Kitchener Rangers 2024-25 Season Thread, Part III

[Buttsy]

Also just being a true Ranger fan and London hater here but it's wild to me that Henry Brzustewicz is ranked at 19 ahead of Reid. The London bias is real.

The bias as you say for all things London is very real. Now when you have placed consistently the players into the NHL that the Hunters have perhaps the bias is justified. BUT when it comes to ranking players I have really noticed it the past 3-4 year's especially. Perhaps another reason players, parents and agents seem desperate to get to London? But like I say perhaps the bias is to be expected based on the way players are prepared once drafted. Cheers ....

 

[Buttsy]

I also wonder why MM didn't pull the trigger and trade for Henry Brzustewicz. it was mentioned Kit or Ldn. would have been a great pairing with Reid for years to come!

At the time Henry was available I feel like you didn't even have dust in the old draft cupboard? The Hunters do step up and pay when these defected players become available. It's one way London can actually get a bonafide 1st round pick rather then an early 2nd rounder where we normally pick. Dickinson comes to mind as another one.

 

[EvenSteven]

At the time Henry was available I feel like you didn't even have dust in the old draft cupboard? The Hunters do step up and pay when these defected players become available. It's one way London can actually get a bonafide 1st round pick rather then an early 2nd rounder where we normally pick. Dickinson comes to mind as another one.

The Rangers were never trading for Henry B unless they moved skaters for value to acquire the picks to get him. The ill advised 22-23 deadline “all in” spending frenzy emptied our draft pick cupboard.

We had to do an “I’ll scratch your back if you scratch my back” two part deal with Saginaw in the week before the ‘23 draft to get the 2nd round pick we used to draft Lam.

London traded 2x2nds and a 3rd for Henry B. We had only one 2nd that came in the off season Vandenberg trade to Niagara. We couldn’t match or beat that. London got a gift knowing it was London or Kitchener as we didn’t have the assets.

Many on here advocated trading for him by starting early the “expected” sell off to acquire the picks needed to make the trade. But the sell off never happened.

Geez the sell off still hasn’t happened!! Lol!!