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he said they never gave him any answer as to why he wanted out despite many questions...
Confirmed with Link: Rutger McGroarty to Pittsburgh for Brayden Yager
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Aggie204
Expect the worst, you’ll never be disappointed.
I’d rather have Pionk give him the patented hip check, or as someone already eluded to Bauer punching his face in. God I miss Buff.
It's actually one of the things I really like about Puckpedia is that the list the player agent with a clickable link to a list of players they represent. It can give good insight into who seems to be more workable with.
Aggie204
Expect the worst, you’ll never be disappointed.
What a coward, his character has been exposed.
WolfHouse
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Best I can offer is Stan losing a fight to him in the 3rd period.
I thought this was very telling. At least be straight forward with your reasons. I do have the Oct 20 Pens game at the top of my list for my season ticket draft. Let the boos flood the building. That would be a great game for an all arena chant.
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Hope Yager ends up being the better player of the two! This whole Rutger drama has been infuriating for me as a third party so can’t imagine how annoying it has been for you guys. Glad that’s he’s another teams problem now. Cheers to a great 24-25 season!
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It might have been genuine at the time.
I’m betting his parents and agents poisoned the well.
the OP was saying Yager is top on the Pens pool but just being on top of a bad pool doesn't solely showcase their ranking across the league. Affiliated prospects, which is what you posted, is more reflective of the prospect tier rather than team rankings b/c some teams have v bad pools, like the Pens. so easier to stand out. McGroarty for instance will be #1 on the Pens pool.
there's a variety of different sources on affiliated prospects, it seems like McGroarty and Yager are usually 20-30 spots from each other
ie: Elitepropect released a top-100 a week ago, Yager was 85th Rutger was 56th. so a 29 spot difference. Rutger was 33rd and Yager was 58th in Athletic's (25 spots). not sure which one is better but seems like the disparity is similar.
don't want to get this misconstrued as shitting on Yager, this is essentially the trade i had pegged out in June for McGroarty. a prospect, or draft pick of roughly equivalent selection spot.
Don't tell me that dog caught the squirrel?
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She’s a killer this one
Squirrels, rabbits, mice, Agars
JetsFan815
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Wing. That is what he played in Michigan and no one expected him to be a center with the Jets.
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Brayden Yager is the jewel of the prospect pipeline, and represents the real possibility of a top-six winger who can score and distribute the puck
The Jets have multiple forward prospects expected to be top-nine impact players. Colby Barlow, Chaz Lucius and Rutger McGroarty are projected to be middle-six players, with high probability.
I'll take the jewel with top-six potential over the high probable middle-six any day.
He will probably tell Kyle Dubas that the team is no longer a good fit.
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I liked McGroarty because I thought he might bring some grit and compete to our top 6. I liked the idea of a power forward although that remains to be seen if he plays that style. That being said LW was the least of our needs. Yager is a natural centre and that is certainly the greatest of our needs. He is 6’ which checks that box, he does not have a thick frame but I’m sure he can fill out enough.
Chevy had a gun to his head and once again he did a good job under the circumstances. His interview shed some light about McGroaty’s position and that was a bit weird. Honestly, I really can’t ask for much more than Chevy delivered here.
Summary: Today is a pretty good day to be a Jets fan.
Chevy had a gun to his head and once again he did a good job under the circumstances. His interview shed some light about McGroaty’s position and that was a bit weird. Honestly, I really can’t ask for much more than Chevy delivered here.
Summary: Today is a pretty good day to be a Jets fan.
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Well said PS. Echoes my feelings. At this moment in time, it doesn't really matter to me if McGroarty or Jager inches each other out in some prospect ranking. They are both on the same tier of prospect with Yager having the potential to meet the bigger long term need. To flip McGroarty for another high end prospect I'm great with that. Also my biases have shown through a few times, but I like that Yager is a western Canadian kid and will be representing Canada at the next World Juniors.
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Yager centerd the first line to the Cup last season.
So far, it is a win for the Jets based on postion alone considering they are comparable talents.
So far, it is a win for the Jets based on postion alone considering they are comparable talents.
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WPG won out on the marketing name as well. I guess the US kid didn't like the idea of min 3 years in the PEG. We have some lindros in the air. WPG will make PITT a feature game for ticket cost now so another win.
Another thing I liked is that he apparently modified his game to play with players like Savoie that want the puck on their stick. That to me is a plus and shows adaptability.
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I'm not sure how those rankings are weighted, but are they comparing Rutger at D+2 vs Yager at D+1?
If we were truly evaluating the two, we'd have to evaluate Yager now vs Rutger from a year ago
Rutger was PPG player in his D+1 year vs tougher competition that'll Yager, who was 1.66 PPG in his D+1 season
Agreed. The Pens are always a good draw but October 20th is now a guaranteed sell out on a Sunday afternoon during football season.
They likely do not disclose their full methodology or framework. I'm guessing they use some combo of pts equivalency in league or draft year. And watching them.
but honestly not going to get in the weeds of something with huge margin of errors like prospect rankings.
But at the time they were traded it seems like Mcgroarty is ahead but obviously shit changes year to year as prospects rise and fall etc.
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