Derek Stepan

[surf]

Love the scouts on this board

What??????? Stepan on his best days on the ice is barely a borderline 2nd line center!
His game has more holes than swiss cheese.

 

[redwhiteandblue]

Loving Derek Stepan this year. He has stepped up and been the Rangers best player IMO.

His Freshmen year I stood by the notion that he was primed to be a very good 2nd line center or sufficient 1st line center, I think he's proving me wrong.

 

[Whoot Whoot]

I hope Step wins this year's Steven McDonald award. He shows up 9/10 nights.

 

[Beacon]

What??????? Stepan on his best days on the ice is barely a borderline 2nd line center!
His game has more holes than swiss cheese.

Step is on pace for over 63 points over 82 games while playing a smart two-way game that has no more holes than American cheese.

 

[BroadwayStorm]

I love how most people now praising him were absolutely killing Stepan the first 15-20 games of the season saying he couldn't skate or pass. Eat it.

 

[Pugs35]

Derek Stepan, now 20th in points among centers. That's a first line center, people.

 

[BB58]

Amazing to me that he was drafted in the 2nd round.

 

[Riverdale]

Keeps getting better

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Love the scouts on this board

Just Drew being Drew, unless he's totally trashing Rangers players he's not happy. Everyone on the team sucks to him.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

BTW, is is it just me or does his shot look a million times better this season?

 

[Callagraves]

BTW, is is it just me or does his shot look a million times better this season?

He's always had a decent shot, but he's shooting MORE. It seems he's taken a liking to scoring goals, as well as the extra room playing with Nash affords him.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

He's always had a decent shot, but he's shooting MORE. It seems he's taken a liking to scoring goals, as well as the extra room playing with Nash affords him.

It seemed like he would once in a while shock everyone (or at least me) with a sick wrister but most of the time even when he did shoot it, his shot didn't look dangerous.

 

[E-Train]

Just Drew being Drew, unless he's totally trashing Rangers players he's not happy. Everyone on the team sucks to him.

There's a few like that around here.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I will never forget his debut... Hattrick in Buffalo! That was an omen!

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

31 points in 38 games.

22 points in his last 20.

Supahstah

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

I think what i'm most impressed about is his improvement in defense. Last year I thought he was getting overrated here. This year he's been GREAT defensively.

He does everything, and he does everything well.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

I think what i'm most impressed about is his improvement in defense. Last year I thought he was getting overrated here. This year he's been GREAT defensively.

He does everything, and he does everything well.

He's becoming one of the best two-way centers in the league.

He plays in every situation, and he excels in every situation. He's become one of our best PKers, too.

 

[aufheben]

Our own P. Bergeron!

 

[LeetchisGod]

He's becoming one of the best two-way centers in the league.

He plays in every situation, and he excels in every situation. He's become one of our best PKers, too.

I think he'll get a letter when Richards is bought out.

 

[Inferno]

came at a bad time for us.

kids gonna get paid ;-)

 

[The Gloaming]

Add yet another great game for Steps. Not even the goal. His PK work stood out to me today. Great at picking the pocket and clearing the zone.

 

[trilobyte]

I don't think I have seen too many players who have developed in such a logical, linear progression.

Everybody knew he was good at the beginning, and had potential, but the constant improvement is really something. He is becoming quite a special player, as nothing so far has been anything but solid, won't-lose-it-later growth of skill.

Edit: I forgot to say that what's between the ears is so important.

 

[Kershaw]

I don't want to be that cocky guy, but I think he's pretty much a lock for #1C on Team USA at the Olympics with his previous pedigree. Parise-Stepan-Kane

 

[Beacon]

This is yet another example where people need to stop thinking that our players will peak during their rookie season.

"Stepan will be a middling player between a 2 and a 3 liner. Oh wait, he already achieved that as a rookie? Guess he won't be improving anymore."

"McDonagh will be a second pairing defenseman. Oh wait, he did that as a rookie? Then no more improvement for him."


Instead of assuming rookies and sophomores won't get better, we need to change our assessment of players.

 

[*Bob Richards*]

I don't want to be that cocky guy, but I think he's pretty much a lock for #1C on Team USA at the Olympics with his previous pedigree. Parise-Stepan-Kane

Amongst US centers this year, Stepan is first in goals, assists, points, game winners, ice time and +/-.

Muahahahahaha.