Dylan Mcilrath Part III
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Definitely keeping the faith. Would love to have a mean hard hitting dman. We don't need him to be a 1-4 but rather a solid 5/6. Can he keep up with the skating at NHL Level?
Bluenote13
Believe In Henke
I would love to hear what anyone other than NYR personnel or the Farthord Courant have to say about him. Where can I get an opinion from someone without a horse in the race?
haohmaru
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Bluenote13
Believe In Henke
I would love to hear what anyone other than NYR personnel or the Farthord Courant have to say about him. Where can I get an opinion from someone without a horse in the race?
The old Wolfpack thread is filled with progression comments on Mcilrath. More conveniently, if you're lucky, some of our WolfPack watchers will see your plea, and respond with reports. In a nutshell, he seems to have finally had a breakout year...
I won't comment, as all my info is secondhand....but there are several guys here that watch the games and are more than qualified to give you an opinion.
Bluenote13
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Like I said, the fans are usually not as honest as you'd like them to be. I know I'm biased when it comes to NYR property, no shame in admitting it, but usually there's two sides of the coin and alot of opinions become a lovefest without criticism.
I've read mikos, like his analysis, and Beacon has been alot better now that he goes a little deeper when it comes to MCI.
Well there ya go. That's who I would have read, as well. Other than followers of the Rangers and coaches, I doubt you'll find much in the way of scouting/progress reports on DM. Take what you can get.
haohmaru
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Or, have a look for yourself. Subscribe to hockeystreams.com and watch the WolfPack archives. It's not all that expensive.
Bluenote13
Believe In Henke
Yeah I've watched a few the last two seasons. I have my own opinion, usually like to hear others, especially on MCI, this is the type of player no one can read on paper. You have to watch him, watch his linemates, watch his opposition, see how the coaches handle him in situations. This kind of stuff most people have no time for but its exactly whats needed to get a good read on him without having watched him.
NickyFotiu
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If Dylan would spend the summer with Barbra Underhill working on his right/left pivots 6 hours a day he could be a pretty darn good player. His reach and straight away speed are positives. His vulnerability like many very tall players comes from a agility perspective.
This link worked for me:
http://www.courant.com/sports/hockey/hc-jacobs-column-0528-20150527-column.html
Basically just that he is a much improved player. Go to guy. Throws huge, clean hits with out taking himself out of position. Solid defender. Plus player thru the playoffs.
He's just never going to be a stud, puck moving, D man.
I've been saying it for years. If he could be a nastier version of Mike Sauer, he would be solid asset.
Hopefully it's for the Rangers.
Well it sure sounds like he has a shot . The team could use a mean Dman that's fir sure and with the cap I'm good w throwing him out there as the 6th D. They need to love Boyle ideally
Currently: a Kostka AHL/#8
Most-likely will be: a Gudas #6/7
Ceiling: a Sauer #4/5
Based on his draft position, he should've superseded Girardi already
Most-likely will be: a Gudas #6/7
Ceiling: a Sauer #4/5
Based on his draft position, he should've superseded Girardi already
KingWantsCup
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I miss Sauer so much.
He was like Dan Girardi lite. Just such a steady defenseman. A damn shame.
Edge
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Essentially, he HAS to make the team this year.
Otherwise I don't see him clearing waivers. He's got enough of an interesting combination, at a good price, that someone will take a flyer on him.
Otherwise I don't see him clearing waivers. He's got enough of an interesting combination, at a good price, that someone will take a flyer on him.
I miss Sauer so much.
He was like Dan Girardi lite. Just such a steady defenseman. A damn shame.
Except he was good defensively
JC704
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Thank you. The bold is basically what I care about the most. He wasn't drafted to be a puck-mover, he was drafted to bring snarl and bite to a group that hopefully had a few puck-movers.
If Sauer never gets hurt, I believe he's still playing with McDonagh to this day. That pair screamed like out future 1-2 after being developed and brought up together.
It seems evident to me that one of Girardi and Klein have to be moved to bring McIlrath into the fold next season. I think Klein's sub-par playoffs was more due to the injury and probably not having enough time to really properly get back into the groove. Think his contract is also an asset. Seems to me like if Sather HAS to move a guy on the back-end, it should be Girardi mainly due to cap purposes.
I'd really like to see McDonagh with the main squad. Hopefully he gets to the point one day where he's reliable enough to pair with McDonagh. For now, I'd take a Yandle-McIlrath. It seems like Yandle is tailor-made for AV's system and would be solid opposite Dylan. On paper, their games seem to mesh together really well. Yandle can skate, make nice passes and force the other team to defend while McIlrath can be the more reliable stay-at-home player next to him. I believe I've also heard McIlrath has a solid shot, so that could be an asset playing beside a player like Yandle.
Beacon
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This is wrong. McIlrath is already likely able to be a 6/7 defenseman. He's highly likely to be at least a 4/5 defenseman and his ceiling is to be a faster, tougher version of Jeff Beukeboom on the first pairing.
MacTruck27
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Girardi simply isn't getting moved. We are going to be dealing with this whale of a contract for years to come.
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