Prospect Info: Rangers Prospect Rankings: (Fall 2020) - #25

[Harbour Dog]

Ranger's Fall 2020 Prospect Rankings

1. Alexis Lafreniere (F) (2020 Draft - 1st Round) (N/R)
2. Igor Shesterkin (G) (2014 Draft - 4th Round) (E)
3. Nils Lundkvist (RD) (2018 Draft - 1st Round) (+2)
4. Vitali Kravtsov (F) (2018 Draft - 1st Round) (E)
5. K'Andre Miller (LD) (2018 Draft - 1st Round) (+1)
6. Braden Schneider (RD) (2020 Draft - 1st Round) (N/R)
7. Matthew Robertson (LD) (2019 Draft - 2nd Round) (+6)
8. Julien Gauthier (F) (2016 Draft - 1st Round) (N/R)
9. Morgan Barron (F) (2017 - 6th Round) (+2)
10. Zac Jones (LD) (2019 - 3rd Round) (-3)
11. Tarmo Reunanen (LD) (2016 Draft - 4th Round) (+5)
12. Karl Henriksson (F) (2019 Draft - 2nd Round) (+3)
13. Will Cuylle (F) (2020 - 2nd Round) (N/R)
14. Libor Hajek (LD) (2016 - 2nd Round) (-5)
15. Tyler Wall (G) (2016 - 6th Round) (+3)
16. Lauri Pajuniemi (F) (2018 - 5th Rounder) (-2)
17. Evan Vierling (F) (2020 Draft - 5th Round) (N/R)
18. Brett Berard (F) (2020 Draft - 5th Round) (N/R)
19. Patrick Khodorenko (F) (Undrafted) (N/R)
20. Oliver Tarnstrom (F) (2020 Draft - 3rd Round) (N/R)
21. Justin Richards (F) (Undrafted) (N/R)
22. Tim Gettinger (F) (2016 Draft - 5th Round) (-3)
23. Dylan Garand (G) (2020 draft - 4th Round) (N/R)
24. Hunter Skinner (RD) (2019 - 4th Round) (-4)

Leevi Aaltonen has been added to the poll.

Players available to be added:​

Player	Age	Position
Hugo Ollas	18	G
Jake Elmer	21	F
Gabriel Fontaine	23	F
Riley Hughes	20	F
Patrick Newell	24	F
Matthew Rempe	18	F
Ty Ronning	22	F
Austin Rueschhoff	23	F
Brandon Crawley	23	LD
Simon Kjellberg	20	LD
Jacob Ragnarsson	21	LD
Calle Sjalin	21	LD

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[Harbour Dog]

Rykov, add Sjalin.

 

[Leetch3]

Rykov add Kjellberg

 

[Edge]

Rykov

Enters this season at a bit of an NHL career crossroads.

 

[nyr2k2]

Rykov, Själin.

 

[cwede]

add Rueschhoff or Sjalin

 

[bmoak]

Rykov. Add Sjalin.

 

[Savant]

Rykov, add Sjalin

 

[UnSandvich]

It's crazy how some of these prospects had legitimately good years, and are still falling b/c of all the depth we're adding

 

[aufheben]

Seems like just yesterday I couldn’t name more than 5 of our prospects.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Add Själin

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Add Sjalin

 

[darko]

Rykov add Rempe

 

[kovazub94]

Rykov, Sjalin

 

[NYR Viper]

Add Sjalin

 

[nyr2k2]

Sjalin is interesting. Two years ago I really liked his game. He was good defensively and just steady. His skating wasn't great and the offense never seemed to materialize the way you hoped, but he was still interesting. Last year, I don't know, he looked slower, more indecisive, didn't really make any progress in general. He was too young to write off completely but he quickly was pushed to the very periphery of my radar. The injuries were obviously troubling.

I haven't watched him at all this year so I don't know there's any reason for me to change my outlook on him as a player (as in, I don't know if his tools have improved at all). However, playing regular minutes in a substantial role in the SHL certainly warrants inclusion in the ranked portion of our poll.

I missed where we added Aaltonen, but I would not have done that, as he has been totally unimpressive to me. I would also probably take Sjalin ahead of Linbom, at this point.

 

[E-Train]

Rykov, Sjalin

 

[eco's bones]

Add Rueschoff.

 

[NYR Viper]

I feel like Kjellberg is somewhat underrated here. 11 points in 32 games as a freshman d-man in the NCAA? Seems like a long-term project for sure but has some upside

 

[nyr2k2]

I feel like Kjellberg is somewhat underrated here. 11 points in 32 games as a freshman d-man in the NCAA? Seems like a long-term project for sure but has some upside

I admit that he surprised me last season, and pleasantly so. He went 2+2 in his first two games and then 3-4-7 in his next 30. Which, honestly, 7 point would have been a good showing for him given the USHL season he had before. Curious to see how he does whenever he gets back, if he can take a step forward, or if he stagnates or regresses. Truthfully, when I watched him with Dubuque (I gave game reports), he had no notable skills even among his USHL peers. His skating wasn't good, his defense was unrefined, he didn't move the puck well, etc. So I'm not sure if last year was a mirage or not, but he surely deserves some credit.