Rangers Prospect Ranking: (Winter 2024) - #1

[The Crypto Guy]

Here we go again! Same rules as before. Please nominate a player to be added to the list (Will Cuylle has NOT played 65 games and WILL still be eligible, as will Zac Jones). I have a feeling #1 will be very close again.

Previous list:

Rangers Summer 2023 Prospect Ranking

1. Gabe Perreault (F) (2023 Draft - 1st round) [ Not Ranked ]
2. Brennan Othmann (F) (2021 Draft - 1st round) [ 1st / 3rd / 4th / 8th ]
3. Will Cuylle (F) (2020 Draft - 2nd round) [ 3rd / 7th / 9th / 12th ]
4. Adam Sykora (F) (2022 Draft - 2nd round) [ 5th / 9th ]
5. Zac Jones (D) (2019 Draft - 3rd round) [ 2nd / 3rd / 6th / 7th / 17th ]
6. Dylan Garand (G) (2020 Draft - 4th round) [ 6th / 8th / 10th / 15th ]
7. Bryce McConnell-Barker (F) (2020 Draft - 4th round) [ 7th / 10th ]
8. Brett Berard (F) (2020 Draft - 5th round) [ 4th / 5th / 6th / 11th ]
9. Matthew Robertson (D) (2020 Draft - 4th round) [ 8th / 6th / 8th / 7th / 13th ]
10. Ty Emberson (D) (2018 Draft - 3rd round by ARZ) [ 14th / 16th ]
11. Adam Edström (F) (2019 Draft - 6th round) [ 16th / 15th / 20th / 22th ]
12. Jaroslav Chmelar (F) (2021 Draft - 5th round) [ 10th / 23th ]
13. Maxim Barbashev (F) (2022 Draft - 5th round) [ 11th / 18th ]
14. Drew Fortescue (D) (2023 Draft - 3rd round) [ Not Ranked ]
15. Bobby Trivigno (F) (Undrafted) [ 9th / 11th ]
16. Brandon Scanlin (D) Undrafted) [ 18th ]
17. Noah Laba (F) (2022 Draft - 4th round) [ 16th ]
18. Kalle Väisänen (F) (2021 Draft - 4th round) [ 13th / 20th / 22nd / 25th ]
19. Hugo Ollas (G) (2020 Draft - 7th Round) [ Not Ranked ]
20. Ryder Korczak (F) (2021 Draft - 3rd round) [ 15th / 12th / 12th / 20th ]

Honorable Mentions: (alphabetically):

Karl Henriksson (F) (2019 Draft - 2nd Round)
Brody Lamb (F) (2021 Draft - 4th Round)
Rasmus Larsson (D) (2023 Draft - 5th Round)
Victor Mancini (D) (2022 Draft - 5th Round)
Matt Rempe (F) (2020 Draft - 6th Round)

Didn't make the cut:
Talyn Boyko (G)
Nikolas Brouillard (D)
Ty Henricks (F)
Zakary Karpa (F)
Hank Kempf (D)
Simon Kjellberg (D)
Olof Lindbom (G)
Lauri Pajuniemi (F)
Dylan Roobroeck (F)
Oliver Tärnström (F)

Rangers Prospect Ranking: (Winter 2023)
Rangers Prospect Ranking: (Summer 2022)
Rangers Prospect Ranking: (Winter 2022)
Rangers Prospect Ranking: (Summer 2021)
Rangers Prospect Ranking: (Winter 2020)
Rangers Prospect Ranking: (Summer 2019)
Rangers Prospect Ranking: (Winter 2019)
Rangers Prospect Ranking (Summer 2018)​

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[The Crypto Guy]

I'm going with Gabe slightly over Othmann. I think we got something special with this kid.

Add Fortescue, who will easily be our biggest raiser in the ranking, as will a couple of our NCAA guys.

 

[huerter]

1. Edstrom

 

[cwede]

add Garand

 

[eco's bones]

For me Perreault and Othmann are 1. and 1A. Othmann is closer to the NHL today for sure. Perreault's performance in the recent WJC's though were eye opening. I don't think his and his line started out as well as the other top two lines but by the time the tournament ended it was the best line.

Top 3 scorers for USA

Gauthier 2-10-12
Brinkley 6-4-10
Perreault 3-7-10--a goal and two assist in the Gold Medal game.

Howard led with 7 goals had 9 points. Will Smith Perreault's linemate ended 4-5-9. Gauthier, Brinkley and Howard each in their second tournament and this was Gabriel's first and he'll be eligible next year.

All this brings me to Perreault being the guy I would pick first. Just a sneaky, smart player who has a knack for showing up on the scoresheet. Also no issues going to dirty areas or battling for pucks. Probably will have to work a bit on his defensive play but that goes for pretty much every young forward including Jack Hughes and Connor Bedard.

 

[Savant]

Need to go with Gabe. Finished 1 last time and stock has gone up so no reason to move him down a spot.

Think we can just skip to 3 though either way. Honestly can prob skip to 5; nothing really has justified any change in the top 4

adding Garand because again there is no reason to drop him; prob BMB next

 

[Daves a mess]

I'm going with Gabe slightly over Othmann. I think we got something special with this kid.

Add Fortescue, who will easily be our biggest raiser in the ranking, as will a couple of our NCAA guys.

Yup. Close call for me too. Went with Gabe, but am still high on Otter.

Zac to the moon.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Add Garand

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Went otter preseason, Gabe now.

Can’t ignore what he’s done this year.

Otter is an easy second though.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Pre-season I had Othmann at 1, but the performance in the NCAA as a freshman by Perreault, changes that even though it's still very close.

Perreault no 1
Othmann no 2

Add Adam Edström

 

[Ranger Ric]

Perrault add Garand

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Moving this back up since it fell to the bottom :/

 

[nyr2k2]

Add Berard

 

[GAGLine]

Add Berard and Edstrom.

 

[n8]

Add Garand. Berard and Forte soon to follow.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

add Edstrom

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I'm likely going to skip right to #3 after this poll (like @Savant said I could probably easily go to #5 but we'll do them anyway for discussions).

Everyone can nominate 2 players for the next add.

@nyr2k2 @GAGLine @Clark Kellogg @Ranger Ric @Amazing Kreiderman @UAGoalieGuy @cwede and Savant, you guys can add another player to nominate on your post if you want.

I'll go with Fortescue and Garand.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

add Edstrom and Berard

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I like that a ton of guys on this list are going to jump because they're having strong seasons.

Berard, Fortescue, Laba, Chmelar should all see decent to sizable jumps.

Barbashev blows and should be out of the top 20, but the rest of the names probably play out the same.

 

[nyr2k2]

I'm likely going to skip right to #3 after this poll (like @Savant said I could probably easily go to #5 but we'll do them anyway for discussions).

Everyone can nominate 2 players for the next add.

@nyr2k2 @GAGLine @Clark Kellogg @Ranger Ric @Amazing Kreiderman @UAGoalieGuy @cwede and Savant, you guys can add another player to nominate on your post if you want.

I'll go with Fortescue and Garand.

I'll add Garand, in addition to Berard.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Voted Othmann add Edstrom

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

I'm likely going to skip right to #3 after this poll (like @Savant said I could probably easily go to #5 but we'll do them anyway for discussions).

Everyone can nominate 2 players for the next add.

@nyr2k2 @GAGLine @Clark Kellogg @Ranger Ric @Amazing Kreiderman @UAGoalieGuy @cwede and Savant, you guys can add another player to nominate on your post if you want.

I'll go with Fortescue and Garand.

In addition to Garand. Add Fortescue

 

[Kendo]

I think I had Othmann over Perreault last time, and I'm gonna stick with it. Gabe has a little higher ceiling, but Otter is pretty close with a slightly bigger frame and a unique combination of tools.

If anyone voted Gabe because they are believers in his upside, then I get it. I want nothing more than for them to both have long Ranger careers and to be wrong about voting Otter #1 here!

Add Berard & Garand.

I know I'm sleeping on Forte, Edstrom, BMB, and others, but we've got some guys, guys!

 

[mas0764]

It was Perrault before and it’s even more clearly Perrault now.

I think Othmann is a little overrated.

 

[PetahFromBensonhoist]

Add Berard