Rank these. The one you like best goes first. The one you like worst goes last:
A. Miller+Lundkvist+1st
B. Lundkvist+Othmann+1st
C. Schneider+Kravtsov+1st
D. Schneider+Jones+1st
E. Schneider+Robertson+1st
C
B
E
D
A
Honestly, I like Berard and Kravstov the most from the Rangers prospect pool in terms of upside, followed by Schneider and Othmann. Cuylle could also be something. The problem is that none of them are elite, high skill, high upside players.
Kravtsov somewhat is, but may never actually come over and succeed in the NHL and I think it's highly unlikely that he actually wants to play for a rebuilding team like the Coyotes, but then again that's a total crapshoot considering we know almost nothing and it's pure speculation. He's also a bit older than the rest as he just turned 22 a month ago.
Otthman is a great all round player who needs to work on his skating. Right now his skating is fine for the OHL and probably AHL but in the NHL he's gonna get burned a lot and will be on the slow side. On the plus side he has great hockey sense, isn't afraid to get dirty, and has a killer shot. But he does worry me because as a whole the NHL is getting it's average speed up and we've already seen what happens to a bad skater when they transition and how important it is.
Berard is tiny but has a drive that won't quit, great hands, and his skating is great. Since we're going to draft Bedard anyways, we might as well get his favorite player to play with. The only knock I have on him is size, if he fits well with his linemates he could play up and down the lineup or he could end up not doing much. More boom/bust than anyone else. He's also somewhat of an agitator and reminds me of Garland a lot.
Cuylle is a big body, decent skater (still needs to work on it), goes to the net and is a front presence, not afraid to drop the gloves, big hitter, aggressive player. Also a good complimentary player. Has some offensive upside but likely only as a complimentary player and less than the others.
The d-man are all pretty much solid stay at home types for the most part, there's some...difference in opinions on who is highest in the rankings but all probably project as bottom 4 at best. Jones has the highest upside IMO, followed by Schneider.
Wheeler did have Lundkvist ranked around the same as Jones and above Schneider however.
If I was BA, I'd want to grab a younger player still in a development league and probably focus on forwards. If I thought Kravtsov was going to come over and be lights for us, that's the only time I'd want him, and to a lesser degree, the only time I'd want to trade with the Rangers at all, given there are likely higher top end pieces out there for us and we're not looking at a lottery pick here.
