Confirmed with Link: [NYR/NJD] Michael Grabner for 2nd round pick and Yegor Rykov

[McRanger]

They probably saw a lot of him while they were secretly scouting Kovalchuk.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Assets, people. Now add a couple of 1sts.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

He has to be good. If JG was getting all these offers.

Or Gorton has proven he sucks at trading, which he has.

(I know nothing about Rykov though, willing to give him the benefit of the doubt here)

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Lol people complaining about a player they know NOTHING ABOUT!

Also Avery16....

What up?

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

I mean, the pick could be in the mid second.

 

[nevesis]

Yegor Rykov

 

[Xref]

So Grabner joins a select few that have played for the Isles, Rangers and Devils.

 

[Zippy316]

Rykov is a serious wild card in this. He has the potential to be a good player.

Been playing limited minutes a ton for SKA as a 18/19 year old which is impressive considering how deep that team is. Plays a lot like Sami Vatanen.

 

[Beacon]

Rykov is a full-time player for SKA, an NHL-quality team. He's only 20 years old. Say what you will, but a SKA-Rangers series would probably go 6 or 7 games. A 20 year old who can keep up on that team, how awful could he be?

 

[haveandare]

Hoping the team knows a bit more about them than others since Shesty is on that team. Seems decent, playing D well in the KHL at 20 aint bad.

 

[NYR Viper]

Rykov is a full-time player for SKA, an NHL-quality team. He's only 20 years old. Say what you will, but a SKA-Rangers series would probably go 6 or 7 games. A 20 year old who can keep up on that team, how awful could he be?

And this organization has seen him most likely quite a bit

 

[Ghost of jas]

I mean, the pick could be in the mid second.

We now have two 2nds, and more assets to target players we want in the upcoming draft. That’s all I can hope for.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

For what it’s worth, I thought Grabner was playing far over his head here. Will always respect the guy for that, but I don’t think he’ll have the same impact on another team.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

See you on the flip side, Grabs

 

[nevesis]

He plays with Shestyorkin, so Gorton is looking toward the future.

The rebuild is ON.

 

[aufheben]

As of right now this gives the Rangers 2x picks between 32nd-45th, correct? That's not bad.

 

[Edge]

Not sure what the complaints are about.

It’s a second rounder closer to the middle of the draft.

Rykov has some potential and I believe his contract is up this year, so he could be AHL bound next season.

More immediately Rykov is working on positioning, strength and his overall read in his own zone.

 

[duhmetreE]

edit- my bad this is real old.. brain fart.. thought it was from 2017

 

[haveandare]

For what it’s worth, I thought Grabner was playing far over his head here. Will always respect the guy for that, but I don’t think he’ll have the same impact on another team.

Eh, I thought that at first but you don't play over your head for 2 years. It's like Nash being "snakebitten" for years. Once it's been that long, that's just the player you are now.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Ian Pulz‏ @HockeyPulz

Next up is Yegor Rykov. I can't believe how similar his game style is to Sami Vatanen, and how I didn't notice it beforehand...everything from the jersey tuck and skating style to defensive zone breakout passes, and how he runs the offensive zone blue line. It's just remarkable. Rykov hasn't been used as the workhorse for SKA-Neva like Vatanen has for NJ, but Rykov is averaging about 18 minutes of ice time in his time in the VHL. That's 4th out of defensemen, so while he's stationed on the top-pairing, he's more used as a 2nd pairing guy for now. This isn't a bad thing, he plays a lot of special teams minutes, like top Powerplay and Penalty Kill units. He's averaging about 1.1 shots per game in his time in the VHL so far as well. He had a great rush up the ice and split two defensemen but flubbed the shot. Overall, he's got 2nd pairing NHL potential in my opinion, and has all the right tools to be able to make such an impact over here. An area of improvement for him is to continue to add muscle to help him in board battles and not get overwhelmed by larger forwards.

 

[Fvital92]

Rykov is a full-time player for SKA, an NHL-quality team. He's only 20 years old. Say what you will, but a SKA-Rangers series would probably go 6 or 7 games. A 20 year old who can keep up on that team, how awful could he be?

I doubt that with our current roster we would win a series against SKA right now.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

Eh, I thought that at first but you don't play over your head for 2 years. It's like Nash being "snakebitten" for years. Once it's been that long, that's just the player you are now.

We shall see. I hope you’re wrong for our sakes.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Gorton did well here. Got what will probably be between the 45th and 55th overall pick and a good defensive prospect for a rental.

I would even argue that we got more than market value here. I like how Rykov's scouting report reads.

 

[EdJovanovski]

We have our McDonagh replacement

 

[Ail]

Devils fans seems pretty high on his potential, but I guess the knock is he's one of those not so sure if he'll want to come overseas deals you hear about so often in Russia. Honestly the Rangers might have taken the gamble knowing they have IS as his teammate and Buchnevich already here.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Mid round 2nd and a D prospect with 2nd pair ceiling? I'll take it.