Oh absolutely You know I’m a big fan. But again there’s a sizable difference between them
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Oh absolutely You know I’m a big fan. But again there’s a sizable difference between them
Am I crazy if by the sound of their game I'd rather have Stutzle than Byfield? Byfield sounds more like a project.
yeah I get the feeling someone would have to blow the Rangers away with an offer and someone like Ottawa is the only team with the resources to make that offer (3 and 5) but they'd still need to sweeten the deal with a top prospect or young player and at some point it just starts not working for Ottawa. Having picks 3 and 5 is fantastic...but when there's a clearcut #1 you're risking on losing out on a franchise player for "just" a star player, and maybe a decent player.
Like Ottawa isn't going to offer 3, 5 and Tkachuk. They probably wouldn't even offer 3 and Tkachuk. The Rangers probably aren't going to take a deal of 3 and 5 (because they'd miss out on Byfield most likely) but legitimately adding more to that starts not making sense for Ottawa.
So...a deal like that is real toug hto make I think
Like Ottawa isn't going to offer 3, 5 and Tkachuk. They probably wouldn't even offer 3 and Tkachuk. The Rangers probably aren't going to take a deal of 3 and 5 (because they'd miss out on Byfield most likely) but legitimately adding more to that starts not making sense for Ottawa.
So...a deal like that is real toug hto make I think
Not at all.
I think Byfield is closer to 4 than he is to 2. I'd think long and hard about taking Sanderson over him too.
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I don't think we're trading the #1 overall.
We would be set on LW. We would have 2 superstars in Panarin and LAF.
We are going to make some moves this year. We're stocked on D. I wouldn't be surprised to see Tony gone even though I love kid.
Maybe we somehow trade for a 2C. I don't really want to overpay for Strome.
The draft needs to get here quick! Excitement through the roof!
We would be set on LW. We would have 2 superstars in Panarin and LAF.
We are going to make some moves this year. We're stocked on D. I wouldn't be surprised to see Tony gone even though I love kid.
Maybe we somehow trade for a 2C. I don't really want to overpay for Strome.
The draft needs to get here quick! Excitement through the roof!
We finally have a 1 overall pick. We need to keep it. If we were at the beginning of the rebuild and we had no young’s assets in the pipeline like we were a few years ago, then maybe if you got the #3 and #5 overall and another asset by trading the pick away you could make a case for it. But we have young assets now, what we need more of oils high end talent, they better keep this pick!
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This whole Ottawa scenario is horrible. This is the CAP era. Thus, the scenario is this:
Get one guy to be your elite player/team leader and him pay 9-12m/year.
OR
Get 2 or 3 guys and if and when they equal the impact of 1 elite player -- you're instead paying them anywhere from them 16-25m a year.
You better take Mr-Almost-Crosby every. single. time.
Get one guy to be your elite player/team leader and him pay 9-12m/year.
OR
Get 2 or 3 guys and if and when they equal the impact of 1 elite player -- you're instead paying them anywhere from them 16-25m a year.
You better take Mr-Almost-Crosby every. single. time.
Rongomania
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If you mothafuc*as think we're trading Tony D.... That is worth one helluva 2C... like a top 10 one after this kids 'year'.
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I think you accidentally put year in quotes instead of kid.
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I didn't see this mentioned... might have just missed it, but the only two 1st overall picks to not play immediately in the NHL in the last 20 years are Alex Ovechkin and Erik Johnson... and Ovechkin would have if there had been a 2004-05 season... so it's really just Johnson. And no one within the last 10 years. Even the lesser 1st overalls, like Hischier, play right away.
It's a perfectly reasonable assumption that he'll be on the team opening night... nothing about arrogance or laziness. Confidence, maybe... but nothing else.
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Stutzle is described as having elite hockey sense and elite speed, two of the most highly desired attributes for a prospect. Byfield has elite tools but his hockey sense is described to be a few notches below the likes of Stutzle and Lafreniere. Stutzle seems to stand out more for me based off that and is even ahead of Byfield on Bob's rankings but most of the prospect Twitter scouts seem to be heavily favoring Byfield over Stutzle, with many of them even having Byfield on the same level as Lafreniere.
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The Oilers didn't pass on McDavid because they had Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins. Rangers won't pass on Lafreniere because they have Panarin and Kreider
BroadwayStorm
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a huge guy who skates very well and has hands is like crack to amateur scouts (and many pro scouts)
Many people find the physical tools too hard to overlook
serious question would players want to come here to get a chance play with a potential 1st overall pick?? like UDFA or UFA
would the Rangers be a much more attractive team for players even more than ever??
would the Rangers be a much more attractive team for players even more than ever??
I think they'd be more interesting in coming to play with a guy like Panarin
But the Rangers have never had trouble attracting players so it barely matters
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Edge
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No, there are teams that feel that way.
Stutzle is probably the most electric player in the draft. Think of him like the Pavel Bure option if you will. Everything with him is done at high speed and he's a guy who puts people on the edge of their seats. If he plays center, his value is only that much higher.
Byfield is the youngest and is just an uncommon combination of skill with size. He's not as naturally skilled as either Lefreniere or Stutzle. However, if all the pieces come together he's a guy who has a combination that is going to be incredibly difficult to stop --- especially with the march toward smaller defenseman. He could force teams to change their entire game plans.
So the gamble with Stutzle and Byfield is that they could someday be close to Lefreneire, or at least close in terms of the danger factor. But they aren't there now, and there's no assurances they ever will be.
He'll be there. He's ready, and he's a little older. There's no doubt he'll make whatever team selects him.
The only question is how much production. I am always hesistant to put labels on kids, and we saw what happened last year with Kakko. But you have people giving a range of anywhere from 40-60 points.
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Edge
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Depends on the wing.
At the same time you don't pass on guys in tier like like Kane, or Bure, or Kucharev to take Barkov --- even though the latter is a hell of a player.
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Tangentially related news. Seems like the US college guys who will be really caught in between with the COVID stuff?
