Draft 2022 NHL Draft and Undrafted Free Agents Thread

[UnSandvich]

2022 NHL Draft Top 32 Ranking – HockeyProspect.com, December 26, 2021 - HockeyProspect.com

Hockey Prospect put out their new rankings a couple days ago. If the board falls like their ratings are, some of the players i'd strongly be considering at our pick would be Seamus Casey, Ryan Chesley, Noah Ostlund, & Rutger McGroarty

 

[nyr2k2]

There's no way we could actually draft someone named Rutger McGroarty. Wrong sport, that guy is clearly a lax bro.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

2022 NHL Draft Top 32 Ranking – HockeyProspect.com, December 26, 2021 - HockeyProspect.com

Hockey Prospect put out their new rankings a couple days ago. If the board falls like their ratings are, some of the players i'd strongly be considering at our pick would be Seamus Casey, Ryan Chesley, Noah Ostlund, & Rutger McGroarty

If Brad Lambert is around 20 the Rangers should be doing a dance.

 

[Ruggs225]

There's no way we could actually draft someone named Rutger McGroarty. Wrong sport, that guy is clearly a lax bro.

This definitely made me chuckle.

but his name is awesome so i am 100% for him. We need more interesting named players.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Covid outbreak amongst team USA.

just got the push from the athletic. This is going to be shit show.

update: USA forfeited their game today.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Covid outbreak amongst team USA.

just got the push from the athletic. This is going to be shit show.

update: USA forfeited their game today.

How can you have a legit competition anymore, in any league amidst Covid?

Hell - even all of the fantasy leagues im in for the NFL and NHL are a complete shitshow and not even worth doing.

So frustrating.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Some GMs have him 3rd behing Adam Fantilli.

Any GM who lets him slip to 3 should be fired on the spot.

 

[jay from jersey]

If Brad Lambert is around 20 the Rangers should be doing a dance.

count me in on Lambert if he slips that far....
I also will jump on the Marco Kasper bandwagon. I love those big centers..
If he puts it all together he could be dangerous.

As Far as the 23 draft goes, obviously far too early for concrete rankings, but there’s a whole lot of quality in those first top 10 picks...
There’s a real solid chance multiple teams come away with a real impact player.
It might be the best 1st around since the Jessiman draft year in 03, where basically if you were blindfolded and pointed to a guys name in the 1st, he was sure to help your team.
There were very few duds. You had to try and find the bad picks in that 1st rd. Of course NYR luck reared it’s ugly head. Parise would have likely had an excellent career as a ranger.........sigh
Same with Getzlaf, Seabrook, Brown, Perry etc

 

[I Eat Crow]

Any GM who lets him slip to 3 should be fired on the spot.

Adam Fantilli is such a "bust" name too. I know nothing about the kid FWIW.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Newhook was drafted out of the BCHL.

Rieger Lorenz plays in the AJHL, what's with that league? Any good? Kids linear numbers looks fine to me.

Rieger Lorenz - Elite Prospects

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Newhook was drafted out of the BCHL.

Rieger Lorenz plays in the AJHL, what's with that league? Any good? Kids linear numbers looks fine to me.

Rieger Lorenz - Elite Prospects

Makar was drafted out of the AJHL

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Makar was drafted out of the AJHL

Nice, so what's your take on Lorenz?

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Nice, so what's your take on Lorenz?

I don't think he's a lock for the first round but it can happen. He needs to keep up his performance for that to happen. He committed to Denver, I think so it gives teams 4 years of control at least.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

I don't think he's a lock for the first round but it can happen. He needs to keep up his performance for that to happen. He committed to Denver, I think so it gives teams 4 years of control at least.

Havent done much scouting for myself so far. But he looks like a prospect, I would like very late in the 1st rnd as of this moment.

This draft imo will be a big one. The top 10 are insane and imo the team that drafts Wright will regret it most.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

@Amazing Kreiderman
@Joey Bones

Brad Lambert ranked 18 on Button’s list - can either of you guys provide some insight here? Last year he was seen as a possible top 5 guy, maybe even higher. Is this warranted or should the Rangers be doing backflips if this guy is available in the late teens/early 20s?

 

[Mac n Gs]

Somewhat of a surprising spread between the North American skaters in the NHL’s Central Scouting midterm rankings. I’d be thrilled finding a way to nab one of the USNTDP kids in the first round, especially if it’s one of Gauthier, McGroarty, or Nazar.

2022 NHL Draft: Wright tops Central Scouting's midterm rankings

 

[Savant]

@Amazing Kreiderman
@Joey Bones

Brad Lambert ranked 18 on Button’s list - can either of you guys provide some insight here? Last year he was seen as a possible top 5 guy, maybe even higher. Is this warranted or should the Rangers be doing backflips if this guy is available in the late teens/early 20s?

I mean, it always depends on what else is on the board, but I am confident that if Lambert is on the board when the Rangers pick, he will be the BPA by a mile

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

@Amazing Kreiderman
@Joey Bones

Brad Lambert ranked 18 on Button’s list - can either of you guys provide some insight here? Last year he was seen as a possible top 5 guy, maybe even higher. Is this warranted or should the Rangers be doing backflips if this guy is available in the late teens/early 20s?

Lambert suffers from "Lundell syndrome". Misses some big international game due to injury and Button, who has already proven he doesn't judge EU prospects based on league games, drops him.

Lambert is a top 5 prospect in his draft class. I said the same about Lundell.

 

[QJL]

Lambert dropped because he had a mediocre season last year and bad start to this season. He has has turned it up the past 6 weeks and is showing why he’s a top 10 pick. Hell be on the rise in most rankings that dropped him.

 

[Savant]

Lambert suffers from "Lundell syndrome". Misses some big international game due to injury and Button, who has already proven he doesn't judge EU prospects based on league games, drops him.

Lambert is a top 5 prospect in his draft class. I said the same about Lundell.

See also Raty

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Lambert suffers from "Lundell syndrome". Misses some big international game due to injury and Button, who has already proven he doesn't judge EU prospects based on league games, drops him.

Lambert is a top 5 prospect in his draft class. I said the same about Lundell.

Thanks. This is why the Rangers need to keep their pick this year (unless its for a legit top six young center)

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

See also Raty

Räty was even worse.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Any GM who lets him slip to 3 should be fired on the spot.

Haven't watched tape on Fantilli, tbf his numbers are f***ing nuts. But you're right, Michkov has shown serious magical capabilties.

Could be a three headed monster in 2023.

 

[Alexis Lafailure]

2022 NHL Draft Top 32 Ranking – HockeyProspect.com, December 26, 2021 - HockeyProspect.com

Hockey Prospect put out their new rankings a couple days ago. If the board falls like their ratings are, some of the players i'd strongly be considering at our pick would be Seamus Casey, Ryan Chesley, Noah Ostlund, & Rutger McGroarty

Lambert that low is huge

 

[jay from jersey]

Lambert that low is huge

I doubt it.
This is similar to me when most scouts/charts had Seider in late teens/early 20s.
No one expected him to go that high to Det, but he was def rated higher by a lot of nhl teams.
I’d be shocked if Lambert makes it past 10-12 picks.
Especially with the way centers have a habit of flying off the board.
Rangers only shot to draft him is to trade up imo