Raccoon Jesus
Todd McLellan is an inside agent
Came to post Muzzin and Martinez and really the d-core as a whole because outside of Doughty not one of them was an early draftee.
Would also add Toffoli and Pearson.
Colton Parayko for the Blues.
Right now, Ondrej Kase.
Before that Lindholm considering no one knew about him and due to where he was drafted.
Stralman was waiver garbage, came to the Rangers, and turned into a star. I feel pretty good about that.
Jesper Fast also comes to mind. Sixth round pick not thought of as particularly skilled that we molded into an effective player in multiple facets of the game.
We've really stuck with Kreider despite people giving him a lot of ****, and honestly, those people are nuts. Kreider has exceeded draft expectations. He was never a PPG in college and was a .5 PPG in the AHL. He's since turned into a bonafide first line wing at the highest level.
McDonagh wasn't supposed to be elite.
Also happy with how Stepan, Hagelin, Zuccarello, and Buchnevich turned out. Even Kevin Hayes has made clear improvements this year.
I think some of our signings and a lot of our drafting is open for criticisms, but the Rangers' development is top notch and kept us competitive.