Looks like the plan of him going to the WHL is off the table for now.