2014nyr
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- Jun 14, 2014
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Crnkovic is 21 and 5'7", what is the appeal?
i don't care at all about size...if you have speed and iq, you can play in this nhl. speed and quickness is the appeal here. i have no idea if he's a legit nhl prospect, but the rangers need a yanni gourde, lomberghini, tanev, gallagher, ott, hagelin etc...they need some high paced, quick burners that play with a chip on their shoulder. ideally sykora fits this mold one day, same w/ berard or trivigno, but i'd look to keep a fair amount of depth in players like that. for one it just gives you a better chance at landing the best of them, maybe one really exceeds....but they're also fantastic injury depth. they're versatile, fast, and work hard...thats what you want if you have a couple important guys out.
they could really really use an elite skater/puck carrier like keller/eichel/hughes/point/barzal/gaudreau etc but that's almost impossible to get, when you'd want them at least. we're unlikely to get anywhere near high enough to have any real shot in the near future and our general draft stategy leaves approximately 0.00% chance of unearthing a kucherov/gaudreau later in the draft.
i'd also like an adam lowry but those don't grow on trees either.