Prospect Info: 2024-2025 Rangers Prospects Thread (Prospect Stats in Post #1; Updated 2/10/2025)

[Ranger Ric]

As of right now, 3 of the Rangers 6 picks in this year's draft are in the 6th and 7th round.

A recent article in the Athletic discussed the success of playing in the NHL while drafted in these rounds. As of the time of the article, 43 skaters and 10 goalies have played in the NHL this year, a little more than 1 per team. Of these there are a few that have been very good players (MacKenzie Weeger, Jesper Bratt, Brandon Hagel), solid depth players and AHL/NHL tweeners. That's less than 1/10 the NHL skaters taken in the first two rounds.

The Rangers have drafted three of those 43 skaters (and would have had 4 if Jesper Fast were not injured this year): Matt Rempe (6th in 2020), Adam Edstrom (6th in 2019) and Morgan Barron (6th in 2017). Jesper Fast was drafted in the 6th round in 2010. Others taken in these rounds still in the system are Hugo Ollas, (7th round 2020), Hank Kempf (7th round 2021), Ty Hendricks and Dylan Roobroeck (both taken in the 6th round in 2023) and Rico Gredig (taken in the 6th round in 2024) with Ollas and Roobroeck already signed to NHL contracts.

I'd like to see the Rangers add to their draft portfolio in the next few years having traded away so many picks in the last couple of years but the team's success in drafting 6th and 7th round players suggests that the Rangers may find some players with their 3 end of draft picks.

 

[nyr2k2]

As of right now, 3 of the Rangers 6 picks in this year's draft are in the 6th and 7th round.

A recent article in the Athletic discussed the success of playing in the NHL while drafted in these rounds. As of the time of the article, 43 skaters and 10 goalies have played in the NHL this year, a little more than 1 per team. Of these there are a few that have been very good players (MacKenzie Weeger, Jesper Bratt, Brandon Hagel), solid depth players and AHL/NHL tweeners. That's less than 1/10 the NHL skaters taken in the first two rounds.

The Rangers have drafted three of those 43 skaters (and would have had 4 if Jesper Fast were not injured this year): Matt Rempe (6th in 2020), Adam Edstrom (6th in 2019) and Morgan Barron (6th in 2017). Jesper Fast was drafted in the 6th round in 2010. Others taken in these rounds still in the system are Hugo Ollas, (7th round 2020), Hank Kempf (7th round 2021), Ty Hendricks and Dylan Roobroeck (both taken in the 6th round in 2023) and Rico Gredig (taken in the 6th round in 2024) with Ollas and Roobroeck already signed to NHL contracts.

I'd like to see the Rangers add to their draft portfolio in the next few years having traded away so many picks in the last couple of years but the team's success in drafting 6th and 7th round players suggests that the Rangers may find some players with their 3 end of draft picks.

I'm optimistic about Roobroeck. Kempf to me doesn't look like an NHL player, but who knows. Ollas, I haven't seen much to be optimistic about since he turned pro, but you never know with goalies. Especially huge ones like him. He could figure it out in three years.

Henricks I've seen a couple times now and he didn't really stick out in any kind of noticeable way. He was always a bit of a project though so we'll see where he's at in a few seasons. Gredig, I honestly know nothing about him. He seemed reasonably talented in the WJC but I only saw him like twice, and I haven't seen him at all in the Swiss NL.

 

[Ranger Ric]

I'm optimistic about Roobroeck. Kempf to me doesn't look like an NHL player, but who knows. Ollas, I haven't seen much to be optimistic about since he turned pro, but you never know with goalies. Especially huge ones like him. He could figure it out in three years.

Henricks I've seen a couple times now and he didn't really stick out in any kind of noticeable way. He was always a bit of a project though so we'll see where he's at in a few seasons. Gredig, I honestly know nothing about him. He seemed reasonably talented in the WJC but I only saw him like twice, and I haven't seen him at all in the Swiss NL.

With 6th and 7th round picks if any of these guys makes the NHL it's a huge win. Agree that Roobroeck has the best shot of these five.

 

[kovazub94]

As of right now, 3 of the Rangers 6 picks in this year's draft are in the 6th and 7th round.

A recent article in the Athletic discussed the success of playing in the NHL while drafted in these rounds. As of the time of the article, 43 skaters and 10 goalies have played in the NHL this year, a little more than 1 per team. Of these there are a few that have been very good players (MacKenzie Weeger, Jesper Bratt, Brandon Hagel), solid depth players and AHL/NHL tweeners. That's less than 1/10 the NHL skaters taken in the first two rounds.

The Rangers have drafted three of those 43 skaters (and would have had 4 if Jesper Fast were not injured this year): Matt Rempe (6th in 2020), Adam Edstrom (6th in 2019) and Morgan Barron (6th in 2017). Jesper Fast was drafted in the 6th round in 2010. Others taken in these rounds still in the system are Hugo Ollas, (7th round 2020), Hank Kempf (7th round 2021), Ty Hendricks and Dylan Roobroeck (both taken in the 6th round in 2023) and Rico Gredig (taken in the 6th round in 2024) with Ollas and Roobroeck already signed to NHL contracts.

I'd like to see the Rangers add to their draft portfolio in the next few years having traded away so many picks in the last couple of years but the team's success in drafting 6th and 7th round players suggests that the Rangers may find some players with their 3 end of draft picks.

So way less than 2 players per team that corresponds to also well over 10 draft years = under 10% success rate per pick.

Hopefully it explains when I don't understand excitement of some folk trying to offload someone like Vesey or Jones for what would ultimately add up to a throw away.