Draft 2020 Draft & Undrafted Free Agent Thread: Part V

[eco's bones]

I like Newhook too but Filip's been playing some headier competition for a while. Newhook is a very talented player but I'm not sure he's as talented as Filip--maybe but Filip has one thing that Newhook doesn't have and that's raw power. It's one of the things with Mika he can beat you with finesse but he can also run over the top of or bull his way through a defense. I like that dynamic in a player and really Chytil is more like Mika or Kreider than Buchnevich, Fast or Strome who are more likely to bounce off of than go through. A good team takes all sorts of players and characters but to have something extra is better than to have not.

 

[Ghost of jas]

I like Newhook too but Filip's been playing some headier competition for a while. Newhook is a very talented player but I'm not sure he's as talented as Filip--maybe but Filip has one thing that Newhook doesn't have and that's raw power. It's one of the things with Mika he can beat you with finesse but he can also run over the top of or bull his way through a defense. I like that dynamic in a player and really Chytil is more like Mika or Kreider than Buchnevich, Fast or Strome who are more likely to bounce off of than go through. A good team takes all sorts of players and characters but to have something extra is better than to have not.

Chytil is a manchild. If he figures it out, he's going to be a beast. I'm willing to be patient with him.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Chytil is a manchild. If he figures it out, he's going to be a beast. I'm willing to be patient with him.

And those menchildren usually take longer than fans would like to get there. Thankfully there's never even been a slight inclination that Chytil isn't already doing or willing to put in the work it'll take him to get there

 

[cwede]

btw Aug 15 is almost here, unsigned drafted NCAA guys with exhausted eligibilty become UFA
See below

With Day, Gross cut loose, Rykov and maybe Reunanen loaning to Europe, maybe NYR sign a LHD? Or a RHD, w only LoVerde, Guitarri and RFA Raddysh on right for 'Pack?

Arizona
D - Dean Stewart|Nebraska-Omaha|2016|#188

Boston
D - Cameron Clarke|Ferris State|2016|#136|Signed by Wichita (ECHL)

Carolina
F - Matt Filipe|Northeastern|2016|#67
D - Luke Martin|U. of Michigan|2017|#52
F - Luke Stevens|Yale|2015|#126
F - Max Zimmer|Wisconsin|2016|#104

Chicago
D - Ryan Shea|Northeastern|2015|#121

Colorado
F - Cameron Morrison|Notre Dame|2016|#40
F - Denis Smirnov|Pennsylvania|2017|#156

Columbus
F - Carson Mayer|Ohio State|2017|#179

Edmonton
F - Graham McPhee|Boston College|2016|#149

Florida
F - Karch Bachman|Miami-Ohio|2015|#132
F - Miguel Fidler|Ohio State|2014|#143
D - Benjamin Finkelstein|Boston College|2016|#195
F - Patrick Shea|Maine|2015|#192

New York Islanders
F - Nick Pastujov|U. of Michigan|2016|#193

Ottawa
F - Christopher Wilkie|Colorado College|2015|#162

Pittsburgh
F - Nikita Pavlychev|Penn State|2015|#197
D - Ryan Jones|Nebraska-Omaha|2016|#121

San Jose
D - Karlis Cukste|Quinnipiac|2015|#130

Tampa Bay
D - Ryan Zuhlsdorf|U. of Minnesota|2015|#150

 

[Edge]

btw Aug 15 is almost here, unsigned drafted NCAA guys with exhausted eligibilty become UFA
See below

With Day, Gross cut loose, Rykov and maybe Reunanen loaning to Europe, maybe NYR sign a LHD? Or a RHD, w only LoVerde, Guitarri and RFA Raddysh on right for 'Pack?

Smirnov with Colorado was a kid I had decent hopes for back in the day. But man did the wheels fall off his college career. He went from the centerpiece in Penn State's offense to a side thought.

His teammate, Pavlychev is another kid who never quite put it all together after showing some promise. But he is MASSIVE.

 

[mas0764]

So I saw this video elsewhere here, but I couldn't find the thread it was in, so I'm reposting to discuss:



This guy says Lafreniere is a center eventually.

 

[aufheben]

So I saw this video elsewhere here, but I couldn't find the thread it was in, so I'm reposting to discuss:



This guy says Lafreniere is a center eventually.

He’s a line-driver. That’s what’s important.

 

[GordonGecko]

Laf's Agent Emilie Castonguay, first woman to represent a #1 pick:

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Laf's Agent Emilie Castonguay, first woman to represent a #1 pick:

Love to see it.

Go ahead and get your wolf whistles out of the way, boys. For my part, I hope she has a long and productive relationship with both the player and the org, leading to tons of success for both.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Love to see it.

Go ahead and get your wolf whistles out of the way, boys. For my part, I hope she has a long and productive relationship with both the player and the org, leading to tons of success for both.

Her client list is about to blow the f*** up.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

So I saw this video elsewhere here, but I couldn't find the thread it was in, so I'm reposting to discuss:



This guy says Lafreniere is a center eventually.

He could be. His entire skill set is suited for the position and he'll get some reps there eventually (We saw this a bit with Kane a few years ago and with MSL when Stepan was out injured)

He prefers playing on the wing though so thats where he should play. Maybe that changes down the line, but for now I'd just leave him be and let him do his thing where ever hes most comfortable.

 

[Crease]

Late to the Chytil conversation but I feel like he’s the second best forward prospect in the organization behind Kakko. So why would they move him?

 

[Fvital92]

MUST LISTEN!! f***ING LOVE JD!!

They won't trade the pick, in every interview - msg, nyr twitter, TSN - JD is dying to say "Yeah, we'll pick Lafreniere. Stop with the nonsense, please!"

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

They won't trade the pick, in every interview JD - msg, nyr twitter, TSN - is dying to say "Yeah, we'll pick Lafreniere. Stop with the nonsense, please!"

Yeah, unless the Rangers received a godfather offer for the pick that you couldn't refuse, then Lafreniere will be a Ranger in 2 months.

 

[RangersFan1994]

2020 Draft: Jean-Luc Foudy following lead of older brother Liam


do the Rabgers draft the other Foudy with the late 1st??

 

[Edge]

2020 Draft: Jean-Luc Foudy following lead of older brother Liam


do the Rabgers draft the other Foudy with the late 1st??

Personally, I think he’d a better candidate for a second rounder.

 

[eco's bones]

After Lafreniere I'd be angling towards Europeans.

 

[usekakkorightquinn]

Chytil has not been impressive at center. I don't see him as a center at this point. His faceoffs are atrocious and he didn't improve this season. Let him play wing. I'd rather put Barron in the middle and let him figure it out.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Yeah but again that Ottawa trade was for end of his prime Brassard. What’s being proposed here is for another player with just as much unrealized potential as Chytil.

That trade worked out really well for Ottawa and I am not even being sarcastic. Brassard, a proven play off performer at the time, was added to a team that was at its peak. Karlsson, Hoffman and Stone are now all gone, but that core, with Brassard added, was 1 goal away from reaching the Stanley Cup final in 2017

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

They won't trade the pick, in every interview JD - msg, nyr twitter, TSN - is dying to say "Yeah, we'll pick Lafreniere. Stop with the nonsense, please!"

Rangers are already emailing fans using the promise of Lafreniere to sell season tickets. They are not trading the pick, nor are they drafting anyone not named Lafreniere

 

[426ers]

Who do we think the Rangers will take with their second 1st round pick (assuming they don't trade it away in a deal)? Do they take Gunler, Bisson, Greig, etc.. or do they go for defense and if yes, who do they draft. Do we think that second first round pick could be an impact player for us?

 

[The Sweetness]

That trade worked out really well for Ottawa and I am not even being sarcastic. Brassard, a proven play off performer at the time, was added to a team that was at its peak. Karlsson, Hoffman and Stone are now all gone, but that core, with Brassard added, was 1 goal away from reaching the Stanley Cup final in 2017

That pick was an absolute nightmare for Ottawa.

Zibanejad put up a higher PPG the year immediately following the trade in both the regular season and playoffs than Brassard. In 2014-15 Zibanejad put up 9pts in 12 playoff games (37 pts in 56 regular season games) while Brassard put up 11pts in 19 playoff games (39 pts in 81 regula season games).

Brassard was with Ottawa for 2 years and a single playoff run. Ottawa essentially acquired a playoff rental by trading away someone who outperformed the rental in the short-term and to make matters far worse, who developed into a true 1C who is one of the league's best goal scorers at the moment.

That's brutal asset management. They could have got similar production from a deadline rental without trading away a player who became a franchise center.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Who do we think the Rangers will take with their second 1st round pick (assuming they don't trade it away in a deal)? Do they take Gunler, Bisson, Greig, etc.. or do they go for defense and if yes, who do they draft. Do we think that second first round pick could be an impact player for us?

All options are on the table.

 

[Cmox]

Are they allowing buy outs this year?
Didn’t think it would happen but maybe Hank somehow isn’t on roster next year

I saw somewhere that Gorton intends to have 2 goalies next season and JD had a private talk with Hank after the elimination game. So who knows?

 

[eco's bones]

Laf's Agent Emilie Castonguay, first woman to represent a #1 pick:

Her agency pretty much does players out of Quebec at least right now. It's more regional but Lafreniere should get her more notice.