Wouldn't it be great to see a few players get drafted right off the immediate roster as opposed to "flyer" picks the Rangers drafted in past drafts. It would make the team seem more legit when it comes to scouting prospects and give the fans more confidence.
I always hope the best players report to the league in general. It makes it so much better to watch.Hope so Even as Knights fan
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The NCAA route usually has a lot to do with Mom & Dad. It's very well sold by the top schools too. Education is the key and those without strong academics are not going and if they do, they'll be in the CHL by 2nd semester. Sweetest experience ever has to be Ivy League student athlete. There's not too many first rounders in the NCAA but there are a lot of drafted players and >85% get their degree, emerge at 22 with their pro offer still in hand and enter the NHL (etc) or get on with life quite well credentialed.
Cajan signs with AHL's Cleveland Monsters
Monsters sign goaltender Pavel Cajan to two-year AHL contract | Cleveland Monsters
The Cleveland Monsters announced Tuesday that goaltender Pavel Cajan was signed to a two-year AHL contract through the 2023-24 season.www.clevelandmonsters.com
We still have three OA’s without Cajan. And hopefully, two of our three remaining imports sign.
And one can't help but wonder if Rangers kept him "in the running" to help Cajan somehow when he went to a dev camp? But yes, with Parsons who showed well as a rookie and Vandenberg in the wings, Cajan was not part of the equation especially as an import.
That and worse case scenario if Cajan came back he was a tradeable asset. Great to see him move on.
You guys don't need him. Parsons is a great goalie already. Only concern may be a lack of a vet behind him, but its not like there's alot of pure backups out there either.
Pavel wanted to stay in North America, the rest was a wait and see. I suspect we protected him while we freely could to both aid his career prospects and insure our rights would return value if an eventual trade scenario was the outcome. Bravo, Pavel!
Rangers BUG spot will be hotly contested, hopefully by capable prospects including a much improved Marcus Vandenberg and our new 6'4" '06, Luca DiFelice.
Don't know...don't care.
overage imports just dont get traded at all, let alone goalies. sure nothing lost but there would be zero interest in him not because hes a bad goalie, but because there never are oa/imports unless they are elite.
Igor Bobkov (Knights->Fronts) in 2011.
100% - Vandenberg will very likely need to have improved considerably over the Summer to get out of the GOJHL for good (IMO), especially with younger guys like DiFelice (...Monaco, Dube, ?) in the pipeline. I'd like to see a good duel at camp with our draftees and perhaps a surprise invitee, so we can ice the best BUG possible.
It took the Rangers 60 years to even have a brush with possibly having an OA Import goalie
Over 22 years the average number of import goalies signed (or even drafted) into the OHL each year likely rounds to zero.
The OHL had a ban on import goalies for a good part of the last 11 years. Also just because it's rare (admittedly it is) doesn't mean the player wouldn't have value. Fortunately for Cajan he found better option so he didn't have to return. However, from all accounts he was more than willing.
If you are looking for a 1% return on your investment, I'm not sure that can be considered smart money.
