Mika Zibanejad: F - When a player can only do one thing and that thing no longer works, he is a waste of space. I question his commitment to winning a cup. He is too talented to play so soft and disinterested. I don't think he wants to be a professional Hockey player nor does he give a shit about being on this team. I want to get rid of him. At this point his presence blocks Lafreniere from PP1.
Artemi Panarin: C- The book is that the moment it gets physical he cannot rise to the challenge. In spite of that I think he is a great player and necessary for the regular season.
Chris Kreider: C - The third of our big guns also suffers a little Mika Zibanijitis. He flashes great play and physicality but when the going gets tough he defers. Magnificent performance against the Canes in game six. Otherwise he gets an F too.
Alexis Lafreniere: A He is breaking out and I feel that if he has another great offseason and is given PP1 mins instead of Mika he will explode. Is finally playing physical and his offensive hockey IQ seems restored from minors. Still needs to work on his awareness in the defensive zone but when his confidence is high he is unstoppable. Which is why I feel he should be put in position to perch up that confidence by getting PP points. It's time. You can't stop a kid like this from succeeding forever.
Vincent Trochek: A He is a complete center. Nothing more can be said about him in that he is great for Laffreniere and Panarin.
Jack Roslovic: C- You can see the talent but he is a very stupid player. He is limited in his offensive IQ and we can do better.
Alex Wennberg C- I was promised a gamer and a defensive rock. He was neither. Goodbye
Will Cuyle: C I can see the phisicality and the shot, has a long way to go to develop his offense. Good piece to have for the future. He looks like a center to me. Looks like a center playing wing.
Filip Chytil. INC I see the talent but let's face it, he is cooked. Once you get that many concusions its over. He is done.
Kappo Kakko C- Very frustrating player to watch, you see his puck handling skills, he is a possession monster, but he plays with no confidence. I still think there is more in him even though I doubt he will ever live up to 2OA status. But there is a decent second liner in there somewhere if he is able to play a full season.
Barclay Goodrow: A Played a magnificent playoffs. Horrid regular season.
Matt Rempe: C Just having him on the ice is a deterrant but in the Florida series was not influential.
Mike Brodzinski: INC I don't care and goodbye.
Jimmy Vesey: INC We missed him in this series.
Adam Fox: B- He is injured and was unable to move around side to side too much, I say either a rib injury or a foot injury.
Ryan Lindgren: C Man I can't get down on him for how much he has sacrificed his body but it is starting to affect his play. He can barely move sometimes and when both he and Fox are injured they look atrocious.
Jacob Trouba: F - I have no idea how this man is our captain. He is the worst signing in Rangers history, or one of them. Just dead money sitting there. He can't skate. He kills all rushes. And he misses all hits when he doesn't decapitate someone. He reminds me of a slightly more talented Garnett Exelby. His worst crime is he is a detriment to K'Andre Miller. He makes him play nervous.
K'Andre Miller: C He took a step back this year. You see the talent but I think playing with Trouba makes him get constantly out of position. His biggest problems are clearing the puck and turning it over in his own zone. This happens a lot more with Trouba than with Schneider.
Braden Schneider: B- I think he took a step forward, more like a leap, during the second half of the regular season. His partner should be Miller, they seem to play well together. I think he slowed down in this series but I was concerned with him last offseason. Not anymore.
Erik Gustaffson: C- It doesn't matter. Goodbye. I hope he doesnt block Jones any longer.
Igor Shesterkin: A- He looks more talented, or more athletic, than Hank. But he is no Hank. He is a hair below. Despite that he is the reason we made itas far as we did. I think he had an off year for what he is. Let in some softies but also saved us from sure things. Its weird. As long as hes here our window will be open.
