Harbour Dog
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1. Keane gets puck.
2. Keane looks up ice.
3. Keane skates the length of ice.
4. Repeat.
2. Keane looks up ice.
3. Keane skates the length of ice.
4. Repeat.
Prospect Info: Rangers Prospects Thread (Stats in Post #1; Updated 8.7.18)
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JimmyG89
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Not sure if this is something the Rangers are focusing on, but the past two drafts, they've been taking players who are "young" for their first draft eligible year. Keane was one of those guys. Chytil, Lundkvist, Pajuniemi, Hughes, and Sjalin played or are playing their D+1 season as an 18 year old for what amounts to be the entire season. We heard tons about Chytil last year being only eligible because he was born 3 days before the cutoff. There are quite of few of these guys who fit the same mold.
Pajuniemi was an "overage" player because he missed being a first time draft eligible player by 1 day. Some of these other players were born in late June/early July. Is this something to be thinking about when drafting players moving forward? In comparison, someone like Nolan Patrick was basically a full year older than Chytil. He'll be 20 when the season begins.
With what we know with player development, and player development ending around 24 (in terms of skill development), are we going to see the NHL start going to way of the NBA as the youngest possible players being higher regarded, but less polished?
Pajuniemi was an "overage" player because he missed being a first time draft eligible player by 1 day. Some of these other players were born in late June/early July. Is this something to be thinking about when drafting players moving forward? In comparison, someone like Nolan Patrick was basically a full year older than Chytil. He'll be 20 when the season begins.
With what we know with player development, and player development ending around 24 (in terms of skill development), are we going to see the NHL start going to way of the NBA as the youngest possible players being higher regarded, but less polished?
IDK if the NHL as a whole will do it, but the Rangers seem to be doing it. Though they've also drafted guys like Crawley, Lakatos, Virta, and Fontaine recently.
lindgren gets knocked because of his lack of offense...but he might be the perfect partner for a guy like ADA
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Lindgren at 25 is low
I have him around the 9-10 mark but the lowest I could be convinced to dropping him to is 15
I have him around the 9-10 mark but the lowest I could be convinced to dropping him to is 15
Harbour Dog
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Correct. He is currently a near lock to make the WJC team though.
Harbour Dog
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Just done a quick count.
There were six Finnish forwards taken before him in this draft and six more taken in the fourth round or earlier last year.
That Pajuniemi is a favourite to make the WJC roster is a testament to the value we found with that pick.
There were six Finnish forwards taken before him in this draft and six more taken in the fourth round or earlier last year.
That Pajuniemi is a favourite to make the WJC roster is a testament to the value we found with that pick.
GeorgeKaplan
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I feel like the Lindbom pick really started day 2 of the draft off on the wrong foot for a lot of people and attitudes kind of slid downhill from there, but most of the picks they made look a lot better now that everything has kind of settled down
Watching the replay right now. Keane is very impressive. He’s also getting a lot of ice time.
Both Keane and Lundkvist got overtime ice when the benches were shortened.
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People tend to just label him as an overager but as stated before, he's just 4 days older than Brady Tkachuk
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i agree with this
Lindbom earned his selection with his performance at Workd U18s, maybe he woulda been around later, maybe not. same with trade up for K.Miller.
to me the only truly curious pick
(tho i don't pretend to be as knowledgeable on the amateur prospects as many folks here) was Kjellberg,
and no biggie, he was just a 6th,
he has height and bloodlines,
he has been progressing to better leagues,
has had some international team selections,
so i wont assume it was purely nepotism
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Lundkvist was playing LD - his offside. Any idea why? Any comments from Sweden coaches or someone else close to Sweden team?
it would be fitting though that we finally get a RHD to go along with our 8000 LHD and he plays the left side too LOL
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I think it will stay around the same. They can’t go too young because it’s against the rules in place and most of the kids that age are still developing physically.
Oscar Lindberg
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At this point the picks I have issues with are Lindbom, Gross and Kjellberg
The rest are defensible/good picks
But yes them taking Lindbom at 39 took the air out of everyone’s sails
GeorgeKaplan
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That’s fair, those are probably the 3 picks I like the least too, but I’d have Gross on a tier of “meh, I guess” in terms of how much I like it
Trading away one of the seconds not getting another one and then picking a goalie with the one we had with all that talent on the board is what pissed people off.
That and passing on Wahlstrom and Dobson. Although there’s nothing not to like about kravstov.
That and passing on Wahlstrom and Dobson. Although there’s nothing not to like about kravstov.
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Then there's nothing wrong with this. Because if we had picked Wahlstrom, people would cry passed on defenseman Dobson and higher upside Kravtsov.
Well that and we were always going to be crying about the Isles draft. They were going to have a pick of 2 of Wahlstrom, Dobson, or Kravtsov. They were going to make out like bandits no matter what the Rangers did
haveandare
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Yeah, once AZ went off the board it was set for the Isles to grab two top players. It sucks but its not within NYR's control either.
Harbour Dog
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Maybe one or two people would of complained about Wahlstrom there; that would of been it.
I went back and read the draft GDT last week, and after Chicago's pick, every single person was excited to be getting Wahlstrom. If anything, the board has reacted with surprising maturity in accepting that Kravtsov was an excellent pick and not a reach.
NYR Viper
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I think most level headed people understand that there wasn't a defacto top-rated player at that spot and that the tier included maybe 3-5 players there. One of which was Kravtsov. Perhaps people loved Wahlstrom but is he heads and shoulders better than Kravtsov? I don't think so.
I think the other thing working here is that not many people have seen enough of Kravtsov to state anything definitively.
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