Draft R4 #111: Rangers select C Noah Laba (Lincoln Stars, USHL)

[nyr2k2]

bruins picked him up. he grew up a ranger fan

He went to their development camp but they didn't sign him.

 

[eco's bones]

He went to their development camp but they didn't sign him.

Yeah if he signed a professional contract he wouldn't be able to play college hockey.

 

[noncents]

i didn't realize he was going back. i liked what i saw out of him when i watched laba

 

[ArPanet]

No relation to Vitali Yeremev.

 

[RangersFan1994]

i didn't realize he was going back. i liked what i saw out of him when i watched laba

Rangers should consider signing him.

 

[eco's bones]

Rangers should consider signing him.

I think a lot of teams will be interested in signing him. The player might look at what the Rangers have and decide he might make it to the NHL with better opportunity for some other team. This is what happened with Collin Graf last year. Very highly sought after and he signs with the Sharks and no doubt much of his reasoning was he'll be earning NHL money sooner with them than he would than with the better teams in the league.

Just a team wanting someone doesn't mean they'll be able to get it done.

 

[RangersFan1994]

I think a lot of teams will be interested in signing him. The player might look at what the Rangers have and decide he might make it to the NHL with better opportunity for some other team. This is what happened with Collin Graf last year. Very highly sought after and he signs with the Sharks and no doubt much of his reasoning was he'll be earning NHL money sooner with them than he would than with the better teams in the league.

Just a team wanting someone doesn't mean they'll be able to get it done.

so he rather make NHL money and not make the playoffs.

 

[eco's bones]

so he rather make NHL money and not make the playoffs.

You will find a lot of free agents signing for bottom teams yeah. It's like asking if water is wet. The difference between like making $950K and $80K or the difference between playing in the NHL or AHL because the greater likelihood for most all undrafted free agent signings is if they sign with a better team they don't get to play in the NHL right away. They might even need a year, or two, or three because those teams tend to be deeper throughout. The bottom feeders tend to get the pick of the litter just because a player can kickstart his career much faster signing with them.

 

[GAGLine]

so he rather make NHL money and not make the playoffs.

He can't make the playoffs (in the NHL) if he isn't in the NHL.