Grade Our 2023 Draft

[bl02]

Nice try, Jayden Grubbe to Oilers

Henricks was a 6th rounder. It definitely wasn't the Grubbe pick which was a 5th rounder. The Copp trade actually returned a 6th rounder not a 5th (which I made mistake of thinking it was) so it was for Roebroeck or however you spell his name. So i was pretty close lol

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

The most important pick was the first rounder because that's your best chance to land an NHLer considering where our other picks were and Perrault is a home run so that one is an A+. I think the Fortescue pick is also extremely solid as well, second pair modern shut down type potential. I think he has a good shot to be an NHLer as well. I love going back to the USNTDP for some guys considering it seems the Rangers do best identifying talent and developing players from that system in recent years: Lindgren, Miller, Fox, Skjei, Berard is coming along nicely, JT Miller counts too, those are the 6 most recent picks from the USNTDP by the Rangers. Also exciting knowing that Muse was their coach.

I don't know much about the rest of the picks, I've read some intriguing things about Larsson and his tools and Henricks making big improvements last season.

 

[Crease]

What criteria do you use to grade a draft immediately after it happened?

Vibes and feels.

 

[Synergy27]

It’s a B for me, with the first round A+ balancing out the rest of the draft that I view as a C or a D.

I won’t kill Drury for not making any trades, who knows what was even available, but I had different players targeted for pick 91: Rykov, Perron, Pinelli, or Ciernik.

The rest of the late picks? I mean, whatever. But philosophically, I’d rather throw some darts at under scouted Euros with late picks than these hulking NA throwback types that are being phased out of the league.

 

[BKGooner]

Does anyone know where Fortescue played before the USNDP?

 

[mrmovies779]

I give it a D, love the first pick but every other pick is an abomination. If not for that 1st, I'd say this was the worst draft I've ever seen from the Rangers (perhaps worst in NHL history), easy F. But the first pick is so great that it elevates it to a D. Really think Drury had to strategy going into them, didn't swing for fences on skill or any elite tools. Just took a bunch of big oafs who are committed to college hockey. Not much creativity in these picks. Are two overagers?

Your evaluation of a draft is as good as your evaluating of players and pizza

 

[SML2]

What criteria do you use to grade a draft immediately after it happened?

The same you use to declare a winner to a trade that just happened within the hour or to conclude a player has "negative value" just before he is traded for something of value.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Gave it a C

Got somewhat lucky with Perreault. Love the 6th rd picks.

Severely lacking picks in such a deep draft ist just bad.

 

[eco's bones]

Rule of thumb.....if you can get a 1st liner or top pairing dman out of a draft and/or two players out of draft who become serious NHL players with a normal number of picks it's a successful draft. Rangers had less than normal here and may come out with a 1st line or top 6 forward. That's a big deal. If Fortescue hits then it's a win. Don't know much about Larsson but he's coming over to play college hockey. That's a good thing. He's got size....also a good thing. Roobroeck was an overage player which might speak to the lack of scouting reports. He is a huge and physical at least at times and put up 53 points in the OHL last year. Those numbers aren't bad at all for a 6th rounder. He's better than Rempe as far as handling the puck and making plays. That's obvious just from the stats. Rempe's last year in the WHL he had 6 assists as a 20 year old. As a 18/19 year old of his 53 points Roobroeck had 38 assists. Henricks is big and physical and at least one--maybe two years away from starting college hockey. He's going to cook for a while. Who actually expects though that 6th rounders are going to turn into regular NHL players with any regularity? Those aren't guys we should be judging a draft on a day after.

 

[rangersfansince08]

I only liked our first round pick but in the end the grade will be based 90%+ on that.

 

[Leonardo87]

Love the 1st round pick, very familiar with the player, the other rounds don’t really know the players too well. It’s hard to judge until these players get a season under the belt in their respected leagues.

 

[bernmeister]

I give it a D, love the first pick but every other pick is an abomination. If not for that 1st, I'd say this was the worst draft I've ever seen from the Rangers (perhaps worst in NHL history), easy F. But the first pick is so great that it elevates it to a D. Really think Drury had to strategy going into them, didn't swing for fences on skill or any elite tools. Just took a bunch of big oafs who are committed to college hockey. Not much creativity in these picks. Are two overagers?

1. Gave it an A, has A- potential and atm closer to B+, but decided to be generous.

2. Disagree w/EdJo. We went for size, which is ok IF the guys are not also pylons, which appears to be the case. Skating and NHL skating are 2 dif things, so remains to be seen, but I am cautiously optimistic.

Here is something from forev blus via Yardbarker:

Assessing the New York Rangers 2023 NHL Draft - Forever Blueshirts

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Even if we don't hit on all cylinders here, we get what we get and we upgrade the club in the A, not a dominant consideration, but useful for establishing a winning culture -> productive mindset.

Our 1st is a shade under 6', but room to grow as a teenager, maybe, and we think skates better than LaF but we want to get ahead of the curve on that. Everything else appears to check out as he was regarded as 10OA value.


interesting side thought:
LaF + Per + NYR 2024 2nd
for
Slaf, Barron + MON 20241st (top 5 protected)

 

[Ruggs225]

I will let u know in 5 years. Value wise Perrault was a steal. Everyone else not so much.

 

[McRanger92]

I give it a D, love the first pick but every other pick is an abomination. If not for that 1st, I'd say this was the worst draft I've ever seen from the Rangers (perhaps worst in NHL history), easy F. But the first pick is so great that it elevates it to a D. Really think Drury had to strategy going into them, didn't swing for fences on skill or any elite tools. Just took a bunch of big oafs who are committed to college hockey. Not much creativity in these picks. Are two overagers?

I like how you made this thread just so you could let us all know it was "the worst draft in NHL History". Never change

 

[gravey9]

I gave it a B only because the average draft should net 1 to 2 NHL players . I think the 2 USNTDP kids are decent bets. Everything else is gravy. So not an amazing draft but if we come out of it with a top 6 winger and a bigger Lindgren or Stralman type it’ll be judged as a success ultimately.

 

[IDvsEGO]

Gave it a B.
Nailed first 2 picks.
Could care less about everything else.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Based on the Perrault pick, I am giving it an A since that is the most meaningful pick of the bunch.

 

[Savant]

It’s a B- because of Perrault. Great first pick but very meh the rest of the way

 

[will1066]

Got me thinking that literally all of us were undrafted into HFNYR. How would you grade us as HFNYR?

 

[Sayba]

I get the Perrault pick and he was clearly BPA talent wise. I just want this team to go in a different direction. Our coaches keep preaching forechecking and puck retrieval but we don’t get players that can do it. It’s ok to have skilled guys also but if your system calls for forechecking, maybe get some players with size and or speed that can actually win puck battles, cycle and create chances when the puck is dumped in.

Teams that trap us, take away the center of the ice and pin us in our own zone have given this team real problems that I don’t see us overcoming with the current forward group.

I will give it a B , because he was a good pick for the draft position but still maintains the status quo type of player with our forward group.

 

[E-Train]

A on Perreault alone. Could care less if they passed on some 5’6 dangler for the big guys. Likely none of them will make it.
Premier talent finally picked when the previous regime wanted to be the smartest in the room.

 

[cwede]

Dylan Roobroeck - C (6th, 178th)
Unranked by every scouting resource

i am way less bothered by this than many folks

 

[Gardner McKay]

This thread reads more like a fanbase that is angry with the lack of picks and is letting that cloud their judgement as it relates to the draft we just had.

 

[Lion Hound]

I think they did exceptionally well with the 1st round by selecting Perreault.

The fails were in Drury's casting away of 2nd 1st rounder and 2nd in the draft.

The 2nd first round pick could have been Brindley, Halttunen, Cleveland, Lind, Lardis, Sawchyn. All really incredible values pushed back due to a very deep class.

The 2nd round selection also traded away, was #55. At the time Gracyn Sawchyn was still on the board, as was Nick Lardis. Those players both seem to scream Drury type of players.

So, team wasted futures on a first round flashy exit. They did this knowing they likely wouldnt have space to sign and of the players they acquired at or near the deadline. Really feel this was the draft to hang onto those picks. Time will tell i guess.

Happy with the 3rd round selection. Coaches choice type of player.

 

[Daves a mess]

I gave it a B only because the average draft should net 1 to 2 NHL players . I think the 2 USNTDP kids are decent bets. Everything else is gravy. So not an amazing draft but if we come out of it with a top 6 winger and a bigger Lindgren or Stralman type it’ll be judged as a success ultimately.

I looked quickly yesterday and I think the Rangers are around like 5 nhl regular players out of last 35 picks total. I did this math yesterday, so I could be off 1, one way or the other I think.

Did not include Weds picks Obviously.

Don't remember if I included 22 picks either. Don't think I did.