I still don't care much about Traverse. Short tournament, unfamiliar teammates. Some guys will really highlight their skills or their deficiencies, and that's fine. Some guys that were observed to be pretty good last season (Lindgren, for example) will struggle. Not a big deal. Unless someone looks really bad or really stands out, I don't think this moves the needle that much. It's an evaluation tool for sure, but only a small piece of the overall evaluation puzzle. There are always some real takeaways from this, but guys will win jobs or determine their asssignments for the upcoming year during camp and the preseason schedule, not here. Wake me up when TC is over.
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Amazing Kreiderman
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He probably glanced at his EP profile and saw he played a handful of games in Hartford under an ATO
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Well in defense of the guy that's making shit up, from the little I saw and what I read, Lindgren did pretty well in his AHL stint. I put far more stock in his debut performance in the AHL than in anything at Traverse.
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Amazing Kreiderman
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what do you think, they are playing against only 18 yearold boys in this tournament? I think Andersson can skate, but for some reason he refuses to skate/hustle.
His shot from the point is pretty bad, I'd like to see some improvement in training camp. Rykov is our 2nd best D prospect at this moment (of those who could make the NHL in the next 2 seasons).
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Official box score from last night....
Gettinger from Stukel
Howden from Ronning and Leedahl
Meskanen from Chytil and Andersson
Lindgren from Lindqvist and Crawley
FWIW, Stukel is quietly above PPG in the tourney
Gettinger from Stukel
Howden from Ronning and Leedahl
Meskanen from Chytil and Andersson
Lindgren from Lindqvist and Crawley
FWIW, Stukel is quietly above PPG in the tourney
Joey Bones
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Rangers need to learn to let go of poor prospects like O'Gara and must get more determination to bringing over KHL prospects ASAP like Shestyorkin, Rykov, Jensen, Kravtsov.
Irishguy42
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Jed Ortmeyer told the Minnesota broadcasters that Howden is Toews type of player. Howden has looked good so far. Ortmeyer is assisting McCambridge on the bench during the tournament. Hajek was looked good too. The Rangers D is terrible. Maybe Hajek makes the team out of camp but sending him to the AHL is probably the best path for at least the first half of the season. Bob McKenzie had first round grades on both players in the 2016 draft. #24 for Howden and #26 for Hajek.
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They are locked in to KHL contracts, determination has nothing to do with it.
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That’s a little easier said than done.
Actually A LOT easier said than done
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Don’t know why you keep bringing this up. It’s the complete opposite
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Big difference between it being a fluke (or whatever the wording was) and him not converting it into NHL success.
let's see what he does in AHL, I have a feeling it will be very disappointing numbers.
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Sure, but why should Rykov buy out his contract, having to pay half a million to the team, just so he can sign an entry level contract a year earlier?
Why do you keep saying he cannot skate, he did show he can skate, but 90% of the time he just chooses to slowly glide. maybe that is his style to create out of himself easier target to receive a pass.
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Sure if you enjoy giving up draft picks for violating the CBA. Also the player has to buy out the final year of the contract, teams cannot.
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