Prospect Info: Rangers Prospect Thread (Player Stats in Post #1; Updated 3.7.22)

[nyr2k2]

NEW YORK RANGERS PROSPECT INFORMATION
$ PLAYER SIGNED TO NHL CONTRACT
C TEAM CAPTAIN - A ALTERNATE CAPTAIN
⚕ PLAYER CURRENTLY INJURED/UNABLE TO PLAY

NORTH AMERICAN JUNIOR PROSPECTS -- OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL, Others​

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Sh.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG​	Team/League​	Acquired​
13	Cuylle, Will C $	LW	L	02/05/2002	6'4"	210	43	30	26	56	+10	36	183	Windsor Spitfires/OHL	Drafted R2 #60 2020
							2	0	2	2	+3	0	3	Canada U20/International
9	Grubbe, Jayden C	C	R	01/12/2003	6'3"	200	56	9	18	27	-2	56	120	Red Deer Rebels/WHL	Drafted R3 #65 2021
38	Korczak, Ryder A	C	R	09/23/2002	5'11"	173	56	19	43	62	+4	26	144	Moose Jaw Warriors/WHL	Drafted R3 #75 2021
13	Lamb, Brody	RW	R	08/30/2003	6'0"	165	46	15	14	29	-9	24	89	Green Bay Gamblers/USHL	Drafted R4 #104 2021
78	Othmann, Brennan C $	LW	L	01/05/2003	6'0"	178	52	38	39	77	+19	50	218	Flint Firebirds/OHL	Drafted R1 #16 2021
32	Rempe, Matthew A $	C	L	06/29/2002	6'9"	240	45	15	3	18	-9	67	112	Seattle Thunderbirds/WHL	Drafted R6 #165 2020
41	Vierling, Evan	C	L	06/20/2002	6'0"	167	41	17	22	39	+6	7	99	Barrie Colts/OHL	Drafted R5 #127 2020

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Gl.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	W​	L​	OTL​	GAA​	SV%​	SO​	Team/League​	Acquired​
31	Boyko, Talyn	G	L	10/16/2002	6'8"	200	36	23	9	2	2.77	.914	1	Kelowna Rockets/WHL	Drafted R4 #112 2021
							8	1	6	1	4.49	.887	0	Tri-City Americans/WHL
							44	24	15	3	3.08	.909	1	2 Teams (Total)/WHL
31	Garand, Dylan $	G	L	06/07/2002	6'1"	181	34	26	7	0	2.08	.922	2	Kamloops Blazers/WHL	Drafted R4 #103 2020
							1	1	0	0	3.00	.824	0	Canada U20/International

UNITED STATES COLLEGE PROSPECTS -- NCAA​

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Sh.​	Yr.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	G​	A​	P​	+/-​	PIM​	SOG​	Team/Conference​	Acquired​
21	Berard, Brett	LW	L	So.	09/09/2002	5'9"	165	35	18	20	38	+11	37	106	Providence Friars/HEA	Drafted R5 #134 2020
								2	0	0	0	1	4	6	United States U20/International
9	Ciccolini, Eric ⚕	F	R	Jr.	01/14/2001	6'0"	170	4	0	0	0	0	8	2	Michigan Wolverines/B10	Drafted R7 #205 2019
19	Hughes, Riley A	W	R	Jr.	06/27/2000	6'2"	195	28	2	10	12	+4	16	53	Northeastern Huskies/HEA	Drafted R7 #216 2018
4	Kempf, Hank	D	L	Fr.	04/15/2002	6'2"	190	30	0	8	8	+10	6	52	Cornell Big Red/ECAC	Drafted R7 #208 2021
2	Kjellberg, Simon	D	L	Jr.	02/17/2000	6'3"	190	41	8	19	27	-8	14	80	RPI Engineers/ECAC	Drafted R6 #163 2018

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Gl.​	Yr.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	W​	L​	OTL​	T​	GAA​	SV%​	SO​	Team/Conference​	Acquired​
1	Ollas, Hugo	G	L	Fr.	04/24/2002	6'8"	253	17	10	3	2	0	2.00	.927	1	Merrimack Warriors/HEA	Drafted R7 #197 2020
								1	0	1	0	--	9.00	.763	0	Sweden U20/International

INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTS -- KHL, Liiga, SHL, Others​

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Sh.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	G​	A​	P​	+/-​	PIM​	SOG​	Team/League​	Acquired​
10	Aaltonen, Leevi	W	L	01/24/2001	5'9"	168	44	6	4	10	+5	6	--	KooKoo/Liiga	Drafted R5 #130 2019
42	Chmelař, Jaroslav	RW	R	07/20/2003	6'4"	196	34	7	8	15	+10	26	--	Jokerit U20/U20 SM-sarja	Drafted R5 #144 2021
							2	0	0	0	--	0	--	Czech Republic U20/International
							3	1	1	2	-1	0	--	Czech Republic U19/International
34	Edström, Adam	F	L	10/12/2000	6'6"	207	38	7	2	9	+5	6	53	Rögle BK/SHL	Drafted R6 #161 2019
							9	1	0	1	-1	2	17	Rögle BK/Champions HL
21	Henriksson, Karl $ LOAN	C/LW	L	02/05/2001	5'9"	176	36	3	6	9	+4	8	29	Frölunda HC/SHL	Drafted R2 #58 2019
							12	1	3	4	+2	2	10	Frölunda HC/Champions HL
74	Kravtsov, Vitali $ LOAN	RW	L	12/23/1999	6'3"	193	19	6	7	13	+4	0	37	Traktor Chelyabinsk/KHL	Drafted R1 #9 2018
							4	2	1	3	+1	2	12	Traktor Chelyabinsk/Playoffs
71	Ragnarsson, Jacob	D	L	09/23/1999	6'0"	176	49	1	20	21	-2	38	45	Almtuna IS/HockeyAllsvenskan	Drafted R3 #70 2018
20	Tärnström, Oliver	C/LW	L	08/30/2002	6'1"	163	22	0	1	1	-5	0	9	Rögle BK/SHL	Drafted R3 #92 2020
							31	17	17	34	+20	4	102	Rögle BK J20/J20 Nationell
							2	0	0	0	-2	0	3	Rögle BK/Champions HL
							7	0	3	3	0	2	10	Tingsryds AIF/HockeyAllsvenskan
							3	0	1	1	-2	0	2	Sweden U20/International
92	Väisänen, Kalle	LW	R	01/28/2003	6'4"	181	15	7	10	17	+2	14	--	HC TPS U20/U20 SM-sarja	Drafted R4 #106 2021
							32	1	4	5	-3	8	--	HC TPS/Liiga
							6	0	0	0	-3	0	9	HC TPS/Champions HL
							13	1	2	3	--	0	--	Finland U20/International

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Gl.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	W​	L​	OTL​	GAA​	SV%​	SO​	Team/League​	Acquired​
30	Lindbom, Olof	G	L	07/23/2000	6'2"	183	27	10	15	0	3.22	.900	0	Kristianstads IK/HockeyAllsvenskan	Drafted R2 #39 2018

NORTH AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL PROSPECTS -- AHL, ECHL, NHL​

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Sh.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	G​	A​	P​	+/-​	PIM​	SOG​	Team/League​	Acquired​
47	Barron, Morgan $	C/LW	L	12/02/1998	6'4"	220	13	0	1	1	-1	4	9	New York Rangers/NHL	Drafted R6 #174 2017
							23	9	5	14	-3	10	54	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL
59	Elmer, Jake $	RW	R	12/31/1998	6'1"	184	37	14	11	25	+5	27	124	Jacksonville Icemen/ECHL	Signed as UDFA 2019
							10	0	1	1	-4	4	9	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL
26	Gettinger, Tim $	LW	L	04/14/1998	6'6"	220	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	New York Rangers/NHL	Drafted R5 #141 2016
							35	10	12	22	+7	34	87	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL
6	Jones, Zac $	D	L	10/18/2000	5'10"	175	30	4	15	19	-2	10	58	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R3 #68 2019
							11	0	2	2	-5	0	6	New York Rangers/NHL
55	Khodorenko, Patrick $	C	L	10/13/1998	6'0"	200	44	5	11	16	-5	29	50	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Signed as UDFA 2020
13	Lundkvist, Nils $	D	R	07/27/2000	5'11"	187	20	3	8	11	-2	8	34	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R1 #28 2018
							25	1	3	4	+4	0	32	New York Rangers/NHL
48	Pajuniemi, Lauri $	RW	R	09/12/1999	6'0"	196	37	8	10	18	-1	14	84	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R5 #132 2018
51	Reunanen, Tarmo $	D	L	03/01/1998	6'0"	185	36	2	15	17	+10	6	46	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R4 #98 2016
19	Richards, Justin $	C	R	03/17/1998	5'11"	190	45	5	7	12	-18	19	61	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Signed as UDFA 2020
24	Robertson, Matthew $	D	L	03/09/2001	6'4"	201	45	1	8	9	0	18	64	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R2 #49 2019
7	Ronning, Ty $	RW	R	10/20/1997	5'9"	164	47	12	16	28	+6	12	91	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R7 #201 2016
21	Rueschhoff, Austin $	C/RW	R	09/07/1997	6'7"	230	40	13	6	19	-2	42	66	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Signed as UDFA 2020
45	Schneider, Braden $	D	R	09/20/2001	6'2"	202	20	1	4	5	+2	0	17	New York Rangers/NHL	Drafted R1 #19 2020
							24	0	9	9	+6	10	22	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL
20	Skinner, Hunter $	D/RW	R	04/29/2001	6'2"	187	35	3	5	8	+7	23	45	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R4 #112 2019

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Gl.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	W​	L​	OTL​	GAA​	SV%​	SO​	Team/League​	Acquired​
35	Húska, Adam $	G	L	05/12/1997	6'4"	214	18	7	6	4	2.31	.918	0	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R7 #184 2015
							1	0	1	0	7.04	.821	0	New York Rangers/NHL
33	Wall, Tyler $ ⚕	G	L	01/14/1998	6'3"	214	5	1	4	0	4.26	.867	1	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R6 #174 2016
							8	5	3	0	2.41	.900	1	Jacksonville Icemen/ECHL

What Makes a Prospect?
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A player will be considered a prospect until he meets the following criteria:

• If a prospect is a skater (forward, defenseman) and has played in 65 NHL games or more before the completion of the season of his 24th birthday; or, if a goaltender has played in 45 NHL games before the completion of the season of his 24th birthday, that player will be considered graduated to the NHL. Conversely, if a player completes the season of his 24th birthday without passing those milestones, then that player will no longer be considered a prospect by Hockey’s Future, regardless of the player’s status with his NHL club.
• An NCAA player who signs his first contract at or above the age of 22 has three years to meet the above criteria (65/45), while those NCAA players that turn pro under the age of 22 will be subjected to the criteria above.
• European players who sign their first NHL contract at or above the age of 22 have three seasons from the time they sign that contract to meet the above criteria. Those European players below the age of 22 that have signed a NHL contract will be subjected to the criteria in section one.
  
  
  NOTE: These are general guidelines and should be followed the majority of the time but certain players may still be listed as prospects if circumstances warrant.​

Source: Hockey's Future - NHL Prospect Criteria

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[FireGerardGallant]

 

[nyr2k2]

Vierling had a goal today. It's been a bit of an underwhelming year for him.

Kjellberg was scoreless. I started using the official NCAA stats database which gives him an extra assist on the year over the ECAC database. In the same game, Riley Hughes is still out. Lower body injury.

 

[Alluckks]

Has Henrickson just fallen off over there in the SHL?

Also, I looked all over but couldn't find minutes played for the AHL games. Would be interested to see how many minutes each of our young D is getting, PP, PK, etc.

 

[nyr2k2]

Has Henrickson just fallen off over there in the SHL?

Also, I looked all over but couldn't find minutes played for the AHL games. Would be interested to see how many minutes each of our young D is getting, PP, PK, etc.

He has 9 points in 20 games between the SHL and Champions Hockey League which is his most significant offensive output to date. It's definitely a step forward for him. If he can keep building on it that would be great. I still don't know about the overall skill set and how it will play here but we'll see. One thing at a time.

Unfortunately no one seems to keep TOI stats for the AHL. I mean the AHL surely keeps them but they don't appear to be available publicly. Same for the CHL leagues, NCAA, etc. Tracking that is quite laborious.

 

[dshea19]

Vierling had a goal today. It's been a bit of an underwhelming year for him.

Kjellberg was scoreless. I started using the official NCAA stats database which gives him an extra assist on the year over the ECAC database. In the same game, Riley Hughes is still out. Lower body injury.

Considering Vierling didn't play last year, from what I am aware of, I am curious to see if he finishes strong. A slow start is not unexpected. The potential problem is if the slow start finishes as a below expectations year.

 

[dshea19]

Vierling, as I just read, had off-season knee surgery. Didn't read as something major, but it was still surgery. I really want him to pan out. He would fill a huge need.

 

[nyr2k2]

Vierling, as I just read, had off-season knee surgery. Didn't read as something major, but it was still surgery. I really want him to pan out. He would fill a huge need.

You're correct in both posts, about the surgery and about not playing last season. He absolutely has time to pick it up, no doubt. Grubbe is the other guy coming off an injury who has been off to a slow start offensively.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Anyone other prospects have a shot of making their WJC teams aside from Berard, Othmann and Garand? Chmelar or Vaisanen?

 

[nyr2k2]

Anyone other prospects have a shot of making their WJC teams aside from Berard, Othmann and Garand? Chmelar or Vaisanen?

Tärnström could have an outside shot I guess. Väisänen and Chmelař--in particular the latter--would be surprises IMO.

 

[Leetch3]

 

[Edge]

Othmann and Cuylle are guys to keep an eye for being big time OHL trade deadline targets.

 

[MrPodz]

Its nice to see otthman proving the haters wrong. We didnt have many uber prospects in the chl lately, so tracking them is fun.

 

[Edge]

Its nice to see otthman proving the haters wrong. We didnt have many uber prospects in the chl lately, so tracking them is fun.

He's got a shot to be an upper echelon support player and as a bonus, potentially a good "fit" for what the team is putting together.

I will also say that Othmann and Cuylle are going to be names that come up as the Rangers make inquiries moving forward. So that's the rub for fans.

 

[Dux917]

Brett Berard having a very good season so far -

 

[MrAlmost]

It would be a massive mistake to trade any of Othmann, Cuylle or Berard. They are exactly the types of players the Rangers are looking for and will come on ELCs which is another thing they will need. Trade the older players first. I don't think they will be moved.

 

[Matz03]

It would be a massive mistake to trade any of Othmann, Cuylle or Berard. They are exactly the types of players the Rangers are looking for and will come on ELCs which is another thing they will need. Trade the older players first. I don't think they will be moved.

By exactly, do you mean too many of the same type? And no I don't think we should actively seek to move them, all are having exceptional years, but we might have overdone the grit and now have little skill in that position in the system.

LW depth: Panarin, Kreider, Lafreniere, Othman, Cuylle, Berard, Gettinger. Hunt, Goodrow and Blais all mostly played LW before coming here, Barron mostly plaid LW at its probably how he gets to the pros. Even if some guys take the slow route, where are they all playing in 2-3-4 years?

We need to try to balance out the prospect pool again, need to find more skill, center and right wings.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

By exactly, do you mean too many of the same type? And no I don't think we should actively seek to move them, all are having exceptional years, but we might have overdone the grit and now have little skill in that position in the system.

LW depth: Panarin, Kreider, Lafreniere, Othman, Cuylle, Berard, Gettinger. Hunt, Goodrow and Blais all mostly played LW before coming here, Barron mostly plaid LW at its probably how he gets to the pros. Even if some guys take the slow route, where are they all playing in 2-3-4 years?

We need to try to balance out the prospect pool again, need to find more skill, center and right wings.

Just because Othmann and Berard play with an edge they are still skill players. Also of those 3 only one I dont think would be able to change wings is Othmann

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Just because Othmann and Berard play with an edge they are still skill players. Also of those 3 only one I dont think would be able to change wings is Othmann

Having spoken to all 3, I can tell you that both Berard and Othmann feel comfortable on either wing. The only issue they have is defensively as many wingers do, since they're on their backhand when trying to clear the zone. But offensively, either wing they are happy.

Will Cuylle specifically said he's a LW and prefers to stick to that side.

 

[MrAlmost]

By exactly, do you mean too many of the same type? And no I don't think we should actively seek to move them, all are having exceptional years, but we might have overdone the grit and now have little skill in that position in the system.

LW depth: Panarin, Kreider, Lafreniere, Othman, Cuylle, Berard, Gettinger. Hunt, Goodrow and Blais all mostly played LW before coming here, Barron mostly plaid LW at its probably how he gets to the pros. Even if some guys take the slow route, where are they all playing in 2-3-4 years?

We need to try to balance out the prospect pool again, need to find more skill, center and right wings.

I don't think grit and skill are mutually exclusive and I don't see a need to trade PPG+ players to diversify the prospect pool cause it lacks skill. Seems like there is plenty of skill. And all of these players are 2-3 years out. A lot of things can change in that time. Why would we trade them when Krav, Lundqvist, Goat, Hajek, Geogiev and maybe even Chytil are all better candidates to trade and help reduce cap impacts? Gettinger may play 4th line/13th forward next year to save cap. Blais, who knows now. His injury puts him in a sort of purgatory.

I have more faith over time in younger players like Othmann, Cuylle, Berard, etc. being able to play the other wing or maybe even center vs the guys currently on the team. Except for maybe Chytil. But his potential success on wing is based on a negative, that he doesn't really see the ice well enough to be a center. That could change though, as well. He is young too.

 

[Matz03]

Just because Othmann and Berard play with an edge they are still skill players. Also of those 3 only one I dont think would be able to change wings is Othmann

I get that those two have more natural ability, especially Othman and his shot. Cuylle has that net-front presence, Berard has more scoring touch than given credit for. But changing wings is way harder than people realize, Kreider didn't look so good, neither did Lafreniere. Blais had 4 points in 14 games, that's a 23 point pace and he was in the top 6 for many games. Goodrow looks better on the 4th line than playing RW in the top 6. The current team is a perfect example, the transition is not that easy if you want the same production and consistency.

 

[Matz03]

I don't think grit and skill are mutually exclusive and I don't see a need to trade PPG+ players to diversify the prospect pool cause it lacks skill. Seems like there is plenty of skill. And all of these players are 2-3 years out. A lot of things can change in that time. Why would we trade them when Krav, Lundqvist, Goat, Hajek, Geogiev and maybe even Chytil are all better candidates to trade and help reduce cap impacts? Gettinger may play 4th line/13th forward next year to save cap. Blais, who knows now. His injury puts him in a sort of purgatory.

I have more faith over time in younger players like Othmann, Cuylle, Berard, etc. being able to play the other wing or maybe even center vs the guys currently on the team. Except for maybe Chytil. But his potential success on wing is based on a negative, that he doesn't really see the ice well enough to be a center. That could change though, as well. He is young too.

I'll repeat, I don't think we should actively look to trade any of the guys mentioned. I really like what all three bring, (Othman, Cuylle, and Berard). But there is an obvious imbalance and just assuming wingers can be shifted over is glossing over the fact that current roster players have had a hard time making that transition. I don't like the idea of making players less effective by playing them out of position. Some can make them move, management needs to be smart here.

 

[MrAlmost]

I'll repeat, I don't think we should actively look to trade any of the guys mentioned. I really like what all three bring, (Othman, Cuylle, and Berard). But there is an obvious imbalance and just assuming wingers can be shifted over is glossing over the fact that current roster players have had a hard time making that transition. I don't like the idea of making players less effective by playing them out of position. Some can make them move, management needs to be smart here.

I don't mean to imply that changing position is easy, but I have more faith that younger players can do it before older players. Also, until Laf proves he is what people claimed him to be before the draft, there is still plenty of uncertainty on the left side as well. You don't trade depth at a position that years away cause today it looks crowded. Who knows what happens to Laf, Kreider and Panarin over the next 2 years. Hell, we saw Kreider's career almost end with his blood clot. It can change that quick.

 

[duhmetreE]

I get that those two have more natural ability, especially Othman and his shot. Cuylle has that net-front presence, Berard has more scoring touch than given credit for. But changing wings is way harder than people realize, Kreider didn't look so good, neither did Lafreniere. Blais had 4 points in 14 games, that's a 23 point pace and he was in the top 6 for many games. Goodrow looks better on the 4th line than playing RW in the top 6. The current team is a perfect example, the transition is not that easy if you want the same production and consistency.

Kreider looked fine and scores most of his goals from the right side. He had tofuZibs and Laf. He's not that hard of a carry.

Gallant said he doesn't care about sides. That we make a bigger issue out of it than it is.

 

[Gordon Bombay]

He's got a shot to be an upper echelon support player and as a bonus, potentially a good "fit" for what the team is putting together.

I will also say that Othmann and Cuylle are going to be names that come up as the Rangers make inquiries moving forward. So that's the rub for fans.

I will step up here and for the masses say welcome back!