Prospect Info: 2023-2024 Rangers Prospects Thread (Prospect Stats in Post #1; Updated 05.22.2024)

[Clark Kellogg]

J.D. Greenway is listed at 6’5” and 210 lbs.
This past season he got into a fight with Matt Rempe and it turned out to be very one-sided.
Pretty sure Greenway didn’t play another game after that.
I believe Rempe is NHL bound. If not here, I could see where another team with a need might overpay for him.

 

[GAGLine]

J.D. Greenway is listed at 6’5” and 210 lbs.
This past season he got into a fight with Matt Rempe and it turned out to be very one-sided.
Pretty sure Greenway didn’t play another game after that.
I believe Rempe is NHL bound. If not here, I could see where another team with a need might overpay for him.

Rempe is still waiver exempt, so I don't see the team making any hasty decisions regarding him.

 

[Raspewtin]

Rempe is interesting to me because a guy with his pedigree in 99% of cases has absolutely no pro-hockey future but every time I see him he's.........fine? I keep expecting him to be completely useless and overmatched but he gets around and does his thing.

Scary MF too. Size wise, face wise, and his physical play. The Flyers broadcasters kept talking about how they would get off the ice right away when it was Rempe's shift

 

[Kords]

Garand and Robertson looked great. None of the forwards really jumped off the page to me, but Korczak showed some good edge work that stood out to me. Great release on his goal too. Panwar made a few good plays as well.

A lot of blind back hand passes last night. Like ALOT. Not a huge deal because they have next to no chemistry but I found it kind of comical.

Anyway, fun to watch some hockey again, they do it again at 5pm today.

 

[Raspewtin]

Rempe is still waiver exempt, so I don't see the team making any hasty decisions regarding him.

I forget a lot that he just turned 21. He was 20 the entire season in the AHL and he had respectable numbers for a 1st year 4th liner. There really might be something there.

 

[eco's bones]

Rempe had a decent year last year but he still has work to do IMO. Edstrom is a better skater and a more polished player as of now. If we're looking for someone who can goon it up Rempe would be the guy right now.....question is are we? Rempe can get around, he does hit and play a physical game.....he's not going to score much. The Pack though healthy scratched him a lot towards the end of the season and all throughout the AHL playoffs last year. It's not that I don't see some potential value with him but the indicators I'm getting is he could use a bit more developing.

 

[bhamill]

Matt Rempe (R6, 2020) challenged by Zayde Wisdom and Rempe levels Wisdom with a single punch.

Matt Rempe is 6'7", 240 lbs, for the record. Zayde Wisdom is 5'11", 194 lbs.

Wisdom is brave but needs more wisdom.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Rempe is still waiver exempt, so I don't see the team making any hasty decisions regarding him.

I wasn’t suggesting this scenario to happen in the near term.
Going by past experiences where I’ve seen NHL G.M.s overreact when there team gets pushed around and bring in a player of Matt Rempe’s (Read in the voice of Liam Neesom) “Unique Set of Skills”.
Please see Joe Patterson, Chris Nilan, Matt Barnaby, Barry Beck Derick Boogaard, Frank (Never/Seldom) Beaton Donald Brashear, Shane Curla, Jay Caufield, Jim Cummings, Louie DeBrusk, Tie Domi, Nick Fotiu, Tanner Glass, Ed Hospodor, Mark Janssens, Kris’s King, Joey Kocur, Nick Kypreos, Ian Laperrière, Troy Mallette, Sandy McCarthy, Marty McSorley, Krzysztof Oliwa, Colton Orr, Rudy Poeschek, Stephan Quintal, Mike Rupp, John Scott, Chris Simon, P.J. Stock, Ryan VandenBussche, Jay Wells, Denis Vial, Ryan Reaves, etc…

 

[RangersFan1994]

Here's the full line-up for #NYR tonight in the first Rookie game at PPL Center in Allentown:

Sýkora-Henriksson-Othmann
Edström-Korczak-Berard
Trivigno-McConnel-Barker-Barbashev
Roobrock-Panwar-Rempe

Robertson-Emberson
Scanlin-Barton
McCleary-Petrovski

Garand

I thought Berard, Othmann, Korczak, Rempe, Sykora, Roobroeck, Trivigno, Edstrom, Henriksson had good games last night. Surprised by McConnell-Barker and Barbashev on how quiet they were. Need to more from Panwar seems to have skill

 

[Ranger Ric]

I thought Berard, Othmann, Korczak, Rempe, Sykora, Roobroeck, Trivigno, Edstrom, Henriksson had good games last night. Surprised by McConnell-Barker and Barbashev on how quiet they were. Need to more from Panwar seems to have skill

thoughts on defensemen?

 

[RangersFan1994]

thoughts on defensemen?

Scalin Emberson and Robertson were the best. Need to see more from the others

 

[cwede]

Scalin Emberson and Robertson were the best. Need to see more from the others

Barton will be around come the season, the tryouts likely all probably not.
How Brouillard, Hillman,Berzolla, Barton fit around Scanlin, Robbie, Emberson, Hollowell and Harpur/Mackey will be interesting to watch

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I forget a lot that he just turned 21. He was 20 the entire season in the AHL and he had respectable numbers for a 1st year 4th liner. There really might be something there.

And 2 more years of waiver eligibility

 

[RangersFan1994]

McCue, McNamara, Petrovski impressed out of thr tryouts.


McCue if signed can go to Hartford
McNamara if signed has to stay in juniors
Petrovski if signed has to stay in juniors

Rangers would own their rights.

Get it done Drury.

 

[NYR Viper]

I forget a lot that he just turned 21. He was 20 the entire season in the AHL and he had respectable numbers for a 1st year 4th liner. There really might be something there.

That and he was more than holding his own as a 20 year old enforcer which is very unique.

 

[eco's bones]

Rempe had 6 goals and 10 points last year in 53 games for Hartford. He was in 9 fights and most of them he did very well and against some pretty tough guys generally. It was a little more than I expected. I kind of expected he would be playing at least some of last year in Jacksonville. FWIW the Rangers have played him I think at least a couple of times in preseason games. So how I look at his numbers and what I see at least in his case isn't exactly in sync with how the Rangers coaching staff and brass see him and also FWIW how they see him means a lot more than how I see him.

His skating seems to have improved quite a bit since we drafted him. It's still IMO his biggest weakness but his balance issues are a lot better just for one thing. As a player from the times I've seen him he forechecks pretty well....hits every time he can and when his team has the puck in the offensive zone he goes to the net where his big body is a real problem for defenses to cope with. Still with all that there's not a lot of production.

Just from yesterday I think Edstrom is a better skater and covers the 200' worth of ice more effectively. That said Edstrom has been skating in a top pro league for 4/5 seasons already. I don't mind the idea at all of having a 6'8 center playing as our 4C if he can handle the defensive assignments and chip in offense now and again. I think Edstrom more likely to do that better now than Rempe. Maybe in a season or two Rempe will have caught up.

 

[nyr2k2]

My thing with Rempe is, while he can somewhat keep up in the AHL, that's a far cry from being able to keep up in the NHL. The biggest difference between the AHL and the NHL is the speed of the game, both how fast the players process things but also certainly how fast they physically move. I'm not at all sold that Rempe is going to be able to keep up in the NHL.

With that said, I know there is still a market (albeit a shrinking one) for tough guys that fight and hit who have cement in their skates, so he may well make it. I just don't think he'll be particularly useful.

 

[RangersFan1994]

My thing with Rempe is, while he can somewhat keep up in the AHL, that's a far cry from being able to keep up in the NHL. The biggest difference between the AHL and the NHL is the speed of the game, both how fast the players process things but also certainly how fast they physically move. I'm not at all sold that Rempe is going to be able to keep up in the NHL.

With that said, I know there is still a market (albeit a shrinking one) for tough guys that fight and hit who have cement in their skates, so he may well make it. I just don't think he'll be particularly useful.

Skating can be improved. Brian Boyle is an example of this. If he does the work, I don't see it being much of an issue

 

[nyr2k2]

Skating can be improved. Brian Boyle is an example of this. If he does the work, I don't see it being much of an issue

To some degree, sure. But if it was that easy, the AHL and to some extent many European leagues wouldn't be filled with guys that have a lot of skill but who cannot skate.

 

[Levitate]

Skating can be improved. Brian Boyle is an example of this. If he does the work, I don't see it being much of an issue

Boyle always had a lot of skill for his level though. He wasn't just some scrub who upped his skating and became a decent 3rd/4th liner. His one full season in the AHL (rookie season) he scored 62 points in 70 games, yet even with "improved skating" and natural size and skills he was never more than a decent third line player.

 

[bhamill]

Rempe has come a LONG way. And he’s only 20. Enormous guys like him don’t normally have their coordination, skating, balance and skill level really start to catch up for like another 3 years. Big guys take longer and they don’t get much bigger than Rempe. If he continues to develop the guy COULD end up a very serviceable 4th/3rd liner and an absolute motherf***ing terrorist on the ice.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Boyle always had a lot of skill for his level though. He wasn't just some scrub who upped his skating and became a decent 3rd/4th liner. His one full season in the AHL (rookie season) he scored 62 points in 70 games, yet even with "improved skating" and natural size and skills he was never more than a decent third line player.

I know he had a lot of skill. So he had 63 points in 70 games in the AHL, why has he never made it in the NHL, as a power forward? That is one thing I always wondered with his stats.

 

[eco's bones]

A lot of posters here probably don't remember this about the Kings and Brian Boyle but they experimented with him on his assignments to the AHL to see if he could switch over and play defense. They spent quite a bit of time on that. Rempe would be about the last guy in Hartford I'd try that with.

I do think the Rangers are more intrigued by Rempe's potential than a lot of the posters here. Looking at his numbers throughout his career so far for instance it's hard to justify playing him in preseason NHL games just going on that. He's a project still though and I don't see him in the NHL this year not unless we bring him up to send a message to another team anyway.

 

[nyr2k2]

A lot of posters here probably don't remember this about the Kings and Brian Boyle but they experimented with him on his assignments to the AHL to see if he could switch over and play defense. They spent quite a bit of time on that. Rempe would be about the last guy in Hartford I'd try that with.

I do think the Rangers are more intrigued by Rempe's potential than a lot of the posters here. Looking at his numbers throughout his career so far for instance it's hard to justify playing him in preseason NHL games just going on that. He's a project still though and I don't see him in the NHL this year not unless we bring him up to send a message to another team anyway.

Yeah, I absolutely acknowledge the Rangers are more interested in Rempe than I am. No doubt about that. I chalk it up to them still being interested in playing Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots where I'm past that, but it is what it is.

In any event I still root for the kid. He's one of our prospects and I'd love to be wrong and have him become something useful.

 

[nyr2k2]

Kalle Vaisanen has 1-1-2 in 3 games to start the year for TPS in Liiga. He's only getting 3rd/4th line minutes but hopefully he continues to produce and can earn a bigger role.

Lauri Pajuniemi started on the first line in his debut for Malmo Redhawks in the SHL, and had an assist in 14 minutes. He didn't play in the next contest, presumably due to injury or illness.

Ty Henricks has played in 2 preseason games and is scoreless, -3, 2 PIM, and 3 SOG.

Rasmus Larsson is at 1-2-3 in 4 preseason games and is +1 with 8 SOG. Looks like he's headed for a major role in Green Bay this season which is all you can ask for.

Roobroeck had 1+1 and 8 PIM in his lone preseason game to this point (he has obviously been busy with us).

BMB hasn't played a preseason game.