Draft R5 #159: Rangers select Nathan Aspinall (LW, Flint Firebirds/OHL)

[Roo Returns]

There’s still good players to be had in the late rounds but NYR legitimately never hit. Im pretty sure Cuylle/Jones are the only players drafted rounds 2-7 to play 40+ games with the team since Buchnevich was picked

That's going to start changing this year in a very big way.

 

[QJL]

There’s still good players to be had in the late rounds but NYR legitimately never hit. Im pretty sure Cuylle/Jones are the only players drafted rounds 2-7 to play 40+ games with the team since Buchnevich was picked

Igor Shesterkin may be over 40 games

 

[bhamill]

I missed the with the team part.

My bad

The “with the team” part has no bearing on whether it was a good pick. Kid played enough NHL games to not be a miss.

I don't disagree there is value in drafting to project for the bottom lines. From what I had read, I don't know how much upside this kid has. What what I've seen, what's being predicted for him is the same as what's been projected for Matt Rempe (how he turns out, we'll see). Projects. Maybe I'm fussy, but would've like someone who is a little further along in their development. That may be just me though; I could be wrong; I hope I am.

I personally think your chances of hitting are better on guys who have MORE development runway, not less. If they are already MORE developed and still around in the 6th round you aren’t getting a chance at as much upside.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

The “with the team” part has no bearing on whether it was a good pick. Kid played enough NHL games to not be a miss.

It doesn’t but that specification is needed because the bottom line is they aren’t getting anything out of these picks. It doesn’t really matter if you make a good pick and then trade the guy for nothing because you gave spots to Reaves and Rooney

 

[bhamill]

It doesn’t but that specification is needed because the bottom line is they aren’t getting anything out of these picks. It doesn’t really matter if you make a good pick and then trade the guy for nothing because you gave spots to Reaves and Rooney

Well management of assets after they’ve been drafted has zero to do with whether you hit on a mid/late round pick. They are separate issues. Plus Barron was part of the trade for Copp which helped us get to the ECF…
Anyway, our recent mid to late round drafts have been a little better than decent. Zac Jones was a 3rd rounder and Rempe and Edstrom are up right now and we have more on the way.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

Well management of assets after they’ve been drafted has zero to do with whether you hit on a mid/late round pick. They are separate issues. Plus Barron was part of the trade for Copp which helped us get to the ECF…
Anyway, our recent mid to late round drafts have been a little better than decent. Jack Jones was a 3rd rounder and Rempe and Edstrom are up right now and we have more on the way.

They’re not different issues. It’s all part of the same talent evaluation problem that leads to two drafted skaters playing 40 games in a decade

 

[will1066]

Not wanting to move to Scotland and choosing Stockport instead is like not wanting to move to Canada and choosing to go live in Flint or something other backwards ass dump. It's an industrial revolution hangover shit hole.

I only know a little about Stockport because of Wrexham. Yes, I know what you said about Stockport applies to Wrexham too, but they're getting a glow up lol

 

[bhamill]

They’re not different issues. It’s all part of the same talent evaluation problem that leads to two drafted skaters playing 40 games in a decade

Yes. They are two separate things, ONE is drafting, the OTHER is managing the assets you draft, and besides that we used him in a TDL deal that helped us get to the ECF. So it wasnt mismanagement anyway.