Prospect Info: Rangers Prospect Rankings: (Fall 2020) - #8

[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)​

Karl Henriksson has been included in the poll

Players available to be added:​

Player	Age	Position
Dylan Garand	18	G
Adam Huska	23	G
Olof Lindbom	20	G
Hugo Ollas	18	G
Tyler Wall	22	G
Leevi Aaltonen	19	F
Brett Berard	18	F
Eric Ciccolini	19	F
Adam Edstrom	19	F
Jake Elmer	21	F
Gabriel Fontaine	23	F
Tim Gettinger	22	F
Riley Hughes	20	F
Patrick Khodorenko	21	F
Patrick Newell	24	F
Lauri Pajuniemi	21	F
Matthew Rempe	18	F
Justin Richards	22	F
Ty Ronning	22	F
Austin Rueschhoff	23	F
Oliver Tarnstrom	18	F
Evan Vierling	18	F
Brandon Crawley	23	LD
Libor Hajek	22	LD
Simon Kjellberg	20	LD
Jacob Ragnarsson	21	LD
Yegor Rykov	23	LD
Calle Sjalin	21	LD
Hunter Skinner	19	RD

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[Harbour Dog]

There is a legit argument for all six of these guys.

Barron - Just kept improving in NCAA, perhaps built better for the NHL game than any of the others.

Cuylle - Youngest guy by a heap, expected 2nd rounder in the draft, should have a very translatable game.

Gauthier - Could very well be one small development step and an opportunity away from being Kreider-lite.

Henriksson - Playing regular top9 time in the SHL as a 19-year old, even though size and strength are stacked against him.

Jones - Turned heads from day one after we drafted him. Never lost a step in moving to the NCAA and earned a WJC berth.

Reunanen - Highly touted skills who finally kicked the injury bug, put up damn good Liiga numbers, and made it difficult for the Rangers to cut him last year.


Give me Barron at this exact moment, but man oh man, it's insane that we're choosing between these guys as who will be #8! And excluding the likes of Kakko, Fox, Lindgren, Chytil, and Howden in the process. Insane!

Add Hajek

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Henriksson add Pajuniemi

 

[bobbop]

Add Vierling

 

[broadwayblue]

Gauthier

 

[Kaapo di tutti capi]

Add Hajek

 

[n8]

add Pajuniemi

 

[B17 Apricots]

Add Wall

 

[Alluckks]

Barron for upside and position. He has been one of the biggest risers and I think prospect development momentum is an underrated aspect.

Add Skinner, Pajuniemi, or Hajek

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Gauthier, add Hajek.

 

[Raspewtin]

Gauthier due to the fact that he's so close in theory.

Have no idea who to add. The rest of the options have their own issues but doesn't make them any less interesting

 

[eco's bones]

I like Barron the best of all of them. I think he's already got a fundamentally sound 200' game which puts him over Gauthier for me. Add Hajek.

To comment on Cuylle--some think he could turn into a Tom Wilson kind of player and Cuylle when asked who he tries to model his game after says Jamie Benn.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Matthew Robertson plays LD, BTW, @Harbour Dog.

 

[NYR Viper]

Gauthier add Hajek

 

[Matt4776]

Jones.

 

[Leetch3]

Add Vierling

 

[Irishguy42]

Gauthier; Vierling

 

[kovazub94]

Gauthier. Add Pajuniemi

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I voted for Jones. I think his freshman year warrants him to be ahead of Gauthier. He's on par with Robertson for me

Add Berard. I think he's a very underrated prospect. High motor, versatile.

 

[Edge]

This is one is tough.

I went with Gauthier based on him on the cusp, and because he could be a nice player if it all comes together.

But Gauthier is also a bit of a wildcard for me. He is a kid who, for all his skill, often leaves me wanting and I just don’t know if I see a player who knows where to put all the puzzle pieces.

Still, factoring it all in, I feel like I “have to” put him here.

 

[nyr2k2]

Gauthier.

While I really wanted to choose Barron or Cuylle, Gauthier has already been really good in the AHL. There's a chance that's where it ends, for him; however that chance also definitely exists for Barron and Cuylle, and we don't even know if they can be as good in the AHL as Gauthier.

Add Libor Hajek, who I'm optimistic can turn it around and grab a spot this year (and who is still just 22--which is still quite young for a defenseman).

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Add Hajek.

 

[ElLeetch]

we drafted someone in the 1st round and hes only our 6th best prospect. we've come a long way...

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

I’ll make it easier and remove Kjellberg from contention

 

[Rangerboy030]

Add Hajek