GDT: NEW YORK RANGERS WIN NHL DRAFT LOTTERY

[B17 Apricots]

Rangers need toughness would anyone trade the 1st overall for Ryan Reaves. I think that is fair trade on both sides. We need a tough guy for our young talent. !st overall for Ryan Reaves. we might have to throw in a prospect as well though.
I am only joking of course

Whats the joke? Seems like a fair trade to me

 

[Thirty One]

Whenever I’ve seen Laf he looks a lot faster than people say, I don’t want people thinking he’s going to look as slow as Kakko did his rookie season lol

He climbs up flights of stairs WITH EASE.

 

[MrAlmost]

I'm averaging 1.2 likes per post. I'm absolutely killing it.

What are your likes per 60 though?

 

[Black Aces]

I just can't believe we won 1st overall. When the ball flew up and the camera zoomed in, i thought it was Winnipeg for a split second but then i saw the blue Rangers logo and i just froze and almost shit myself.

The second it zoomed in I saw our sideways logo. About 0.5 seconds of disbelief and processing. Then euphoria. I didn't even see them pull the ball out and announce it. I was running around all over the place.

 

[Edge]

I get the sour taste left in people's mouths as a result of the Canes series.

But short of a miracle Cup victory, can you honestly think of a better ending to this season?

Our guys got a taste of playoff hockey. We have the top pick in the draft. We have another pick that will fall between 20-31.

If I laid that out to the board in October, would any one reasonably fixate on how shitty the Canes series was?

No, we'd be over the moon!

 

[NYR94]

Can't wait for the Zibanejad-Panarin-Kakko-Lafreniere-DeAngelo power play unit. The United Nations of line combinations.

 

[NYR]

I’m fully on board grooming Kravtsov to be a center now. He plays a lot like Pettersson

I wouldn't mind that at all even if it takes a little longer..

 

[Edge]

Whenever I’ve seen Laf he looks a lot faster than people say, I don’t want people thinking he’s going to look as slow as Kakko did his rookie season lol

Skating is important. But people are fixated on straight-ahead speed and not nearly enough on agility, deceptiveness, and how difficult someone is to contain.

 

[Tob]

there are very few things in the world that wouldnt be better with my heart will go on.

 

[Quinnisinoverhishead]

Thrilled beyond belief.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

I get the sour taste left in people's mouths as a result of the Canes series.

But short of a miracle Cup victory, can you honestly think of a better ending to this season?

Our guys got a taste of playoff hockey. We have the top pick in the draft. We have another pick that will fall between 20-31.

If I laid that out to you in October, would any one reasonably fixate on how shitty the Canes series was?

No, we'd be over the moon!

Honestly it’s kinda ideal

all the guys have a sour taste in their mouths after that embarrassing playoff series. We’ll be adding a top flight young talent, and Kakko/Fox/Igor etc will all be a year older.

We’re shaping up to have a helluva team NEXT season, let alone when Laf/Kakko hit their prime.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Even if Gorton does nothing and just brings back last years roster

Last years roster plus a full year of Igor plus Laf is probably a playoff team. Completely disregarding any potential improvements

 

[Edge]

Honestly it’s kinda ideal

all the guys have a sour taste in their mouths after that embarrassing playoff series. We’ll be adding a top flight young talent, and Kakko/Fox/Igor etc will all be a year older.

We’re shaping up to have a helluva team NEXT season, let alone when Laf/Kakko hit their prime.

I want this team pissed off.

I want them motivated.

I don't want management getting ahead of itself.

And I want Lafreniere coming into that melting pot.

 

[FOD]

Anyone who claims the lottery is rigged, should automatically get a 6 month ban

 

[EdJovanovski]

Skating is important. But people are fixated on straight-ahead speed and not nearly enough on agility, deceptiveness, and how difficult someone is to contain.

Agreed, but he does look a lot more explosive than Kakko and looks dangerous on the rush, whereas Kakko wasn’t that great at zone entries and looks a lot better on the cycle

 

[DanielBrassard]

Here's how I rank Lafreniere:
Offense: Good
Defense: Good
Character: Good

People trying to pronounce his name: Bad

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

I want this team pissed off.

I want them motivated.

I don't want management getting ahead of itself.

And I want Lafreniere coming into that melting pot.

Laf is just what this team needs in terms of leadership. This is the type of guy who gets named captain when they’re 20/21 years old and no one blinks an eye.

 

[ohbaby]

OH BABY, BABY, BABY!!!

We are gonna be such a great team for years to come. This is just incredible. I don't know why, but something told me the Hockey Gods would be smiling down on the Rangers. I just had a feeling we would land him. JD must be kicking himself saying Oh Baby, may I please have another.

 

[DanielBrassard]

LA fan here in peace, who has been analyzing the top eight for the last two months.

For all the Ranger fans asking how he compares to Kakko...he doesn’t.

He’s very close to Auston Matthews as a winger. Physically talented, polished, and all the drive you could wish for.

Please take Staal off our hands, as a form of payback for stabbing us in the gut 6 years ago.

 

[Edge]

Agreed, but he does look a lot more explosive than Kakko and looks dangerous on the rush, whereas Kakko wasn’t that great at zone entries and looks a lot better on the cycle

You know, lost in some of this is the possibility that Lafreniere could be the zone entry guy that unleashes Kakko and/or takes the playmaking out of Chytil's hands.

Again, Lefreniere is a hell of a player. But when we talk about a guy who can potentially impact a roster, that would be a hell of a side effect.

 

[Edge]

Laf is just what this team needs in terms of leadership. This is the type of guy who gets named captain when they’re 20/21 years old and no one blinks an eye.

I have to tell you, this is 100 percent spot on.

 

[NYRangers0723]

People trying to pronounce his name: Bad

I gotta be honest I have a hard time pronouncing it lol

 

[Sayba]

Not to be a downer but does it worry anyone that both Kakko and Lafreniere have skating as their weakness in a league that's predicated on speed?

Who is a comparable pure skater comparison for Lafreniere?

 

[NYR]

Question.. And I'll assume he is but is Lafreniere ready for the big game?

Will he slot into next year's lineup right away?

Will DQ start him on the 4th line?

Kidding on the last part..Well kinda lol

 

[Tob]

Reread the Cherepanov rule and there's a clause that says if your former 7OA pick goes AWOL and boards a plane and leaves the country without consulting the team, you get the 1OA pick for free.