Official 2016 NHL Draft/College & Europe FA Thread

[Trxjw]

How is it that the Rangers, with practically no prospects in the system, have signed only what, 2 undrafted players? They should be VERY aggressive with some of these kids. They have the SPC's and it's an easy sell. There's no one in the system to block you're way to the NHL.

Maybe they're waiting for the right players to free up? Gotta keep in mind that the Rangers aren't the ultimate destination for every kid either.

 

[NYR Viper]

Maybe they're waiting for the right players to free up? Gotta keep in mind that the Rangers aren't the ultimate destination for every kid either.

I have to imagine that with how thin the depth is in NY, it being an original 6 team and its in NYC would, at the very least, make them on the list. From there it's a sell job

 

[Joey Bones]

He is 6'5", big guys and skating is a tricky one, most big guys are not used to their bodys by 18 or 19. What a 6' player is at 17-19 is what most big guys are at 20-22.
It all depends on when his growth spurt was, if it was when he was younger then he will be a more developed skater at a younger age if he had a latter spurt(or is still growing at 19) then he will need more time to get used to his body.
Basically if the player looks awkward then I would give him some more time if he looks like he is used to his body then I would cut ties(if he is under preforming).

Agreed

 

[Joey Bones]

How is it that the Rangers, with practically no prospects in the system, have signed only what, 2 undrafted players? They should be VERY aggressive with some of these kids. They have the SPC's and it's an easy sell. There's no one in the system to block you're way to the NHL.

You got to think that maybe certain players NYR are targeting might get better offers/opportunities with other organizations.

I'm sure the Rangers were in on most of the undrafted FA's, but they probably took the easier NHL "now" route, specifically Caggiula and Kempny.

But not all are lost. Jerret Smith and Ahti Oksanen are connected with NYR previously and there hasn't been any updates on their statuses. I trust the player development and scouting departments. They did, in fact, snag a potential speedy scorer in Malte Stromwall and a potential middle six cog in Adam Chapie.

 

[Joey Bones]

http://3951-presscdn-28-25.pagely.n...tral-Scouting-Final-Rankings-Combined-PDF.pdf

The Hockey Writers combined all four portions of the NHL CSS Final Rankings and made a 7 round mock draft out of them.

According to this list, the Ranger picks would be....

3 (#80) - D: Sean Day
4 (#97) - RW: Eetu Tuulola
5 (#140) - G: Wouter Peeters
6 (#170) - LW: Mathieu Sevigny
7 (#200) - D: Dmitri Alexeyev

^ I would love this draft, to be honest, even if they select a goaltender.

Picks NYR traded away....

1 (#20) [Arizona's Pick] - LW: Riley Tufte
2 (#50) [Carolina's Pick] - D: Filip Hronek
4 (#110) [San Jose's Pick] - C: Tanner Kaspick

^ A little hard to swallow not being able to select Tufte or Hronek, but if NYR could grab the haul that the above projects, I would be satisfied.

 

[Joey Bones]

http://thehockeywriters.com/2016-nhl-draft-war-room-may-rankings/

Here is THW's actual consensus 7 round mock.

NYR's picks would be....

3 (#80) - LW: Simon Stransky
4 (#97) - RW: Kasper Bjorkqvist
5 (#140) - G: Griffin Outhouse
6 (#170) - G: Dylan Wells
7 (#200) - C: Johnathan Ang

^ Thumbs down draft, IMO. Love the Bjorkqvist selection and decent pickings in Stransky, but two goalies (one I've never even heard of) and a meh center prospect in Ang. Pass.

Picks that were traded away....

1 (#20) [Arizona's Pick] - C: Luke Kunin
2 (#50) [Carolina's Pick] - G: Carter Hart
4 (#110) [San Jose's Pick] - LW: Mikhail Maltsev

^ Only one that hurts there is Kunin.

 

[Bluenote13]

I would sign Mantha, he has the IQ and shooting/passing ability for pro game. Skating is off, but if put together properly it could be worth while.

Iverson, IMO, is done. Don't think a team would trade for his rights. It's either ELC or ATO for him.

I'd kinda be surprised if they didn't sign Mantha. 6'5 RHD, he's 20, is his skating as bad as say Andrej Sustr's at the same age?

http://3951-presscdn-28-25.pagely.n...tral-Scouting-Final-Rankings-Combined-PDF.pdf

The Hockey Writers combined all four portions of the NHL CSS Final Rankings and made a 7 round mock draft out of them.

According to this list, the Ranger picks would be....

3 (#80) - D: Sean Day
4 (#97) - RW: Eetu Tuulola
5 (#140) - G: Wouter Peeters
6 (#170) - LW: Mathieu Sevigny
7 (#200) - D: Dmitri Alexeyev

I would love this draft, to be honest, even if they select a goaltender.

Picks NYR traded away....

1 (#20) [Arizona's Pick] - LW: Riley Tufte
2 (#50) [Carolina's Pick] - D: Filip Hronek
4 (#110) [San Jose's Pick] - C: Tanner Kaspick

^ A little hard to swallow not being able to select Tufte or Hronek, but if NYR could grab the haul that THW project, I would be satisfied.

I like #4 #6, and #7, I think there were better players available at #3 and #5.

 

[Bluenote13]

http://thehockeywriters.com/2016-nhl-draft-war-room-may-rankings/

Here is THW's actual consensus 7 round mock.

NYR's picks would be....

3 (#80) - LW: Simon Stransky
4 (#97) - RW: Kasper Bjorkqvist
5 (#140) - G: Griffin Outhouse
6 (#170) - G: Dylan Wells
7 (#200) - C: Johnathan Ang

^ Thumbs down draft, IMO. Love the Bjorkqvist selection and decent pickings in Stransky, but two goalies (one I've never even heard of) and a meh center prospect in Ang. Pass.

Outhouse? Sounds like crap to me

No really, agreed with your thoughts, love KB, so-so on the Stransky pick.

 

[Trxjw]

http://3951-presscdn-28-25.pagely.n...tral-Scouting-Final-Rankings-Combined-PDF.pdf

The Hockey Writers combined all four portions of the NHL CSS Final Rankings and made a 7 round mock draft out of them.

According to this list, the Ranger picks would be....

3 (#80) - D: Sean Day
4 (#97) - RW: Eetu Tuulola
5 (#140) - G: Wouter Peeters
6 (#170) - LW: Mathieu Sevigny
7 (#200) - D: Dmitri Alexeyev

^ I would love this draft, to be honest, even if they select a goaltender.

Picks NYR traded away....

1 (#20) [Arizona's Pick] - LW: Riley Tufte
2 (#50) [Carolina's Pick] - D: Filip Hronek
4 (#110) [San Jose's Pick] - C: Tanner Kaspick

^ A little hard to swallow not being able to select Tufte or Hronek, but if NYR could grab the haul that the above projects, I would be satisfied.

Sean Day is an interesting pick, and someone I might take a gamble on, but honestly I'd be pissed if we passed on Wade Allison at that spot. I've heard a lot of good things about him from people, and his game really exploded in the 2nd half of the year.

 

[Mac n Gs]

What's the scouting report on Allison?

Also, what's the deal with Matthew Phillips and Adam Brooks, who I know we had in camp, but I believe is eligible for the draft again?

 

[Trxjw]

What's the scouting report on Allison?

Physical winger with good hands and is great around the net. Uses his body extremely well. Hard forechecker with good speed, but a slow first step. Was named MVP of the West team at the USHL top prospects game going 1+1. Has shown immense improvement offensively this season and had a monster playoff. Won the MVP in the Clark Cup with 16 points in 11 games, including 9 goals.

 

[Edge]

Sean Day would be worth the risk with a third round pick, so long as everyone understands that if he busts it could make for a pretty abysmal draft.

Stransky is also a somewhat typical third round pick. He's got a good skill set set, but hasn't really put all the pieces together. He reminds me a little of Vaclav Propsal and like Prospal his long term success is going to depend a lot on his ability to develop confidence in shooting the puck more as he develops.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Physical winger with good hands and is great around the net. Uses his body extremely well. Hard forechecker with good speed, but a slow first step. Was named MVP of the West team at the USHL top prospects game going 1+1. Has shown immense improvement offensively this season and had a monster playoff. Won the MVP in the Clark Cup with 16 points in 11 games, including 9 goals.

Sounds exactly like what he need. Also a bonus that he's a righty shot. Is the mid-late third round about an accurate projection for him? In another mock I saw, he went in the 6th round.

 

[Trxjw]

Sounds exactly like what he need. Also a bonus that he's a righty shot. Is the mid-late third round about an accurate projection for him? In another mock I saw, he went in the 6th round.

He was slated early in the season as a 5th+ round guy, but his second half and stellar playoff really vaulted him up the rankings. Some people are still projecting him as a 3rd rounder, but I honestly think there's a chance he could go in the 2nd.

 

[Bluenote13]

Sean Day is an interesting pick, and someone I might take a gamble on, but honestly I'd be pissed if we passed on Wade Allison at that spot. I've heard a lot of good things about him from people, and his game really exploded in the 2nd half of the year.

Allison getting alot of buzz around the boards. Joey Anderson too.

 

[Edge]

Allison's game is very simple --- which can be viewed as a positive or a negative.

On the one hand, he knows what works for him --- getting close and being hard to move.

On the other hand, he needs to really work on his skating because it's going to be harder to get there as the competition moves faster.

From what I've seen, and heard, his skill set outside of being a force in the slot is a bit lacking at the moment. But what he does well, he does very well.

He'd be a solid third round pick.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Allison getting alot of buzz around the boards. Joey Anderson too.

I absolutely loved Anderson's game while watching the U18s.

 

[Bluenote13]

I absolutely loved Anderson's game while watching the U18s.

Yeah, I see a talented player, some say he's a biproduct of the players he played alongside. I go for the upside, and I'm a sucker for a rink rat named Joey.

Speaking of rats, the Devils board was talking up Joey Andy recently.

Leafs fans talking Wade Allison.

 

[Edge]

Yeah, I see a talented player, some say he's a biproduct of the players he played alongside. I go for the upside, and I'm a sucker for a rink rat named Joey.

Speaking of rats, the Devils board was talking up Joey Andy recently.

Leafs fans talking Wade Allison.

I'd be shocked if Anderson isn't a second round pick.

His Under 18 player earned him a lot of attention.

 

[Mac n Gs]

I'd be shocked if Anderson isn't a second round pick.

His Under 18 player earned him a lot of attention.

William Lockwood was another player on that U18 team that I liked. Anderson should undergo some pretty good development playing at Minn-Deluth. Lockwood is a Michigan commit, and we all know that management likes kids that get coached by Coach Berenson for 4 years

 

[Edge]

William Lockwood was another player on that U18 team that I liked. Anderson should undergo some pretty good development playing at Minn-Deluth. Lockwood is a Michigan commit, and we all know that management likes kids that get coached by Coach Berenson for 4 years

I can't say Anderson is ever the first guy I've noticed on the ice, and yet whenever I've seen him play, he grabs my attention.

He has the potential to be exactly the kind of player that makes teams look back and wonder how they missed him.

 

[Joey Bones]

I'd kinda be surprised if they didn't sign Mantha. 6'5 RHD, he's 20, is his skating as bad as say Andrej Sustr's at the same age?

I would say he's a step below Sustr at the same age.

 

[Joey Bones]

Sean Day is an interesting pick, and someone I might take a gamble on, but honestly I'd be pissed if we passed on Wade Allison at that spot. I've heard a lot of good things about him from people, and his game really exploded in the 2nd half of the year.

I wouldn't. Sean Day is that typical drop pick that NYR has made a casual thing selecting lately (ala Duclair, Buchnevich, Saarela). Fallen talent has been a reoccurring program in the scouting department for NYR, especially with the lack of 1st rounders they have. Day hasn't had an easy transition since being a part of the "exceptional talent" club, but he isn't a bad prospect. I think of Klein when thinking of Day, but we'll see.

Glad you mentioned Allison. For the guys that mentioned that he might benefit from having better players beside him, are wrong. He was a full force for Tri-City for a few seasons now. Offensive weapon, plays PP and PK, lays crushing hits and has above average speed. He's underrated. Maybe mid-lower 3rd round, he still has issues in even strength defense, crisp passing and weight gain. This would be a good reach player for NYR, though.

At this point, I'd select Day over Allison, but I like both players in the 3rd.

 

[Trxjw]

I wouldn't. Sean Day is that typical drop pick that NYR has made a casual thing selecting lately (ala Duclair, Buchnevich, Saarela). Fallen talent has been a reoccurring program in the scouting department for NYR, especially with the lack of 1st rounders they have. Day hasn't had an easy transition since being a part of the "exceptional talent" club, but he isn't a bad prospect. I think of Klein when thinking of Day, but we'll see.

Glad you mentioned Allison. For the guys that mentioned that he might benefit from having better players beside him, are wrong. He was a full force for Tri-City for a few seasons now. Offensive weapon, plays PP and PK, lays crushing hits and has above average speed. He's underrated. Maybe mid-lower 3rd round, he still has issues in even strength defense, crisp passing and weight gain. This would be a good reach player for NYR, though.

At this point, I'd select Day over Allison, but I like both players in the 3rd.

I agree we've had success there, but that alone isn't enough for me to pass on Allison in favor of Day. Maybe just cross our fingers and hope we can get both in the 3rd.

 

[PKSpecialist]

The Oilers HF Board is wrapping up a mock draft. I had the honor of drafting for the Rangers. There were no trades allowed, just drafting. Here is the Rangers haul(flame away)

3. (82) RW - Yegor Korshkov - 6'4,179 - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, KHL - Massive winger showed the ability to completely dominate shifts at the World Junior Championship. He is a powerful skater with the ability to take the puck to the net.
4. (97) C/LW - Matt Filipe - 6'2,203 - Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, USHL- Power forward makes the game look easy. He is a solid skater and has an NHL ready shot.
5. (142) C - Igor Svyrev - 6'0,192 - Magnitogorsk, MHL - Playmaking center is an excellent passer and is good at creating offense.
6. (172) D - Chase Priskie - 6'0,192 - Quinnipiac, NCAA - Puckmoving defenseman picks his spots well on offense. He has a solid stick and anticipation skills in his own zone.
7. (202) D - Vojtech Zelenak - 6'5,214 - HC Sparta Praha U20, Czech U20 - Massive defender plays a mean physical style and doesn't panic under pressure. He skates well and has a big point shot.

It's very difficult to come away with a great haul when you only have five picks, and the first one is 82nd overall. I tried to have a balanced draft to add size and skill offensively, while taking a risk on a few defenders with high upside. I made a conscious decision pre-draft not to take a goaltender unless one fell to the point I couldn't resist. Let me know your thoughts. Will be doing a mock draft of my own pre-draft, so any insight into team preferences or tendencies and needs would be welcome.