Draft R1 #30: Rangers select EJ Emery (RHD, USNTDP/USHL)

[HockeyBasedNYC]

What I’m reading and seeing seems like a slightly more polished Mancini/Fortescue. Skates well, good size, probably needs 3 years of development. Good at angling forwards, physically strong. There’s a mold there it seems, no?

Absolutely.

And the program is just as much the sell point for the Rangers imo.

Safe pick and good with it. You aren’t going to hit many homers at 30

 

[mrmovies779]

I have no problem with this pick...especially at 30.I'll never have a problem selecting an athletic kid with decent size who shuts down offenses.

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

Trouba, you have been replaced.

 

[n8]

Well shit, we didn't select him after all. It was all a dream.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

As we learned with Robertson, a more modest ceiling doesn’t always mean an automatic hit.

But he does seem like the kind of player almost certain to be an NHL roster quality guy, even if it’s only in a lesser role

Agreed, and Robertson is definitely the tale of caution here.

But in general, big, rangy, smart defenseman with a good outlet pass are a recipe for success. Smarts being the key that often gets conflated with big defenseman.

Know absolutely nothing about our pick but I like the scouting report.

 

[Brief Candle]

I REALLY like this pick. We need a defensive defenseman. You wouldn't have had Leetch without Beuk, etc. Psyched to have him!

 

[Savant]

the pick is fine for where it is, but they need the exact opposite of a shut down guy lol

They need someone who can move the puck and create offense

They need both

 

[n8]

Trouba, you have been replaced.

Trouba's contract is going to run out before he's on the roster.

Where is Emery playing in 2024-25?

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Heres the reality. The right side of our D on both 1st and 2nd pair are basically set for the next decade+. So if emery can simply just become a solid 3rd pair RHD, this is a win

We have no idea what our defensemen are going to look like two years from now. Schneider may not even be on the team.

 

[Savant]

Trouba's contract is going to run out before he's on the roster.

Where is Emery playing in 2024-25?

North Dakota

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Trouba's contract is going to run out before he's on the roster.

Where is Emery playing in 2024-25?

U of North Dakota

 

[nyr2k2]

He may say he models himself after Miller, but he doesn't really play like him. He can't skate like Miller, he doesn't try to lead the rush or otherwise do too much with the puck on his stick, and he's more physical than Key.

 

[Levitate]

The guy they pick tonight isn’t gonna make the team for another 2 years at least and more realistically 3-4

 

[NYR Viper]

Trouba's contract is going to run out before he's on the roster.

Where is Emery playing in 2024-25?

North Dakota

 

[PuckLuck3043]

the pick is fine for where it is, but they need the exact opposite of a shut down guy lol

They need someone who can move the puck and create offense

Who exactly is a shut down Dman on the Rangers right now?

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Draft pundits, except for Kevin Bacon or whatever his name is - GREAT PICK!

Maple Leafs apparently wanted him with the very next pick.

Rangers fans on HF Boards - HORRIBLE PICK!

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Trouba's contract is going to run out before he's on the roster.

Where is Emery playing in 2024-25?

North Dakota

 

[mrmovies779]

Trouba's contract is going to run out before he's on the roster.

Where is Emery playing in 2024-25?

College- North Dakota

 

[Hunter Gathers]

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

We have no idea what our defensemen are going to look like two years from now. Schneider may not even be on the team.

Is bet a substantial sum fox and schneider are our two top RHD in 2 years

 

[mike14]

I'd say a lot of the Miller comparisons come from the fact that he is Emery's role-model (and that it's a Rangers pick)

 

[bobbop]

ESPN continued their tradition of half assed NHL coverage. Shame on me… I was too lazy to stream Canada tonight.

It’s a shame that the is the best coverage that hockey gets in the US.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Who exactly is a shut down Dman on the Rangers right now?

I mean Trouba and Lindgren fall into that category even if they’re ass lol

K’Andre kind of does as well cause he stinks at offense

I’m not sure how anyone looks at what happened with this team and says “yeah, we need more defensemen who can’t generate shit for offense”

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Is bet a substantial sum fox and schneider are our two top RHD in 2 years

Maybe, but who knows? You can't go wrong taking the BPA.

 

[McRanger92]

Highlight package looks like Trouba with a better reach and tougher in the corners. Enjoy Detroit Jacob