GDT: 2024 NHL Entry Draft - Day 2, 11:30 AM ESPN+ (Rangers Select EJ Emery)

[gravey9]

You realize you're just saying random things, right?

doritos.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

doritos.

I mean that's as applicable as bringing up random Sather drafts.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Satan Jr to Caps unbelievable

 

[gravey9]

I mean that's as applicable as bringing up random Sather drafts.

This draft is the equivalent of watching an AHL preseason game. I'm so bored.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

This draft is the equivalent of watching an AHL preseason game. I'm so bored.

You should have been here last night when we were all mocking the broadcast (sorry if you were, I forget who was on but it was a lot of fun since the broadcast was so f***ing boring and amateurish).

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

Satan Jr to Caps unbelievable

He won't even make the NHL

 

[gravey9]

You should have been here last night when we were all mocking the broadcast (sorry if you were, I forget who was on but it was a lot of fun since the broadcast was so f***ing boring and amateurish).

Well, so that's true. Day 2 does have much more well-informed broadcasters that actually know things about prospects. I knew we didn't have much to do at this draft and it's a pretty weak one to begin with. So, it's on me. But this was a really uninteresting 2 days.

That said, how is it that we have 4 picks and only one kid seems to skate well.

 

[will1066]

Next year's draft gonna be decentralized. Drury hates traveling.

 

[Atax]

Kravtsov's arch enemy. Krutov.

 

[gravey9]

Skip the prospects camp and just do a power skating clinic.

 

[B17 Apricots]

There was a surprising amount of talent in those last few rounds

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Satan Jr to Caps unbelievable

He’s horrible lmao.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

There was a surprising amount of talent in those last few rounds

I feel like every year the same thing is said and every year the vast majority of guys that fell a lot bust.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Next year's draft gonna be decentralized. Drury hates traveling.

It’s bad enough he has to schlep from CT to MSG a couple times a year

 

[Matt Rentfree]

He’s horrible lmao.

For someone who has been playing competitive hockey for like 4 -5 years total, he's actually not horrible. Not saying he'll be an NHL player, but he has made big strides compared to the amount of time he's been playing in a structured, organized setting.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

So....does anyone else think we aren't getting Stamkos?

 

[Filip Chytil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807117688268841014

Shakira in Vegas. Seems like good fit.

 

[Filip Chytil]

 

[RangerBlues]

Unlike Patty Kane. Stamkos is not washed up.

 

[gabevh3]

doritos.

Damn now i want and i don't have any

Next year's draft gonna be decentralized. Drury hates traveling.

You know him personally?

 

[Filip Chytil]

New York Rangers
The Rangers showed up to the draft relatively empty-handed, but I thought they did well. E.J. Emery felt like a perfect fit, not just because of the similarities between him and K’Andre Miller or Braden Schneider — as a long, mobile, athletic defenseman — but because they haven’t used a high pick on a defenseman since those guys.
They got one of the better players left in the back half of the draft in Raoul Boilard at No. 119. Boilard, who slotted No. 84 on my board, had a tough 16-year-old season in the BCHL and then had a mostly positive one in the Q this year, including a standout performance at the CHL Top Prospects Game. He’s got a smart offensive mind. I just want to see him be a little more consistent.
Don’t see anything in their other two picks, though.

 

[GAGLine]

I'm happy with the players we selected today. Emery was a guy I wanted at 30, among others. I was hoping to get more than one of those players, but that would have required we traded down, which didn't happen, obviously.

If I have any real criticism, it's that we've wasted far too many picks on rentals, but there's nothing we can do about that now. I think we did well with the limited picks we had.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Unlike Patty Kane. Stamkos is not washed up.

Just injury prone

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Unlike Patty Kane. Stamkos is not washed up.

Kane scored 47 points in 50 games after returning, that’s washed up these days?

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Unlike Patty Kane. Stamkos is not washed up.

Tampa fans say he lost a step and is more of a PeePee specialist at this point.

almost an even split of his points last year were Even and Powerplay (42 vs 39).

If Rangers are going for a big fish, it needs to be someone who can be a difference maker 5on5.