Rangers Prospect Poll (Summer 2023) - #15 Prospect

[The Crypto Guy]

Rangers Summer 2023 Prospect Ranking

1. Gabe Perreault (F) (2023 Draft - 1st round) [ Not Ranked ]
2. Brennan Othmann (F) (2021 Draft - 1st round) [ 1st / 3rd / 4th / 8th ]
3. Will Cuylle (F) (2020 Draft - 2nd round) [ 3rd / 7th / 9th / 12th ]
4. Adam Sykora (F) (2022 Draft - 2nd round) [ 5th / 9th ]
5. Zac Jones (D) (2019 Draft - 3rd round) [ 2nd / 3rd / 6th / 7th / 17th ]
6. Dylan Garand (G) (2020 Draft - 4th round) [ 6th / 8th / 10th / 15th ]
7. Bryce McConnell-Barker (F) (2020 Draft - 4th round) [ 7th / 10th ]
8. Brett Berard (F) (2020 Draft - 5th round) [ 4th / 5th / 6th / 11th ]
9. Matthew Robertson (D) (2020 Draft - 4th round) [ 8th / 6th / 8th / 7th / 13th ]
10. Ty Emberson (D) (2018 Draft - 3rd round by ARZ) [ 14th / 16th ]
11. Adam Edström (F) (2019 Draft - 6th round) [ 16th / 15th / 20th / 22th ]
12. Jaroslav Chmelar (F) (2021 Draft - 5th round) [ 10th / 23th ]
13. Maxim Barbashev (F) (2022 Draft - 5th round) [ 11th / 18th ]
14. Drew Fortescue (D) (2023 Draft - 3rd round) [ Not Ranked ]

Added: Kalle Väisänen (F)

Please tell me who you want added next

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Player	Pos.	Sh.	DOB	Ht.	Wt.	Acquired
Boyko, Talyn	G	L	10/16/02	6'8"	200	Drafted R4 #112 2021
Brouillard, Nikolas	D	L	02/07/95	5'10"	172	Signed as UDFA 2023
Ciccolini, Eric	F	R	01/14/01	6'0"	170	Drafted R7 #205 2019
Henricks, Ty	LW	L	06/28/05	6'5"	205	Drafted R6 #183 2023
Henriksson, Karl	C/LW	L	02/05/01	5'9"	176	Drafted R2 #58 2019
Hughes, Riley	W	R	06/27/00	6'2"	195	Drafted R7 #216 2018
Karpa, Zakary	C	L	03/25/02	6'2"	190	Drafted R6 #191 2022
Kempf, Hank	D	L	04/15/02	6'2"	200	Drafted R7 #208 2021
Kjellberg, Simon	D	L	02/17/00	6'3"	210	Drafted R6 #163 2018
Korczak, Ryder	C	R	09/23/02	5'11"	173	Drafted R3 #75 2021
Lamb, Brody	RW	R	08/30/03	6'1"	175	Drafted R4 #104 2021
Larsson, Rasmus	D	L	02/09/04	6'3"	198	Drafted R5 #152 2023
Lindbom, Olof	G	L	07/23/00	6'2"	183	Drafted R2 #39 2018
Mancini, Victor	D	R	05/26/02	6'4"	215	Drafted R5 #159 2022
Ollas, Hugo	G	L	04/24/02	6'8"	253	Drafted R7 #197 2020
Pajuniemi, Lauri	RW	R	09/12/99	6'0"	196	Drafted R5 #132 2018
Roobroeck, Dylan	C	L	07/27/04	6'7"	204	Drafted R6 #178 2023
Tärnström, Oliver	C/LW	L	08/30/02	6'0"	159	Drafted R3 #92 2020

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[Harbour Dog]

Vaisanen, add Ollas.

 

[Ranger Ric]

Bobby T add Mancini

 

[nyr2k2]

Bobby T, add Ollas.

 

[bernmeister]

Scan
add Boyk and Olla

 

[NYR Viper]

Scanlin add Ollas

 

[cwede]

deferred to crowd-wisdom, and voted Scanlin over Bobby T, BS was a greater rookie contributor

add Larsson

 

[Harbour Dog]

I really think Vaisanen is getting underrated here. Scanlin and Travigno are fine for 24 year olds, and I wouldn't be shocked if one of them eventually ends up playing a couple seasons as a replacement level guy.

But Vaisanen is a 20 year old with some outstanding tools who played against men last year, as a teenager. He doesn't shy away from using his frame, and he isn't afraid to try beating guys with his speed either. If we have one guy who could leap up the rankings by Christmas, this is the kid.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Vited for Vaisanen add Henricks

 

[nyr2k2]

I really think Vaisanen is getting underrated here. Scanlin and Travigno are fine for 24 year olds, and I wouldn't be shocked if one of them eventually ends up playing a couple seasons as a replacement level guy.

But Vaisanen is a 20 year old with some outstanding tools who played against men last year, as a teenager. He doesn't shy away from using his frame, and he isn't afraid to try beating guys with his speed either. If we have one guy who could leap up the rankings by Christmas, this is the kid.

Yeah Vaisanen is a really interesting prospect. I've always had him and Chmelar very close. I know Chmelar has some helium now after the WJC performance but Vaisanen was also good in that tournament, and as you said, held his own in a professional league as a teenager. He has really nice tools and if he can start to put it together he could rocket up the charts.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Yeah Vaisanen is a really interesting prospect. I've always had him and Chmelar very close. I know Chmelar has some helium now after the WJC performance but Vaisanen was also good in that tournament, and as you said, held his own in a professional league as a teenager. He has really nice tools and if he can start to put it together he could rocket up the charts.

I say Vaisanen’s upside is Viktor Stalberg if he pans out. Similar style of game in my opinion. On Chemlar, I say Engvall if he pans out. Similar game and style of play.

 

[kovazub94]

Vaisanen, add Ollas.

Ditto.

Honestly don’t understand all Bobby T love vs other options still available. Yeah, we all love to root for a long-shot. Yeah, he hustles, brings energy and tenacity but the Rangers will have him now competing against higher pedigree prospects of the same ilk... On the other hand seems Henriksson is not even a voting option yet. Is their gap so big?

 

[nyr2k2]

Ditto.

Honestly don’t understand all Bobby T love vs other options still available. Yeah, we all love to root for a long-shot. Yeah, he hustles, brings energy and tenacity but the Rangers will have him now competing against higher pedigree prospects of the same ilk... On the other hand seems Henriksson is not even a voting option yet. Is their gap so big?

Trivigno played very well last year. He was an absolute spark plug and almost always made things happen when put in a position to do so. I noted last season that for the first time in a long time, I didn't really have a problem with the line composition. Trivigno was the lone example as the way they utilized him was inexplicable.

Henriksson, I feel like I've spoken about him so much over the years. If he makes it for me it's as a 13F who plays 8 minutes taking defensive zone starts and a PK shift or two.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Ditto.

Honestly don’t understand all Bobby T love vs other options still available. Yeah, we all love to root for a long-shot. Yeah, he hustles, brings energy and tenacity but the Rangers will have him now competing against higher pedigree prospects of the same ilk... On the other hand seems Henriksson is not even a voting option yet. Is their gap so big?

Henriksson's tool set is pretty low end. And I remember him being touted as very smart and having excellent vision, but the year he played at TCT, his play looked incredibly 'junior' to me. So many low probability high risk plays, that may work often enough against weaker competition. But it just looked like his game needed a complete overhaul to have any chance at making the NHL.

I haven't seen much of him since, so it's possible he has made some big improvements to his game, or gotten stronger/faster, but I'm not optimistic.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Trivigno played very well last year. He was an absolute spark plug and almost always made things happen when put in a position to do so. I noted last season that for the first time in a long time, I didn't really have a problem with the line composition. Trivigno was the lone example as the way they utilized him was inexplicable.

Henriksson, I feel like I've spoken about him so much over the years. If he makes it for me it's as a 13F who plays 8 minutes taking defensive zone starts and a PK shift or two.

So glad the Rangers select a future Greg McKegg in round 2

 

[nyr2k2]

So glad the Rangers select a future Greg McKegg in round 2

I mean he could become more than what I'm describing, it just seems really unlikely to me. He has never produced offense anywhere other than Swedish juniors or when he was playing with Holtz and Raymond in short tournaments. And while he was always some degree of young for the SHL, he was basically a JAG while there.

He did a nice job playing a defensive role in the AHL, but you can sign guys who do that on AHL contracts.

 

[n8]

on the Huge Ass Ollas train

 

[Clark Kellogg]

add Henriksson

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Add Ollas

 

[Fitzy]

Laba for me. CC plays shell defensive hockey, might suppress his numbers

 

[NYR Viper]

Laba for me. CC plays shell defensive hockey, might suppress his numbers

Laba, Lamb and Mancini are my dark horses here. I like all three of them quite a bit for various reasons.

I specifically am intrigued by Mancini who took it upon himself to go play in Sweden in back to back years when he was also playing in the USHL. 6'4 and skates really well. And not just for a big guy. I don't think offense will ever be his calling card but effectively shutting guys down and moving the puck away from his own goal with simple plays is well within his wheelhouse.

Lamb I really like too but he is just underdeveloped physically. Skill-wise he should be higher on this list and I think with the departures from Minnesota this off-season, we will see his numbers jump. He had minimal playing time on a stacked team but you could tell the game wasn't too much for him as a Freshman in a depth role. That and he learned how to be a two-way guy this year which really helped his game. I'm expecting big things this year from Lamb. I think 25 points is not at all outside of the realm of possibility here.

 

[nyr2k2]

Not that they were going to garner any votes, but you can also remove Ciccolini and Highes from the "To Be Added" list. CapFriendly confirmed what I suspected, which is that their rights expired yesterday, and we didn't sign them.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Not that they were going to garner any votes, but you can also remove Ciccolini and Highes from the "To Be Added" list. CapFriendly confirmed what I suspected, which is that their rights expired yesterday, and we didn't sign them.

Another piece to the puzzle figuring out this labyrinth of NHL rights for NCAA players.

 

[nyr2k2]

Another piece to the puzzle figuring out this labyrinth of NHL rights for NCAA players.

I'm going with "A team retains control for four full years of eligibility."

Ciccolini and Hughes played all four year of their initial eligibility.

Kjellberg has played three years and was eligible for a fourth but it was wiped out due to COVID, so that year doesn't count. This is his fourth year.

Even Nanne--medical exception his first season or it just didn't count because he never played; his transfer year that he sat out is the first year of eligibility; then three years of actual play brings us to four years.

I'm sure there are plenty of examples where this theory doesn't work, but I'm rolling with it.

 

[cwede]

I'm going with "A team retains control for four full years of eligibility."
Ciccolini and Hughes played all four year of their initial eligibility.
Kjellberg has played three years and was eligible for a fourth but it was wiped out due to COVID, so that year doesn't count. This is his fourth year.
Even Nanne--medical exception his first season or it just didn't count because he never played; his transfer year that he set out is the first year of eligibility; then three years of actual play brings us to four years.
I'm sure there are plenty of examples where this theory doesn't work, but I'm rolling with it.

agreed, makes sense, but wasn't sure if Eric C's 4 game season might have been deemed red-shirt/injury and allowed him another