Seravalli: NYR signing prospect Zac Jones

[5cotland]

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[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

Stupid to burn an ELC year

 

[explore]

Stupid to burn an ELC year

It's either that or the college prospect becomes a UFA and signs with whatever team lets them burn a year of their ELC

 

[LokiDog]

Stupid to burn an ELC year

Yep. I’m excited to see him but we’ve got 15 games left and don’t look like a playoff team. A rookie D isn’t likely to help us win any additional games so as fun as it is to get a look at a new kid, why burn a year for 10-15 games? We still haven’t given Barron a look and he’s been great in the AHL. A bit of a head scratcher for me.

Edit: would he be a UFA this summer? Is it not possible to send him to the AHL or does that not matter at his age?

 

[Calad]

Stupid to burn an ELC year

Or he just sits till after his junior year and becomes a UFA. Tell me again how its stupid

 

[Anthony5967]

He will play 9 mins on the third pair and watch the two pp units go out without him.

 

[pld459666]

Stupid to burn an ELC year

Yes, and no.

Yes, as it's always stupid to do that if you do not have to.

No, as this ensures that you have him and thus not risk losing him as a UFA in 2023.

With the depth on Defence in the NYR Org., some youngsters may look at the situation and feel they have a clearer path to the NHL somewhere else.

This removes that completely as a possibility of losing the player for nada.

 

[Zats Muccarello]

If he replaces Hajek in the lineup I'm cool with this

 

[itsPLkielbasa]

Exciting. Rangers D core is looking so damn juicy. Lundkvist and Schneider coming soon as well.

 

[Calad]

He will play 9 mins on the third pair and watch the two pp units go out without him.

I'd imagine he gets in over K'Andre for PP2. Kee's skillset not really suited to the PP aside from the bomb he has, but he doesnt use it enough

 

[Mickey Marner]

It's either that or the college prospect becomes a UFA and signs with whatever team lets them burn a year of their ELC

I think there's another year before he'd be a UFA, but assuming he doesn't meet the GP requirements, he'll be a 10.2C RFA.

 

[Gospel of Prospal]

I'd imagine he gets in over K'Andre for PP2. Kee's skillset not really suited to the PP aside from the bomb he has, but he doesnt use it enough

Jones and Laf in for Trouba and K'Andre

 

[AKL]

It's either that or the college prospect becomes a UFA and signs with whatever team lets them burn a year of their ELC

Zac Jones is like two years and four months from being eligible for UFA but okay

 

[LokiDog]

Yes, and no.

Yes, as it's always stupid to do that if you do not have to.

No, as this ensures that you have him and thus not risk losing him as a UFA in 2023.

With the depth on Defence in the NYR Org., some youngsters may look at the situation and feel they have a clearer path to the NHL somewhere else.

This removes that completely as a possibility of losing the player for nada.

But couldn’t they just sign him in 4 weeks and have him signed while not burning a year? If he’s willing to sign today he won’t be after the season? It’s possible he’s signing because they told him he’d get NHL games but the risk of losing him isn’t imminent. Could sign him in the offseason with promises of a good chance of roster spot next camp.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I woulda liked NCAA a little longer but I guess its better to be safe than sorry when signing NCAA guys

 

[Anthony5967]

I'd imagine he gets in over K'Andre for PP2. Kee's skillset not really suited to the PP aside from the bomb he has, but he doesnt use it enough

By Fall the second unit should have Jones and Lundkvist running it.

 

[Calad]

By Fall the second unit should have Jones and Lundkvist running it.

lets hope so

 

[Calad]

Jones and Laf in for Trouba and K'Andre

sign me up

 

[Anthony5967]

Chris Peters saying this could impact Lundkvist's decision to sign with NYR.

 

[Anthony5967]

Exciting. Rangers D core is looking so damn juicy. Lundkvist and Schneider coming soon as well.

Robertson, too!

 

[QJL]

Chris Peters saying this could impact Lundkvist's decision to sign with NYR.

Lol. They play different sides.

Jones won’t be taking anything from Lundkvist.

 

[LokiDog]

Chris Peters saying this could impact Lundkvist's decision to sign with NYR.

I’d highly doubt that. There is a pretty clear desire to have Lundkvist on the right side next year. I don’t think competition between Jones/Robertson and maybe Hajek on the left impacts that at all.

 

[cheech70]

Granted I only watched Zac in the finals but he is still a novice and has a lot to learn about playing defense.

 

[GAGLine]

Chris Peters saying this could impact Lundkvist's decision to sign with NYR.

Chris Peters isn't very bright. Lundkvist is RHD. Jones is LHD.

Lundkvist would have been here this year if not for the pandemic. The Rangers will sign him when his contract is up in June.

 

[One Winged Angel]

This is great because he gets experience now and then if there are things he needs to address, he has the offseason to come back strong. Some guy named Leetch did this back in 1988. I think that worked out well. Obviously not comparing Jones to Leetch, but this also help stagger when the ELC’s end. Unless Jones absolutely goes off, he’ll likely not get the service time and numbers that will see him get a huge deal.