Prospect Info: 2017 NHL Draft / Pick #7 - Lias Andersson (C)

[Ghost of jas]

I read somewhere that the Rangers got scrubs in the Stepan deal. Isn’t a 19-year-old putting up almost a point per game in the AHL the definition of a scrub?

 

[romba]

I read somewhere that the Rangers got scrubs in the Stepan deal. Isn’t a 19-year-old putting up almost a point per game in the AHL the definition of a scrub?

Scrub for a scrub. D Step’s points were bound to regress due to lack of foot speed which, ironically, is Anderson’s pitfall. D Step won the lottery being able to garner anything over 30 points in a season- must have been tertiary assists. Clearly neither will amount to much in today’s nu NHL did you hear its the fastest game on ice and speed trumps Trump.

 

[JayMan82]

If he's in NY, I wonder if he makes an appearance @ Casino Night?

 

[Irishguy42]

If he's in NY, I wonder if he makes an appearance @ Casino Night?

Have prospects done that before? Thought it was just roster players.

I mean...by tomorrow he could be a roster player

 

[ThirdEye]

Scrub for a scrub. D Step’s points were bound to regress due to lack of foot speed which, ironically, is Anderson’s pitfall. D Step won the lottery being able to garner anything over 30 points in a season- must have been tertiary assists. Clearly neither will amount to much in today’s nu NHL did you hear its the fastest game on ice and speed trumps Trump.

What in the...

 

[romba]

What in the...

Sarcasm mixed with crazy

 

[Inferno]

Sarcasm mixed with crazy

I'd say more like crazy mixed with psychosis....

 

[romba]

I'd say more like crazy mixed with psychosis....

Fair enough

 

[Samuel Culper III]

Have prospects done that before? Thought it was just roster players.

I mean...by tomorrow he could be a roster player

... introducing your new captain...

 

[Algernop Kreider]

Let's not get carried away with this reaction that we ran away with the Stepan deal. I like Lias, but it still remains to be seen how he pans out. Meanwhile, Stepan was traded away after a career-low shooting percentage in the playoffs, and is struggling to match his past offensive production on an atrocious Arizona team, but he remains an excellent player, and one that I would still love to have on the Rangers.

 

[MikeSteaks]

Let's not get carried away with this reaction that we ran away with the Stepan deal. I like Lias, but it still remains to be seen how he pans out. Meanwhile, Stepan was traded away after a career-low shooting percentage in the playoffs, and is struggling to match his past offensive production on an atrocious Arizona team, but he remains an excellent player, and one that I would still love to have on the Rangers.

The Rangers killed in the trade. That Stepan contract will be considered awful any day now.

 

[effen]

Rangers killed in the Stepan deal

there was no market for him

some people still think we threw in Raanta for no reason when he was a very significant portion of the deal

 

[FireGerardGallant]

If Stepan was producing the way he currently is in Zona people would be calling for his head

 

[LaffyTaffy]

Judging by the play of Stepan this season and the play of Andersson this seaon I think we won that trade by a mile. Potential future captain and a rough dman prospect who just needs to be polished and can be a fantastic player. For what 1 year of Raanta and a balding mid-6 C? I loved Stepan but the whining about that deal needs to stop.

 

[ThirdEye]

Let's not get carried away with this reaction that we ran away with the Stepan deal. I like Lias, but it still remains to be seen how he pans out. Meanwhile, Stepan was traded away after a career-low shooting percentage in the playoffs, and is struggling to match his past offensive production on an atrocious Arizona team, but he remains an excellent player, and one that I would still love to have on the Rangers.

Agree... was frustrating as he was to watch sometimes he was a good player overall and played with a decent amount of heart.

To say we won that deal this early is incredibly premature. It was the right one to make at the time though

 

[Algernop Kreider]

Judging by the play of Stepan this season and the play of Andersson this seaon I think we won that trade by a mile. Potential future captain and a rough dman prospect who just needs to be polished and can be a fantastic player. For what 1 year of Raanta and a balding mid-6 C? I loved Stepan but the whining about that deal needs to stop.

I'm not whining about the deal; I'd make it again. But I think Stepan is getting a lot of unfair criticism; he's not just a "balding mid-6 C." He's a guy that played a lot of great hockey in NY and was driven out of town after one snakebitten postseason. And while Stepan's point-production this year has not been good, just about anybody would struggle if they were brought on to be "the guy" on that terrible Coyotes roster.

 

[egelband]

After the deadline, where we trade Zuccarello, McDonagh, Holden, Desharnais, Grabner and Nash, I can see Chytil, Lettieri, Andersson, Nieves, Tambellini Gropp being called up. The 2 slide-risk contracts no more than 9 games though.

Kreider-Zibanejad-Buchenvich
Miller-Hayes-Chytil/Gropp
Lettieri-Andersson/Tambellini-Fast
Vesey-Nieves-Holland

Skjei-Shattenkirk
Gilmour-DeAngelo
Graves-Pionk
Kampfer

As inexperienced as that team is, I can enjoy seeing these kids get a shot and show what they can do in some meaningless games.

Yes. Though I would consider keeping Zucc if he telegraphs a willingness to take a team-friendly deal. Rangers should be stockpiling talent of course, but also players who want to be Rangers.

 

[Siddi]

Yes. Though I would consider keeping Zucc if he telegraphs a willingness to take a team-friendly deal. Rangers should be stockpiling talent of course, but also players who want to be Rangers.

How about Nash and Zucc resigning in NY after the season? I mean, trade them as rentals now and then take them back on team-friendly deals. Not out of the realm of posibility given how much both of them love the city.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Yes. Though I would consider keeping Zucc if he telegraphs a willingness to take a team-friendly deal. Rangers should be stockpiling talent of course, but also players who want to be Rangers.

Would you do the same for McDonagh? I keep hearing how Zucc took a team friendly deal. McDonagh did even moreso. Why assume Zucc would do it and not McDonagh?

 

[kovazub94]

I understand the sentiment

Let's not get carried away with this reaction that we ran away with the Stepan deal. I like Lias, but it still remains to be seen how he pans out. Meanwhile, Stepan was traded away after a career-low shooting percentage in the playoffs, and is struggling to match his past offensive production on an atrocious Arizona team, but he remains an excellent player, and one that I would still love to have on the Rangers.

In hindsight this was 100% correct move. Gorton would be crucified right now around here if the team was stuck with 4 more years of Stepan at his $6.5m salary while going thru rebuilt (and not turning him into any kind of assets that would fit into rebuilt).

 

[lucky13]

Would you do the same for McDonagh? I keep hearing how Zucc took a team friendly deal. McDonagh did even moreso. Why assume Zucc would do it and not McDonagh?

Different situations ....
Mac signed his right out of his elc...
Zucc has taken a few friendly deals already... not just the one...
Macs also eligible to sign a deal that zucc wouldn’t get

 

[EdJovanovski]

Judging by the play of Stepan this season and the play of Andersson this seaon I think we won that trade by a mile. Potential future captain and a rough dman prospect who just needs to be polished and can be a fantastic player. For what 1 year of Raanta and a balding mid-6 C? I loved Stepan but the whining about that deal needs to stop.

Balding mid-6 C

 

[EdJovanovski]

Andersson is great & DeAngelo has been our best defenseman since his callup. Andersson should be a 2nd line center and DeAngelo should be a top 4D. Not to mention we may not have drafted the steal of the draft (Chytil) had we not made that safe Pick first.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Andersson is great & DeAngelo has been our best defenseman since his callup. Andersson should be a 2nd line center and DeAngelo should be a top 4D. Not to mention we may not have drafted the steal of the draft (Chytil) had we not made that safe Pick first.

And unable to sign Shattenkirk

 

[Alluckks]

O'Gara is gonna be a bottom pairing D here for 2 years and then be traded for a 3rd round pick

Rinse and repeat