AHL three years after draft year is not good. Rangers are locked into the roster so they are going to have to re-coup assets somehow. Othmann value isn’t going to go up in AHL unless he takes a leap; which he hasn’t shown yet. They can’t have another sunk assetWhy are we trading Othmann because he hasn't yet made the NHL when there are a grand total of four players in his draft taken after pick 10 that are full time NHL players at this point? (Sillinger, Johnston, Moser, Knies).
So you rather throw away prospects at a rental who will just won't do much and leave as a free agent. Let's trade Perreault once he stuggles. What if he struggles when he becomes a pro? Can't wait until he struggles and fans would want to throw him away. Some fans don't have patience. We had patience with Kakko and some think he will break out. He is what he is at this point. 3rd line player that is soft, good along the boards, non physical and can't score. Let's keep Kakko for that hope because he is the 2ed overall pick. Kakko is not that good of an offensive player. He needs the larger ice surface to produce. Othmann can improve at 21. Kakko is 23 going to be 24 and his 6th session. If he can't figure it out now. He never will. So he might breakout at 28 on another team. We had 6 years of Kakko with the same issues. Maybe he is the problemOthmann did nothing and his poor skating makes him a liability on the ice. I would refrain on calling him up at all to protect his value and then trade him at the deadline for an actual good player.
Said that about Kakko too. There is a reason that we keep renting wingers.I disagree, it's only the start of the season, a lot can happen in the next few months
He was a 1st year pro just last year. Let's have a little more patience. Some are patience with Krappko. At least Othmann is a cheaper contract. Kakko cost too much for what he does which isn't muchAHL three years after draft year is not good. Rangers are locked into the roster so they are going to have to re-coup assets somehow. Othmann value isn’t going to go up in AHL unless he takes a leap; which he hasn’t shown yet. They can’t have another sunk asset
So you rather throw away prospects at a rental who will just won't do much and leave as a free agent. Let's trade Perreault once he stuggles. What if he struggles when he becomes a pro? Can't wait until he struggles and fans would want to throw him away. Some fans don't have patience. We had patience with Kakko and some think he will break out. He is what he is at this point. 3rd line player that is soft, good along the boards, non physical and can't score. Let's keep Kakko for that hope because he is the 2ed overall pick. Kakko is not that good of an offensive player. He needs the larger ice surface to produce. Othmann can improve at 21. Kakko is 23 going to be 24 and his 6th session. If he can't figure it out now. He never will. So he might breakout at 28 on another team. We had 6 years of Kakko with the same issues. Maybe he is the problem
So you rather throw away prospects at a rental who will just won't do much and leave as a free agent. Let's trade Perreault once he stuggles. What if he struggles when he becomes a pro? Can't wait until he struggles and fans would want to throw him away. Some fans don't have patience. We had patience with Kakko and some think he will break out. He is what he is at this point. 3rd line player that is soft, good along the boards, non physical and can't score. Let's keep Kakko for that hope because he is the 2ed overall pick. Kakko is not that good of an offensive player. He needs the larger ice surface to produce. Othmann can improve at 21. Kakko is 23 going to be 24 and his 6th session. If he can't figure it out now. He never will. So he might breakout at 28 on another team. We had 6 years of Kakko with the same issues. Maybe he is the problem