The last few years the Rangers have done well in the USHL. Hopefully it continues to be a theme. K'Andre in the 1st round, Jones in the 3rd, Berard in the 5th.. Calgary got Fox in the 3rd, just keep going back to that well. As it sits, no first, a late 2nd and no 3rd this year, so definitely need to find some good value later in the draft.
Pronmans mock draft this morning left Moldenhauer out of the first 2 rounds, Craig Buttons final rankings this morning had him down in the 3rd at #72. Adam Ingrim all the way at #83, the Lucius brother at #95. Great value there. There's a bunch of interesting overagers this year, a couple on the wishlist, Jacob Guévin and Jeremy Wilmer. Odd that Guévin didn't get drafted last season, Wilmer is a little more understandable, really undersized, some rankings had him as high as a 2nd rounder. The USHL is pretty much a stepping stone toward college, guys don't usually stay there for an extra year or 2. Both chose to stick around an extra season and looks to have paid off. Wilmer was awarded the USHLs forward of the year, following in the footsteps of Sean Farrel the year before. Farrel also stayed the extra season, won player of the year and just notched a real solid college season under his belt. 4th rounder to Montréal. Abruzzese is in a similar mold, 4th rounder to Toronto in 2019. That's the area I'd be looking for Wilmer in.
Obviously these guys aren't sure things but when you're talking about middle round picks and late round picks thats the sort of value you're looking for in that range... especially when you don't have much ammo early in the draft
