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Why would someone hate on Jones for being small and frail when there's a perfectly good Leevi Aaltonen to pick on.
Prospect Info: Rangers Prospect Thread (Player Stats/Info in Post #1; Updated 1.12.21)
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Why would someone hate on Jones for being small and frail when there's a perfectly good Leevi Aaltonen to pick on.
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"But he's been putting up points in Mestis, bro"
Not here, but I had a debate on Twitter with someone who was arguing with me that Mestis is a good league
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The thing with Richards is he's going to be a bottom 6 role player and I'm pretty sure he understands already how he'll fit onto a team like the Rangers. At best we're getting a Dominic Moore type and that would be a useful player. He's a defensive specialist and a face off guy. He might only be a 15 to 20 point player though.
I see Barron and Khodorenko also fitting into bottom 6 roles but I think they both have higher offensive ceilings than Richards.
Zac Jones was a superb 3rd round pick. He could be a home run. I'm not exactly sure how he'll fit in either but it's almost like Adam Fox redux--only on the left side. The Rangers are just stacked with quality young defensemen and defense prospects. It's almost impossible to say now how this is going to turn out a few years down the road.
When someone is a bit slow out of the gate we probably give them too much benefit of doubt but OTOH when someone takes of like Jones we probably underrate them as a rule.
I am not a mega Jones fan, but he should be rated higher than many many 1st round picks the last couple of years.
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"But he's been putting up points in Mestis, bro"
Not here, but I had a debate on Twitter with someone who was arguing with me that Mestis is a good league
Well I mean good is subjective, but in no interpretation is it good for a D+2 NHL prospect lol
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Hey guys don't be happy a prospect is doing well because he's small, he'll never be on the Rangers if he is not over 6'. Heck, trade Jones now and end the useless optimism.
How's that 7 foot goalie doing right now? Move Edstrom to defense?
How's that 7 foot goalie doing right now? Move Edstrom to defense?
Here come the "Schneider can play LD. Problem solved" comments
we already heard those when he was drafted and it was known he plays the left side sometimes
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Serious question: is Evan Vierling the best C prospect we have? I mean it can't be Henriksson anymore. Maybe Tarnstrom? Would you rate Tarnstrom ahead of Henriksson at this stage?
Woof. For the best farm system in the NHL, we have some DREADFUL center prospects. And with no second round pick next year, I wonder if we reach for a C (wherever we pick). Maybe we grab that Rimouski C so Laf has a friend
Woof. For the best farm system in the NHL, we have some DREADFUL center prospects. And with no second round pick next year, I wonder if we reach for a C (wherever we pick). Maybe we grab that Rimouski C so Laf has a friend
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No doubt, it is thinnest position of the pipeline.
But I have faith a player or 2 will emerge.
(I won't rank, that's not how I track prospects, too little data, across too many leagues and roles)
I am not gonna overreact to Karl H's counting stats. If Covid hadn't interfered, he likely would have been 1C at WJC for a top team; I trust coaches in the room more than trans-Atlantic box-score browsing.
Anyway, the FO is aware, they added Khodorenko and Richards as NCAA UDFA's,
also guys like Laf or Barron or Krav may eventually get some C reps.
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C and RW are both huge problem areas. We really need Kravtsov to emerge if the team is going to be able to develop a balanced offense whilst potentially trading Buchnevich.
Otherwise, we'd be better off locking up Buchnevich long term and trading ADA for the space to do so.
Center is a whole other ball game, considering Strome has one foot out the door and Zibanejad is a rumored 'maybe' because of injury concerns for a long term extension. I really hope this turns into Chytil's breakout year. Vierling, Tarnstrom, Henriksson are all long shots, and I like Vierling.
Otherwise, we'd be better off locking up Buchnevich long term and trading ADA for the space to do so.
Center is a whole other ball game, considering Strome has one foot out the door and Zibanejad is a rumored 'maybe' because of injury concerns for a long term extension. I really hope this turns into Chytil's breakout year. Vierling, Tarnstrom, Henriksson are all long shots, and I like Vierling.
Probably.Serious question: is Evan Vierling the best C prospect we have? I mean it can't be Henriksson anymore. Maybe Tarnstrom? Would you rate Tarnstrom ahead of Henriksson at this stage?
Woof. For the best farm system in the NHL, we have some DREADFUL center prospects. And with no second round pick next year, I wonder if we reach for a C (wherever we pick). Maybe we grab that Rimouski C so Laf has a friend
Vierling
Barron (probably a wing)
Henriksson
Richards
Khodorenko
Fontaine
Rueschhoff (probably a wing)
Ciccolini (can play here but probably a wing)
Tarnstrom
Rempe
Not a lot of upside there.
EDIT: It's also why, despite my belief that Schneider will be an excellent player, I think we should have stood pat and taken Brendan Brisson who I think will be tremendous.
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Barron i think will be like Kevin Hayes, played wing in college but his size would get him a look at center. he is a shoot first winger/center which those are hard to find. def worth a shot in my opinion. i think he played center in high school. I can be wrong but I think I remember him saying that in an interview.
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Correct he was a C coming into Cornell but they moved him to LW basically full time. I like his profile better on the wing and I think the Rangers will too, but if he can successfully play C that's obviously worth seeing.
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I think all 14 forwards and the top-six D are all first round picks.
I think people make way too much out of positional depth for our prospects.
If your top organizational need is center, would you rather have Jared McCann (24th pick in the 2014 draft) or David Pastrnak (25th pick in the 2014 draft)?
How good a player is is just so much more significant than everything else, that nothing else really matters.
If your top organizational need is center, would you rather have Jared McCann (24th pick in the 2014 draft) or David Pastrnak (25th pick in the 2014 draft)?
How good a player is is just so much more significant than everything else, that nothing else really matters.
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