It is nice to see him hit the ground running. I didn't think he had any business being available as late as he was.
LD Zac Jones - UMass (Amherst), NCAA (2019, 68th, NYR)
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Pavel Buchnevich
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I can't say I'm surprised. He certainly wasn't a third round pick. NHL teams whiffed badly.
We haven't had a steal of a draft pick in like 4-5 drafts. Jones looks likely to buck that trend. I'm not saying he's the exact same player, but I expect a similar type of trajectory to Adam Fox. Fox went two picks earlier in 2016, and is now having a respectable rookie season at age 21.
We haven't had a steal of a draft pick in like 4-5 drafts. Jones looks likely to buck that trend. I'm not saying he's the exact same player, but I expect a similar type of trajectory to Adam Fox. Fox went two picks earlier in 2016, and is now having a respectable rookie season at age 21.
GeorgeKaplan
Registered User
Wow, interesting. Can you give me any more info on his skating? Lateral movement, edges, acceleration, straight ahead speed, strength on his skates etc?
Thanks! This kid looks awesome.
AmericanDream
Thank you Elon!
is there a better freshmen defender in the Nation right now than this kid????
Rangers in a couple of years should be
Miller-Trouba
Robertson-Fox
Jones-Deangelo
Lundkvist
Miller-Trouba
Robertson-Fox
Jones-Deangelo
Lundkvist
Pavel Buchnevich
"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
Trade DeAngelo, move up Lundkvist to DeAngelo's spot. I also think Rykov is going to be somewhere in the lineup until those three on the left side are ready. He'll probably even stick, and one of those other three on the left-side could be traded or maybe one or two of them doesn't make it. They are further from the NHL. I think Rykov would've beat out Hajek for a spot in preseason had he not gotten injured in the prospect camp.
tealhockey
@overtheboards
Cam York will give him a run for his money assuming he comes back from the IR soon
AmericanDream
Thank you Elon!
York would definitely be one, but Jones looks like he is on another level than the rest of his incoming dmen class so far..Struble is another one I want to see what he does this year- raw skill, raw skill, raw skill!
tealhockey
@overtheboards
I really wish Struble would have played in the USHL or BCHL like the plan was. It's not that I dislike him (always loved his upside, I tried to get him to play up a year for my U16 summer team when he was 14), but prep hockey to hockey east is a big jump and defense is a tough role. Physically he was in a league of his own in prep school and I think a bridge year in the USHL would have been so good for him, play a strong level of hockey every week for a full season and then come into the NCAA ready to bang. I just always get nervous when I see kids skip a step, no knock on his upside, more to do with the realities of amateur hockey in America. Prep is nothing like even the CHL and the NCAA is good hockey against men.
As far as other freshmen go, Ryan Johnson is looking pretty sharp too for Minnesota. Dom Fensore at BU has stepped right in and is playing really well
Mrb1p
PRICERSTOPDAPUCK
Pavel Buchnevich
"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
Pavel Buchnevich
"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK
Twenty f*ckin years
- Oct 8, 2010
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yikes
Pretty much everyone who has watched him said skating is one his best attributes
William H Bonney
Registered User
He's a far better skater than Fox. Jones isn't an elite skater a la Quinn Hughes but he's pretty good.
Pavel Buchnevich
"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
Son of Petter
Who wants to walk with Elias?
The Rangers rebuild is really something to behold.
So he's a better skating Adam Fox? So he's Cale Makar? joking.
Its crazy how Gorton has rebuilt our farm system. Cashman like vibes.
Its crazy how Gorton has rebuilt our farm system. Cashman like vibes.
