Rangers Prospect Ranking: (BONUS ROUND) - Brendan Lemieux

[The Crypto Guy]

Ranger's Summer 2019 Prospect Ranking

1. Kaapo Kakko (F) (2019 Draft - 1st round) (Not Ranked) - (97%)
2. Vitali Kravtsov (F) (2018 Draft - 1st round) (-1) - (77%)
3. Igor Shestyorkin (G) (2014 Draft - 4th round) (E) - (69%)
4. K'Andre Miller (D) (2018 Draft - 1st round) (+1) (57%)
5. Adam Fox (D) (2016 Draft - 3rd round) (Not Ranked)
6. Lias Andersson (F) (2017 Draft - 1st round) (-2) - (50%)
7. Nils Lundkvist (D) (2018 Draft - 1st round) (E) (64%)
8. Alexander Georgiev (G) (Undrafted) (+1) (53%)
9. Libor Hajek (D) (2016 Draft - 2nd round) (-1) - (64%)
10. Yegor Rykov (D) (2016 Draft - 5th round) (+1) (64%)
11. Matthew Robertson (D) (2019 Draft - 2nd round) (Not Ranked) (44%)
12. Tarmo Reunanen (D) (2016 Draft - 4th round) (+1) (37%)
13. Morgan Barron (F) (2017 Draft - 6th round) (+1) (60%)

Unofficial:
4. Filip Chytil (F) (2017 Draft - 1st Round) (-2) (Graduated from list, played 19 too many games)
8. Brett Howden (F) (2016 Draft - 1st Round) (-2) (Graduated from list, played 2 too many games)

FINAL BONUS ROUND. Now before we get the posters who are up in arms why Brendan Lemieux is on here...he missed the cut off by just 7 games. With a stacked Jets roster he was barely given a shot at the NHL and when he did it was with very limited minutes on the 4th line. Former 31st overall pick. He will not be added to the official list. He will be placed by the average of his votes, not necessarily which choice got the most votes.

PLEASE FACTOR IN CHYTIL AND HOWDEN WHEN VOTING. ​

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[The Crypto Guy]

I was a huge fan of Lemiuex when I saw him playing for us the final few months. Guy brings a rare element of toughness, grit, and skill. I think he could very easily end up being a VERY effective 3rd line player for a long time who might be able to play a 2nd line role if he continues developing more offense.

I'd rank him after Howden and before Hajek as #9 ( I know this is getting a bit confusing now haha)

 

[SML2]

This team desperately needed a player like Lemieux. This team has always started slow. I blame the crowd at MSG, where the suits filter in on their own time, half of them don't even care about the game. You need someone to light the fuse. Get the crowds attention and get them into the game. This would be my strategy at home games going forward. Make it so they come out flying, and people can't help but get into the game right away. Lemieux is one of these guys. He can't do it all himself, but we are a better team when we have these type of guys.

 

[Alluckks]

I remembered to include Chytil and Howden this time

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

I hope we have to redo the top 10 again after a few of these trades coming up

 

[CasusBelli]

Ahead of Lias for sure.

 

[eco's bones]

I like Lemeiux quite a lot but his upside is third line winger and maybe 30 point player. Honestly I think I have everyone on our list 1-13 plus Lindgren ahead of him.

 

[Draft Guru]

Ahead of Lias for sure.

Stop it.

 

[Fitzy]

I don't think Lemieux has 20 goal potential, but he does have all the makings of a very solid bottom 6 guy. I'd like to see him learn to play the PK more often.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Wow, the votes are spread out all over for this one. Nobody really knows what he will end up.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

I put him at 13, which means once again, I did it wrong.

Meant to have him after Robertson, which I now realize means he should actually be 14, counting Chytil and Howden.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I put him at 13, which means once again, I did it wrong.

Meant to have him after Robertson, which I now realize means he should actually be 14, counting Chytil and Howden.

I put the "Change Vote" option for this poll just in case

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

I put the "Change Vote" option for this poll just in case

Nice! Thanks.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Do y'all think he has Tom Wilson potential?

 

[JimmyG89]

Would be right behind Rykov for me, so 13th. He's a lower ceiling player than Barron, Tarmo, and Robertson, but he has a pretty good chance to get there.

Eventually becomes a 3rd line player that could slide onto the 2nd line if you need it.

 

[Good Intentions]

Do y'all think he has Tom Wilson potential?

I like that a lot @SnowblindNYR and for an answer - Why the hell not?

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I'm not one of the toughness people but I really like him as a third liner or if the team is really deep, a fourth liner.

 

[Harbour Dog]

His size and speed are undeniable; and on top of that, once he bullies someone off the puck, he processes the game quick enough to make some nice plays.

Also, I know that 'intangibles' gets a bad wrap, but watching how much he helped Buch bring intensity to each game was a thing of beauty.

 

[Good Intentions]

I forgot to factor in Chytil

Should be 9th.

At the risk of redundancy, this list is high level absurd.

 

[kovazub94]

Confused. If I think he’d go after Barron who’s 13th and plus two other graduates in Chytil and Howden I’d rank him 16 but I don’t see it. What am I missing?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Confused. If I think he’d go after Barron who’s 13th and plus two other graduates in Chytil and Howden I’d rank him 16 but I don’t see it. What am I missing?

Maybe 1-2% would vote that low. Sorry can't have every choice on there.

I'm acutally a bit confused how you can see a sure fire NHLer, who could potentially be a decent 3rd liner..is behind a couple of players who might not sniff the NHL?

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Factoring Chytil and Howden id have him at 13

 

[Raspewtin]

Do y'all think he has Tom Wilson potential?

no because tom wilson is a huge and fast serial killer on skates. i don’t think there’s anyone in any system like him.

 

[eco's bones]

Do y'all think he has Tom Wilson potential?

Brendan Lemieux is pretty tough--a pretty heavy hitter and good at chucking the knuckles but he's not the same physical force as Tom Wilson--either in the hitting game or the fighting game. Wilson is a bigger hitter and a better fighter--he's also got reach and more experience at it. I would point out Lemieux's fight with Ben Harpur last year--he did okay hanging with the guy but Harpur's pretty much in the same league as Wilson.

An issue for Lemieux after he came over was keeping up the pace--his stamina wasn't great and partly because he needs to work on his lower body more than his upper body. He more or less said so several times--Winnipeg wanted him heavier than the Rangers but Winnipeg was using him pretty much as a 4th line low minutes banger--the Rangers want more out of him that that but if he's going to become a consistent 30-35 point 3rd liner he's going to need to be a leaner meaner fighting machine.

That was part of the discussion about him anyway and I guess it remains to be seen what kind of shape he's going to be when he shows up in September but I'm thinking he's going to be leaner and he's going to have worked on getting his stamina up.

 

[eco's bones]

Confused. If I think he’d go after Barron who’s 13th and plus two other graduates in Chytil and Howden I’d rank him 16 but I don’t see it. What am I missing?

I agree.