GDT: NEW YORK RANGERS WIN NHL DRAFT LOTTERY
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BKGooner
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If Kreider was going to morph into a mini Lindros it would have happened already. He is what he and that will be dominant on a team with this kind of low depth.
TheTimTamSlammerMan
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I just love that he’s not like 150 pounds like Hughes. He’s gonna be ridiculous. High end skill and plays with some edge.
Thirty One
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I have no idea what some people see with Kreider that makes them think he might be a good center.
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i wanted him traded. Now we have him. Do you move Trouba before his NTC kicks in?
Sayba
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So you're playing the guy who couldn't make the team this in the top 6 over Kreider?
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Possibly. The Rangers really missed Fast the playoffs. As for Buch I like him but I think he is expendable and you can package him with other pieces to get something good
I could see Gorton talking about a lot of different guys...Strome was ineffective and invisible, BUch started out aggressive but took too many penalties and got in the dog house, DeAngelo was plain bad (though potentially hurt) and is due a massive raise, etc etc
Pretty much all the pieces are there. The d prospect pool is stacked. Develop well and just don't hand out any dumb contracts and this should be 10 years of very very good hockey.
Zibby is a 27 year old number one center. Ok so we need a 2C if Chytil (a 20 year old) isn't quite ready yet. Not the end of the world an no need to try to put square pegs into round holes. Leave Kravtsov and Kakko where they perform best.
If Strome likes what he sees and is willing to take 4 million per great
Zibby is a 27 year old number one center. Ok so we need a 2C if Chytil (a 20 year old) isn't quite ready yet. Not the end of the world an no need to try to put square pegs into round holes. Leave Kravtsov and Kakko where they perform best.
If Strome likes what he sees and is willing to take 4 million per great
will1066
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Maximus
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So friggen happy. Kind of bizarre how we rarely ever get any assistance from the hockey gods anytime, any year, and yet the past two years, them gods have been treating us awfully nice.
Question for the @Joey Bones and others who spend hours and hours researching these prospects.....how friggen good is this kid? Are we talking Austin Mathews, Jack Eichel type good or is Lafrenier a tier below that?
From the highlights I've seen of him, he does seem like the kind of player who will have an impact right off the bat. I did also as did most of us in here, think the same about Kakko as well...just sayin!....lol
It's safe to assume Lafrenier has more upside than Kakko....yes?
Question for the @Joey Bones and others who spend hours and hours researching these prospects.....how friggen good is this kid? Are we talking Austin Mathews, Jack Eichel type good or is Lafrenier a tier below that?
From the highlights I've seen of him, he does seem like the kind of player who will have an impact right off the bat. I did also as did most of us in here, think the same about Kakko as well...just sayin!....lol
It's safe to assume Lafrenier has more upside than Kakko....yes?
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thethirdhockeyman91
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people on twitter are examining the lottery video like it's the zapruder film. lol
Megustaelhockey
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You take this pick and you win the Stanley Cup for Alexei Cherepanov and his family.
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This. There are good pieces but little cohesion. Some guys from the previous generation. A few guys that might start shape a dynasty. I get the feeling we’ll be a playoff team for the next five years (contracts will be our biggest challenge). Maybe we’ll go to the conference finals once. Hard to see beyond that.
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Buch and Strome are gone. Not sure about Fast but he is valuable
Agreed. Rangers will need to develop and focus on some Fast type guys for their bottom six (see the Blues Barbashev-Sundqvist 4th line last year)
Ghost of jas
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It makes sense. Fast can move next Mika and Laf, Kakko takes over for Fast on Panarin's line, and Kreider plays with Chytil and possibly Kravtsov, who has shown chemistry with Chytil in the past. You then have Lemeiux, Howden and Gauthier for your fourth line, and you use Buch to get you a quality LD.
Strome is basically useless unless Panarin is carrying him. I’m not against him coming back in a short deal but I would also move him in a Second
GeorgeKaplan
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That one is a little harder, I don't love the guy, I think he's getting a little too much money, but I think he fills more of a role on this team and will for the next few years. And I think he was one of the only players that showed well during the play-in round and he's still young enough that he can improve his play over a full regular season
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Agreed. Strome May stay if we don’t get a C but I think it’s better to trade him while his value is good(thanks to Panarin)
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