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Prospect Info: Hartford Wolf Pack/Bloomington Bison Thread: Part XV

Hartford's possible lineup looks like this time:

G: Domingue, Garand

D: Robertson, Scanlin, Emberson, Hillman, Mackey, Brouillard, vacancy, vacancy?

F: Blidh, Belzile, Brodzinski, Berard, Cuylle, Edstrom, Elson, Henriksson, Korczak, Leschyshyn, Nash, Othmann, Rempe, Trivigno

Only 1 player, Hillman, signed to an AHL contract.

The defense vacancies may be filled by players at the development camp. There should be as many as nine more AHL signings for the new ECHL affiliate.
 
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Brouillard has also played F. Apparently with SD a couple years ago he basically split time 50/50 at LW and D.

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He looks to me like the guy who is going to replace Jones running the power play.
 
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Ranger Ric said:
And as soon as I post this the Rangers sign Erik Gustafson so Ben Harpur added to the Hartford defense corps.
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Two more updates.

As Vitto 79 mentioned Rangers sign Mac Hollowell, small right handed offensive defenseman, who played for the Toronto Marlies and Maple Leafs last year. Another option to run the power play.

And Vince M. quoted Adam Sykora as saying he hopes to play for the Wolfpack this season.

So the updated list:

G: Domingue, Garand

LD: Robertson, Scanlin, Hillman, Mackey, Brouillard, Harpur

RD: Scanlin, Emberson, Hollowell (Note: although Scanlin is led handed he plays either side).

F: Blidh, Belzile, Brodzinski, Berard, Cuylle, Edstrom, Elson, Henriksson, Korczak, Leschyshyn, Nash, Othmann, Rempe, Trivigno, Sykora

Only 1 player, Hillman, signed to an AHL contract.

The Rangers are now at 47 contracts with Bryce M. B. contract sliding. I think the team is done

There should be as many as nine more AHL signings for the new ECHL affiliate. Probably a couple of guys from development camp.

Zac Jones would have to clear through waivers to get to Hartford and that won't happen so the Rangers will have to keep him on the roster or trade him. I have a hard time seeing he beats out Erik Gustafsson. Gustafsson played for Laviolette last year with the Caps and had 38 points in 61 games. In 2018-2019 with the Black Hawks he had 60 points in 79 games. His defense is not great but he can play offense better than Jones.
 
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Ranger Ric said:
Two more updates.

As Vitto 79 mentioned Rangers sign Mac Hollowell, small right handed offensive defenseman, who played for the Toronto Marlies and Maple Leafs last year. Another option to run the power play.

And Vince M. quoted Adam Sykora as saying he hopes to play for the Wolfpack this season.

So the updated list:

G: Domingue, Garand

LD: Robertson, Scanlin, Hillman, Mackey, Brouillard, Harpur

RD: Scanlin, Emberson, Hollowell (Note: although Scanlin is led handed he plays either side).

F: Blidh, Belzile, Brodzinski, Berard, Cuylle, Edstrom, Elson, Henriksson, Korczak, Leschyshyn, Nash, Othmann, Rempe, Trivigno, Sykora

Only 1 player, Hillman, signed to an AHL contract.

The Rangers are now at 47 contracts with Bryce M. B. contract sliding. I think the team is done

There should be as many as nine more AHL signings for the new ECHL affiliate. Probably a couple of guys from development camp.

Zac Jones would have to clear through waivers to get to Hartford and that won't happen so the Rangers will have to keep him on the roster or trade him. I have a hard time seeing he beats out Erik Gustafsson. Gustafsson played for Laviolette last year with the Caps and had 38 points in 61 games. In 2018-2019 with the Black Hawks he had 60 points in 79 games. His defense is not great but he can play offense better than Jones.
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I think that’s sensible. Jones is the 7D and he’ll get plenty of ice. Usually the top 8 guys get a good amount of action with injuries and rest and what-not. He’ll at least have enough of a chance to grab the reins if he’s capable.
 
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I don't think Gustafsson bodes well at all for Jones making the Rangers. It's been a long time since he's seen the AHL and he became a key player for the Caps and Laviolette last year when Carlson went down and as long as Fox, Lindgren, Trouba, Miller, Schneider, Gustafson stay healthy that 7D I suspect is not going to play much at all. Rangers would rather have Jones playing regularly in Hartford in such case and one of Harpur or Mackey on the team as the spare defenseman. The other thing about Gustafsson is he has proven he can bring offense at the NHL level which is something that's Jones' bread and butter but Zac hasn't proven he can put up offense yet as an NHL defenseman.

My guess is that the Rangers will look to deal Jones sometime in the next few months.
 
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more Cyclones - their ECHL off season roster

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The ECHL on Friday announced the Season-Ending Rosters as submitted by each of its Member Teams.Season-Ending Rosters may include up to 20 players. Season-Ending Rosters cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2022-23.Each team is entitled to reserve rights to a maximum of...
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Cincinnati Cyclones – Mark Sinclair, Jake Murray, Sean Allen, Jalen Smereck, Steven MacLean, Josh Burnside, Matt Cairns, Adam Berg, James Hardie, Zack Andrusiak, Lee Lapid, Justin Vaive, Luka Burzan, Patrick Polino, Brandon Yeamans, Louie Caporusso, Lincoln Griffin, Michal Mrazik, Matt McLeod, Philip Lagunov

Vaive had almost 100 HWP games a while back
 
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more Cyclones - their ECHL off season roster

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ECHL announces Season-Ending Rosters

The ECHL on Friday announced the Season-Ending Rosters as submitted by each of its Member Teams.Season-Ending Rosters may include up to 20 players. Season-Ending Rosters cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2022-23.Each team is entitled to reserve rights to a maximum of...
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Cincinnati Cyclones – Mark Sinclair, Jake Murray, Sean Allen, Jalen Smereck, Steven MacLean, Josh Burnside, Matt Cairns, Adam Berg, James Hardie, Zack Andrusiak, Lee Lapid, Justin Vaive, Luka Burzan, Patrick Polino, Brandon Yeamans, Louie Caporusso, Lincoln Griffin, Michal Mrazik, Matt McLeod, Philip Lagunov

Vaive had almost 100 HWP games a while back
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I was gonna say, I remember Vaive. He was pretty decent in Hartford.
 
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I don't think Gustafsson bodes well at all for Jones making the Rangers. It's been a long time since he's seen the AHL and he became a key player for the Caps and Laviolette last year when Carlson went down and as long as Fox, Lindgren, Trouba, Miller, Schneider, Gustafson stay healthy that 7D I suspect is not going to play much at all. Rangers would rather have Jones playing regularly in Hartford in such case and one of Harpur or Mackey on the team as the spare defenseman. The other thing about Gustafsson is he has proven he can bring offense at the NHL level which is something that's Jones' bread and butter but Zac hasn't proven he can put up offense yet as an NHL defenseman.

My guess is that the Rangers will look to deal Jones sometime in the next few months.
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While the Rangers have had luck with injuries the past few years, it's pretty rare the top 6 stays healthy over the course of an entire season. It's more likely than not that Jones will get a decent amount of playing time in the top 6 and I hope the Rangers are patient enough to give him that chance rather than flip him quickly, unless of course the right deal comes along.

Gustafsson was a great signing, but he seems to be more a victim of circumstance due to the cap not going up much this year. If he performs similarly to how he did last season, I'd imagine he'll be more likely to cash in at a price we can't afford (although he is getting up there in years so who knows).

I'm also curious as to whether they've begun to have thoughts about moving on from Trouba. I don't dislike him as much as others, but he's clearly overpaid for what he brings. Next season we have Schneider, KK & Lindgren all up. Igor is the season after that. If Jones can prove he can play consistently at this level as a third pairing D-Man, we could either extend Gustafsson to fill that second pair slot if he ends up being a fit, or look elsewhere.

IMO, getting the three young guys signed next year would be priority and freeing up cap space to what may turn out to be a loaded UFA class.
 
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And in other news Brandon Scanlin was one of 22 players who elected salary arbitration.

According to Cap Friendly Scanlin signed a two year contract with the Rangers for $925/year. The first year was the 2021-2022 season after his college career ended making him an RFA for the upcoming year. His qualifying offer was $874,125. His minor league salary was $80K per year. Perhaps he is trying to increase his minor league salary. Given the Rangers cap situation his best chance of playing for the Rangers this year is to have a lower salary as the Rangers are pinching pennies.

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22 players elect salary arbitration

The National Hockey League Players’ Association announced that 22 players have elected salary arbitration.
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Ranger Ric said:
He looks to me like the guy who is going to replace Jones running the power play.
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That's a we'll see for me. The Pack's power play wasn't very good last year but if Jones returns....he's still a really slick creative player with a sneaky shot.

Brouillard does look to me like an interesting player. Good offensive skill.....can play forward or defense.....he's not very big but he's pretty combative. Only had one fight last year but 7 in 21-22. He lost a couple...he won a couple and the rest were draws but everyone he fought was bigger than him.....sometimes a lot bigger. He always hangs in and he's got good balance and footwork (which is essential if you're going to do that) and he throws with both hands.
 
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While the Rangers have had luck with injuries the past few years, it's pretty rare the top 6 stays healthy over the course of an entire season. It's more likely than not that Jones will get a decent amount of playing time in the top 6 and I hope the Rangers are patient enough to give him that chance rather than flip him quickly, unless of course the right deal comes along.

Gustafsson was a great signing, but he seems to be more a victim of circumstance due to the cap not going up much this year. If he performs similarly to how he did last season, I'd imagine he'll be more likely to cash in at a price we can't afford (although he is getting up there in years so who knows).

I'm also curious as to whether they've begun to have thoughts about moving on from Trouba. I don't dislike him as much as others, but he's clearly overpaid for what he brings. Next season we have Schneider, KK & Lindgren all up. Igor is the season after that. If Jones can prove he can play consistently at this level as a third pairing D-Man, we could either extend Gustafsson to fill that second pair slot if he ends up being a fit, or look elsewhere.

IMO, getting the three young guys signed next year would be priority and freeing up cap space to what may turn out to be a loaded UFA class.
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I see Jones a bit ahead of Robertson and Scanlin. With those two you'll probably get better defending. Robertson is more mobile than Scanlin....Scanlin is steadier doesn't try to play outside his skillset which is a problem Robertson still has to figure out. Jones needs to get better defensively.....his skating and puck movement skills are superior particularly to Scanlin. Robertson, Scanlin definitely have a size, strength advantage that helps with their defensive play.

The other guy who is still in the mix is Harpur. Not a great skater but he plays within his limitations and that size and strength combo he has shouldn't be overlooked. He can pin a guy along the boards or behind the net and they stay pinned. That can break up other teams cycling the puck. He makes the safe play....is well liked by his teammates and will drop the gloves and is pretty decent at it. The other thing with him is you can scratch him and you're not really harming him. He is what he is. Scratching a younger player like Jones is not good for them. Jones really needs to be in the top 6 and with Gustafsson on board that's a significant challenge.

And here is another issue because I think Jones was already pretty frustrated spending most of last year in Hartford. A trade might happen just because the Rangers decide to accommodate a player who believes he's being block at least if the Rangers can find a decent return.
 
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just my opinion, but especially with Gallant gone,
I suspect Harpur may behind Jones, Gus and Mackey in the 6/7/8 D pipeline in FO's view

probably least likely to be claimed on waivers,
IMHO least likely to be missed, if claimed ...
 
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cwede said:
just my opinion, but especially with Gallant gone,
I suspect Harpur may behind Jones, Gus and Mackey in the 6/7/8 D pipeline in FO's view

probably least likely to be claimed on waivers,
IMHO least likely to be missed, if claimed ...
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Yeah it's always hard to predict who will or will not be claimed on waivers. I know most here assume Harpur would clear easily. That's probably true, but it wouldn't be at all surprising if there were other teams out there that valued Harpur for the same reason we have to this point.

Conversely, there are always guys that we waive that most of the board is convinced will be claimed. When on reality no one else wants them, for the same reasons we no longer value them.
 
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Yeah it's always hard to predict who will or will not be claimed on waivers. I know most here assume Harpur would clear easily. That's probably true, but it wouldn't be at all surprising if there were other teams out there that valued Harpur for the same reason we have to this point.

Conversely, there are always guys that we waive that most of the board is convinced will be claimed. When on reality no one else wants them, for the same reasons we no longer value them.
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Did anyone think that Tinordi would be claimed last year? Both of them seem to me to be pretty similar. It's a crap shoot for some of these guys.
 
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My take is more the FO tends to defer to the coach when deciding the makeup of the team. There may be some internal pressure on a coach to make a decision such as when you have a No. 1 or No. 2 overall draft pick. I forgot about Mackey. He spent all of last season in the NHL pretty much as a 7D. Another big bodied LD who doesn't mind roughhousing. There are a bunch of ways things can go but my thinking is barring injuries our top 6 are going to be Fox, Lindgren, Trouba, Miller, Schneider Gustafsson. If Laviolette thinks in terms of Gustafson as a regular every night player then Jones, Harpur, Mackey whoever is 7D is not going to play a lot unless an injury does happen.
 
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