Rangers Prospect Ranking: (Winter 2024) - #1
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Amazing Kreiderman
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Went with Othmann this time because of how close he is. Gabe looks great tho.
JimmyG89
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Othmann is still the #1 guy for me. Gabe closed that gap a bunch, but I'll take the now 21 year old that is producing at a .8 PPG clip in the AHL. It's splitting hairs at this point. Also people shouldn't sour on Othmann cause he isn't NHL ready at this point.
Add Berard and Garand
Add Berard and Garand
bhamill
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Gabe has moved just past Othmann for me.
Add Edstrom and Fortescue. Any of Garand, Berard or Sykora could be my third.
Fortescue has impressed me this season both watching his NCAA games (thanks ESPN+!) and the WJC. I think he ends up a solid 2nd pair guy. Maybe more...
Having to exclude guys I'm high on is a nice problem to have...
Add Edstrom and Fortescue. Any of Garand, Berard or Sykora could be my third.
Fortescue has impressed me this season both watching his NCAA games (thanks ESPN+!) and the WJC. I think he ends up a solid 2nd pair guy. Maybe more...
Having to exclude guys I'm high on is a nice problem to have...
| Name | Pos. | DOB | Ht. | Wt. | Team/League | Acquired |
| Barbashev, Maxim | LW | 12/18/03 | 6'1" | 187 | Rimouski Océanic/QMJHL | Drafted R5 #161 2022 |
| Berard, Brett | LW | 09/09/02 | 5'9" | 165 | Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL | Drafted R5 #134 2020 |
| Boyko, Talyn | G | 10/16/02 | 6'8" | 200 | Cincinnati Cyclones/ECHL | Drafted R4 #112 2021 |
| Chmelař, Jaroslav | RW | 07/20/03 | 6'5" | 221 | Providence Friars/HEA | Drafted R5 #144 2021 |
| Edström, Adam | F | 10/12/00 | 6'8" | 225 | Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL | Drafted R6 #161 2019 |
| Fortescue, Drew | D | 04/28/05 | 6'2" | 170 | Boston College Eagles/HEA | Drafted R3 #90 2023 |
| Garand, Dylan | G | 06/07/02 | 6'1" | 181 | Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL | Drafted R4 #103 2020 |
| Henricks, Ty | LW | 06/28/05 | 6'5" | 205 | Muskegon Lumberjacks/USHL | Drafted R6 #183 2023 |
| Henriksson, Karl | F | 02/05/01 | 5'9" | 176 | Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL | Drafted R2 #58 2019 |
| Karpa, Zakary | C | 03/25/02 | 6'2" | 190 | Harvard Crimson/ECAC | Drafted R6 #191 2022 |
| Kempf, Hank | D | 04/15/02 | 6'2" | 204 | Cornell Big Red/ECAC | Drafted R7 #208 2021 |
| Korczak, Ryder | C | 09/23/02 | 5'11" | 173 | Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL | Drafted R3 #75 2021 |
| Laba, Noah | C | 08/04/03 | 6'2" | 192 | Colorado College Tigers/NCHC | Drafted R4 #111 2022 |
| Lamb, Brody | RW | 08/30/03 | 6'1" | 175 | Minnesota Golden Gophers/B10 | Drafted R4 #1042021 |
| Larsson, Rasmus | D | 02/09/04 | 6'3" | 198 | Green Bay Gamblers/USHL | Drafted R5 #152 2023 |
| Lindbom, Olof | G | 07/23/00 | 6'2" | 183 | Cincinnati Cyclones/ECHL | Drafted R2 #39 2018 |
| Mancini, Victor | D | 05/26/02 | 6'4" | 220 | Omaha Mavericks/NCHC | Drafted R5 #159 2022 |
| McConnell-Barker, Bryce | C | 06/04/04 | 6'2" | 196 | Soo Greyhounds/OHL | Drafted R3 #97 2022 |
| Ollas, Hugo | G | 04/24/02 | 6'8" | 253 | Merrimack Warriors/HEA | Drafted R7 #197 2020 |
| Pajuniemi, Lauri | RW | 09/12/99 | 6'0" | 196 | IF Malmö Redhawks/SHL | Drafted R5 #132 2018 |
| Rempe, Matt | F | 06/29/02 | 6'7" | 207 | Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL | Drafted R6 #165 2020 |
| Robertson, Matthew | D | 03/09/01 | 6'4" | 201 | Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL | Drafted R2 #49 2019 |
| Roobroeck, Dylan | C | 07/27/04 | 6'7" | 204 | Oshawa Generals/OHL | Drafted R6 #178 2023 |
| Scanlin, Brandon | D | 06/02/99 | 6'4" | 216 | Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL | Signed as UDFA 2022 |
| Tärnström, Oliver | LW | 08/30/02 | 6'0" | 163 | Brynäs IF/HockeyAllsvenskan | Drafted R3 #92 2020 |
| Trivigno, Bobby | LW | 01/19/99 | 5'7" | 160 | Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL | Signed as UDFA 2022 |
| Väisänen, Kalle | LW | 01/28/03 | 6'4" | 203 | HC TPS/Liiga | Drafted R4 #106 2021 |
HockeyBasedNYC
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Closed out before I could vote.
Gabe is interesting to me. There are a lot of things to love about his game. Theres a lot of Datsyukian maturity but there are also some pretty important things he's going to need to improve upon if he wants to be just as effective at the NHL level. But he's got plenty of time for that, as do most prospects.
Othmann was very good, but not as prolific a player as Gabe is at this moment, so in regards to the timeline I'm going with Gabe at #1 and Othmann #2.
I usually adjust it the other way around for these polls considering Othmann has already had NHL time, but I dont think you can ignore what Gabe's role and contributions were on a gold medal winning team.
Add Garand.
Gabe is interesting to me. There are a lot of things to love about his game. Theres a lot of Datsyukian maturity but there are also some pretty important things he's going to need to improve upon if he wants to be just as effective at the NHL level. But he's got plenty of time for that, as do most prospects.
Othmann was very good, but not as prolific a player as Gabe is at this moment, so in regards to the timeline I'm going with Gabe at #1 and Othmann #2.
I usually adjust it the other way around for these polls considering Othmann has already had NHL time, but I dont think you can ignore what Gabe's role and contributions were on a gold medal winning team.
Add Garand.
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I feel like a lot of those things were things he did really well at the WJC.
His retrieval rate and puck battles won were noticeable. They were tracked and he came out tops on his line too (even ahead of Leonard who did a whole lot of the driving of the bus otherwise.) He graded out as the best defensively of the 3 too (with Smith easily being the worst.)
I think Fortescue more than holding his own at this tournament was probably the biggest surprise, but seeing Gabe excel against his peers in an area that has been a weakness for him (at the NCAA level) was a giant plus. The willingness and ability are certainly there. Want to see if these carry over into his regular season or if he was just able to be more successful because he's not going up against guys who are 23-25. Regardless, these weren't really areas where he excelled as recently as the u18's so its a massive arrow in the right direction. Didn't hinder him from doing what he normally does either.
it doesn't change his ETA for me as physical growth still needs to happen but injuries aside I dont see any way he plays more than another year in college. What he will do to the NCAA (and the WJC) next season is going to be unholy. Get ready for some awful trade proposal from opposing fan bases.
HockeyBasedNYC
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Dave Starman was talking about Perrault and his edgework/tight turning radius and how that will translate really well to the pro level. One of the knocks going into the draft (seems to be a theme with Ranger picks) was his skating so it was nice to hear and see this on display during the World Juniors.
I agree next year he could very well take another step playing as an older u20. He'll bulk up a bit and playing in a strong college division against some older kids become men will help. His mind will always be a step ahead and I could see him take another leap in the deception dept, similar to Fox.
Sometimes you forget how young these kids are that you are assessing. Hes got all the tools and is trending to be the absolute steal of the 23 draft
The Crypto Guy
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His straight ahead skating in not at all explosive but his edge work is very good.
HockeyBasedNYC
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Yes that's what I see too. Power skating will need to be a focus.
Hey, if Laffy can improve the way he did over a summer, so could he.
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