Prospect Info: 2013-2014 Rangers Prospects Thread (Player Stats in Post #1; Updated 12/17)

[Zil]

Nightly Duclair update: 1g 1a (primary) +3
His team won 4-3 in a shootout (he did not score in the shootout).

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Adam Erne gave Jonathan Drouin a concussion tonight on an awful hit from behind into the boards tonight. Both are Tampa Bay prospects (and both are probably going to be very good players).

 

[Beacon]

First Period

Miss in the net.

Hughes with a good defensive play.

Jean with a great pass, but Kristo didn't finish.

Miss gives up a soft goal to Newbury. Out of position completely on the short side as Noob was coming from the right.

Miss almost gave up another softie. He will be an NHLer when I will be an NHLer.

Hartford on PP. jean with a hard shot, but the goalie slides to stop it.

Newbury coughed up the puck in front of his own net to Powe, but he couldn't convert.

Nicolls with a hard shot.

Two on one, but Hrivik couldn't get the pass to Nicholls.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

First Period

Miss in the net.

Hughes with a good defensive play.

Jean with a great pass, but Kristo didn't finish.

Miss gives up a soft goal to Newbury. Out of position completely on the short side as Noob was coming from the right.

Miss almost gave up another softie. He will be an NHLer when I will be an NHLer.

Hartford on PP. jean with a hard shot, but the goalie slides to stop it.

Newbury coughed up the puck in front of his own net to Powe, but he couldn't convert.

Nicolls with a hard shot.

Two on one, but Hrivik couldn't get the pass to Nicholls.

Was actually Tye McGinn who scored, Newbs got the assist.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

Adam Erne gave Jonathan Drouin a concussion tonight on an awful hit from behind into the boards tonight. Both are Tampa Bay prospects (and both are probably going to be very good players).

Was the hit/injury serious?

Canada and US could be losing 2 very important players for the WJC.

 

[Let Blaine Die]

Was the hit/injury serious?

Canada and US could be losing 2 very important players for the WJC.

Jeez. This happened last year with Stefan Noesen if I remember correctly. Got a 10 game suspension by the OHL right before the tournament and the IIHF upheld the ban for the WJC. Big hit for US if Erne isn't available.

 

[Leetch66]

Debating...whether to catch the Junior game tonight , Quebec & PEI and watch Graves and Duclair ...or stay home and have a few beer and watch the Rangers battle the Devils....what to do ??? Always decisions LOL !

 

[Leetch66]

Duclair had 2 assists tonight and was a + 2 . I did not attend the game .

 

[RangerBoy]

Minnesota begins their winter break. Michigan has one game before the break. North Dakota has two games.

Brady Skjei

2 quick thoughts: 1) Really like the MINN grittiness. Thought that was missing last yr 2) Skjei might not be best NCAA dman, but he’s close.

https://twitter.com/INCH/status/409434951264645120

I saw both games VS Michigan State this weekend. Sign him up. Friday night and Saturday afternoon games. There will be three months remaining of the college hockey season when it resumes after the holidays. Lucia and Skjei will be in Malmo.

 

[Raspewtin]

The progress Skjei has made in just a year is spectacular.

 

[Roo Returns]

The progress Skjei has made in just a year is spectacular.

If Staal is out long term or will never be the same now all of a sudden having Skjei along with McLIrath, Allen, and even Anderson is pretty vital.

Skjei is a big kid and can skate so he's finally growing into his body.

 

[Raspewtin]

How has Skjei's physical play been? I remember him not being much of a contact player his draft year, or last year.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

How has Skjei's physical play been? I remember him not being much of a contact player his draft year, or last year.

He's not physical like McIlrath, but I saw him throw a couple of big open ice hits last season.

 

[Raspewtin]

He's not physical like McIlrath, but I saw him throw a couple of big open ice hits last season.

Sweeeeet .

I wonder if he's a gopher next year, with the progress he's made.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

The progress Skjei has made in just a year is spectacular.

The good/weird thing is that our fanbase didn't overreact for once. He had an up and down year. I expected more *****ing about his play, but I guess there were other things to complain about.

It's great to see the improvement he's made. He looks like he did pre-NCAA. Awesome to see. Watching the kid skate is a joy.

 

[TheRightWay]

The good/weird thing is that our fanbase didn't overreact for once. He had an up and down year. I expected more *****ing about his play, but I guess there were other things to complain about.

It's great to see the improvement he's made. He looks like he did pre-NCAA. Awesome to see. Watching the kid skate is a joy.

Everyone was too busy crying over how Kreider's career was forever destroyed. Skjei fell under the radar.

 

[McDonagh]

The good/weird thing is that our fanbase didn't overreact for once. He had an up and down year. I expected more *****ing about his play, but I guess there were other things to complain about.

It's great to see the improvement he's made. He looks like he did pre-NCAA. Awesome to see. Watching the kid skate is a joy.

I was under the impression that he wasn't bad, he just got stuck behind a lot of good older players.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

I attribute Skjei's improvement to the lack of *****ing. Maybe if this fanbase *****ed less, things would go better.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

I was under the impression that he wasn't bad, he just got stuck behind a lot of good older players.

It was a bit of both. He didn't play all that well when he did play and was stuck behind a ton of guys. It was what I like to call a true "learning year." And it looks like it helped him out quite a bit.

 

[The Gloaming]

A rookie defenseman in a new and tougher league than he was used to. Didn't overreact because he was a freshman.

If he was getting scratched this season, it would be concerning.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

A rookie defenseman in a new and tougher league than he was used to. Didn't overreact because he was a freshman.

If he was getting scratched this season, it would be concerning.

Yeah, but you are logical. I meant most of the board, lol.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Personally I thought the reports of Skjei struggling were overblown last year.

He was stuck behind some good players. Gophers had 8 dmen last year, several good players took turns being the scratch. And he was adjusting to the college game. He made some gaffes, as do most dmen adjusting to that level. I'm not saying he was spectacular or even very good, but people were anointing Mike Reilly due to his flashy offensive game and WJC evaluation...but Skjei was pretty consistently a better defender. Obviously Reilly is better in the offensive zone.

Regardless, glad to see he has worked through his lumps. Have only caught 2 Gopher games this year. Excited to see him at the WJC.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Sweeeeet .

I wonder if he's a gopher next year, with the progress he's made.

Leave him in college. Let him develop, he's only 19.

 

[ecemleafs]

Leave him in college. Let him develop, he's only 19.

if the rangers feel hes ready for AHL than he should be signed.

 

[Raspewtin]

Leave him in college. Let him develop, he's only 19.

I wasn't suggesting we take him out of college, but with his serious progression it's not out of the realm of the possibility it happens.

With our defense all of a sudden becoming a weakness, who knows..