Prospect Info: Rangers Prospects Thread (Stats in Post #1; Updated 8.7.18)

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nyr2k2

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NORTH AMERICAN JUNIOR PROSPECTS -- OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL, Others
# Player Pos. Sh. DOB Ht. Wt. GP G A P +/- PIM Team/League Drafted
66 Gross, Nico D L 1/26/00 6'1" 185 Oshawa Generals/OHL R4 #101 2018 (NYR)
Hughes, Riley RW R 6/27/00 6'1" 174 Victoria Grizzlies/BCHLR7 #216 2018 (NYR)
4Keane, JoeyDR7/2/996'0"184Barrie Colts/OHLR3 #88 2018 (NYR)
5 0 2 2 -- 6 USA/U20 International
[THEAD] [/THEAD]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
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COLLEGE PROSPECTS -- NCAA
#Player Pos. Sh. DOB Ht. Wt. Yr. GP G A P +/- PIM Team/Conference Drafted
27Barron, MorganLWL12/2/986'3"208So.Cornell Big Red/ECACR6 #174 2017 (NYR)
Miller, K'Andre D L 1/21/00 6'4" 198 Fr. Wisconsin Badgers/B10 R1 #22 2018 (NYR)
29Nanne, TylerD/FR3/17/965'11"183Jr.Minnesota Golden Gophers/B10R5 #142 2014 (NYR)
[THEAD] [/THEAD]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
#PlayerPos.Glv.DOBHt.Wt.Yr.GPWLTGAASV%SOTeam/ConferenceDrafted
30Húska, AdamGL5/12/976'4"205Jr.UConn Huskies/HER7 #184 2015 (NYR)
33Wall, TylerGL1/14/986'3"217Jr.UMass Lowell River Hawks/HER6 #174 2016 (NYR)
[THEAD] [/THEAD]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
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INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTS -- KHL, Liiga, SHL, Others
#PlayerPos.Sh.DOBHt.Wt.GPGAP+/-PIMTeam/LeagueDrafted
Bernhardt, Daniel RWL4/11/966'2"190R4 #119 2015 (NYR)
Kjellberg, Simon D L 2/17/00 6'3" 190 R6 #163 2018 (NYR)
74 Kravtsov, VitaliRW L 12/23/99 6'4" 183 Traktor Chelyabinsk/KHL R1 #9 2018 (NYR)
31Lakatoš, DominikCL4/8/975'11"179HC Bílí Tygři Liberec/CZER6 #157 2017 (NYR)
27Lundkvist, NilsD R 7/27/00 5'11" 172 Luleå HF/SHL R1 #28 2018 (NYR)
5 0 1 1 -- 2 Sweden/U20 International
48 Pajuniemi, Lauri RW R 9/12/99 6'0" 183 HC TPS/Liiga R5 #132 2018 (NYR)
71 Ragnarsson, Jacob D L 9/23/99 6'0" 176 Almtuna IS/HA R3 #70 2018 (NYR)
11Reunanen, Tarmo DL3/1/986'0"179Rauman Lukko/LiigaR4 #98 2016 (NYR)
57 Rykov, YegorD L 4/14/976'2" 216 SKA St. Petersburg/KHL R5 #132 2016 (NJD)
5Själin, Calle DL9/2/996'1"176Leksands IF/HAR5 #145 2017 (NYR)
11Virta, Patrik CR3/6/965'9"181HC Slovan Bratislava/KHLR7 #207 2017 (NYR)
[THEAD] [/THEAD]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
#PlayerPos.Glv.DOBHt.Wt.GPWLOTLGAASV%SOTeam/LeagueDrafted
30Lindbom, Olof G L 7/23/00 6'2" 174Djurgårdens IF J20/J20SER2 #39 2018 (NYR)
30Shesterkin, Igor GL12/30/956'1"183SKA St. Petersburg/KHLR4 #118 2014 (NYR)
[THEAD] [/THEAD]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
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NORTH AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL PROSPECTS -- AHL, ECHL, NHL
#PlayerPos.Sh.DOB Ht.Wt.GPGAP+/-PIMTeam/LeagueDrafted
Andersson, Lias $ C L 10/13/986'0" 204R1 #7 2017 (NYR)
Bigras, Chris $D L 2/22/95 6'1" 190 R2 #32 2013 (COL)
Chytil, Filip $ CL9/5/996'2"202R1 #21 2017 (NYR)
Crawley, Brandon $ DL2/2/976'1"205R4 #123 2017 (NYR)
Day, Sean $ D L 1/9/98 6'3" 230 R3 #81 2016 (NYR)
Fogarty, Steven $CR4/19/936'3"215R3 #72 2011 (NYR)
Fontaine, Gabriel $CL4/30/976'1"191R6 #171 2016 (NYR)
Gettinger, Tim $ LW L 4/14/98 6'6" 218 R5 #141 2016 (NYR)
Gilmour, John $DL5/17/936'0"195UDFA 2016 (NYR)
Gropp, Ryan $ LWL9/16/966'2"187R2 #41 2015 (NYR)
Hájek, Libor $ D L 2/4/98 6'4" 210 R2 #37 2016 (TB)
Howden, Brett $ C L 3/29/98 6'3" 198 R1 #27 2016 (TB)
Leedahl, Dawson $LWL3/19/966'1"200UDFA 2017 (NYR)
Lettieri, Vinni $CR2/6/955'11"195UDFA 2017 (NYR)
Lindgren, Ryan $ D L 2/11/98 6'0" 198R2 #49 2016 (BOS)
Lindqvist, Michael $ RW R 9/12/94 5'11" 172 UDFA 2018 (NYR)
Meskanen, Ville $ RW R 10/2/95 6'1" 181 UDFA 2018 (NYR)
Nieves, Boo $CL1/23/946'3"200R2 #59 2012 (NYR)
O'Gara, Rob $DL 7/6/93 6'4" 215R5 #151 2011 (BOS)
Pedrie, Vince $DL1/7/946'0"195UDFA 2017 (NYR)
Pionk, Neal $DR7/29/956'0"190UDFA 2017 (NYR)
Ronning, Ty $ RW R 10/20/97 5'9" 172 R7 #201 2016 (NYR)
[THEAD] [/THEAD]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
#PlayerPos.Glv.DOBHt.Wt.GPWLOTLGAASV%SOTeam/LeagueDrafted
Georgiev, Alexandar $GL2/10/966'1"180UDFA 2017 (NYR)
Halverson, Brandon $GL3/29/966'4"208R2 #59 2014 (NYR)
Nell, Chris $GL9/2/946'1"190UDFA 2017 (NYR)
[THEAD] [/THEAD]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
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What Makes a Prospect?
A player will be considered a prospect until he meets the following criteria:

If a prospect is a skater (forward, defenseman) and has played in 65 NHL games or more before the completion of the season of his 24th birthday; or, if a goaltender has played in 45 NHL games before the completion of the season of his 24th birthday, that player will be considered graduated to the NHL. Conversely, if a player completes the season of his 24th birthday without passing those milestones, then that player will no longer be considered a prospect by Hockey’s Future, regardless of the player’s status with his NHL club.

An NCAA player who signs his first contract at or above the age of 22 has three years to meet the above criteria (65/45), while those NCAA players that turn pro under the age of 22 will be subjected to the criteria above.

European players who sign their first NHL contract at or above the age of 22 have three seasons from the time they sign that contract to meet the above criteria. Those European players below the age of 22 that have signed a NHL contract will be subjected to the criteria in section one.

NOTE: These are general guidelines and should be followed the majority of the time but certain players may still be listed as prospects if circumstances warrant.

Source: Hockey's Future - NHL Prospect Criteria
 
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egelband

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Lakatos. Any chance he makes it over and is an NHLer? I remember he was drafted as a pretty big tough guy with some skill. But no idea how he has developed.
 

nyr2k2

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Lakatos. Any chance he makes it over and is an NHLer? I remember he was drafted as a pretty big tough guy with some skill. But no idea how he has developed.
He had a poor season last year in a league that isn't great. And "attitude" issues actually had him demoted to a lower league for a handful of games. He looks like a long shot at best right now.
 
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egelband

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He had a poor season last year in a league that isn't great. And "attitude" issues actually had him demoted to a lower league for a handful of games. He looks like a long shot at best right now.
That’s a shame. I guess this coming season can be considered “make or break”. Thanks for the info.
 
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Goal
1. Igor Shesterkin
2. Alexandar Georgiev
3. Adam Huska

To me Shesterkin and Georgiev are kind of even right now. Both could become legit NHL starters. Rangers are very strong for the future in net.

Defense
1. Brady Skjei
2. Neal Pionk
3. Tony DeAngelo
4. Ryan Lindgren
5. Libor Hajek
6. Chris Bigras
7. Sean Day
8. Yegor Rykov
9. K'Andre Miller
10. Nils Lundkvist

Pretty hard to order this group. It's pretty much our 24 and under D corps which is why I include Skjei. He's still very young. There's a lot of quality here. I don't think there's a legit #1 D though but three/four years down the line some of the elements of this group should be the base of a very, very good NHL defense.

Forwards
1. Filip Chytil
2. Vitali Kravtsov
3. Lias Anderssson
4. Pavel Buchnevich
5. Brett Howden
6. Vinni Lettieri
7. Cristoval Nieves
8. Mikael Lindqvist
9. Ville Meskanen
10. Ty Ronning
11. Tim Gettinger
12. Ryan Gropp
13. Morgan Barron
14. Gabriel Fontaine
15. Patrik Virta

Buchnevich at 22/23 belongs in this group too. To me Lindqvist and Meskanen are wild cards. If they turn out to be for real NHL players--this group gets quite a bit deeper. There's center strength--the main question being will Chytil become a legit #1 C. Andersson IMO fits more as a 2nd liner. Buchnevich either a 1st or 2nd line wing. To me Chytil and Kravtsov have the most chance to be 1st line players and Andersson is a leader---captain material. Lettieri and Nieves should be bottom line NHL players IMO. After that the jury is out but anyone between 8 and 15 have a legit shot.
 

kovazub94

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Goal
1. Igor Shesterkin
2. Alexandar Georgiev
3. Adam Huska

To me Shesterkin and Georgiev are kind of even right now. Both could become legit NHL starters. Rangers are very strong for the future in net.

Defense
1. Brady Skjei
2. Neal Pionk
3. Tony DeAngelo
4. Ryan Lindgren
5. Libor Hajek
6. Chris Bigras
7. Sean Day
8. Yegor Rykov
9. K'Andre Miller
10. Nils Lundkvist

Pretty hard to order this group. It's pretty much our 24 and under D corps which is why I include Skjei. He's still very young. There's a lot of quality here. I don't think there's a legit #1 D though but three/four years down the line some of the elements of this group should be the base of a very, very good NHL defense.

Forwards
1. Filip Chytil
2. Vitali Kravtsov
3. Lias Anderssson
4. Pavel Buchnevich
5. Brett Howden
6. Vinni Lettieri
7. Cristoval Nieves
8. Mikael Lindqvist
9. Ville Meskanen
10. Ty Ronning
11. Tim Gettinger
12. Ryan Gropp
13. Morgan Barron
14. Gabriel Fontaine
15. Patrik Virta

Buchnevich at 22/23 belongs in this group too. To me Lindqvist and Meskanen are wild cards. If they turn out to be for real NHL players--this group gets quite a bit deeper. There's center strength--the main question being will Chytil become a legit #1 C. Andersson IMO fits more as a 2nd liner. Buchnevich either a 1st or 2nd line wing. To me Chytil and Kravtsov have the most chance to be 1st line players and Andersson is a leader---captain material. Lettieri and Nieves should be bottom line NHL players IMO. After that the jury is out but anyone between 8 and 15 have a legit shot.

Thanks @eco's bones .

What pretty apparent right off the bat is that there’s a good depth across all groups for a surprising development of one of these prospects into a top tier material (less chance for “surprising “ at forwards). At forward, I’d still feel good about a core of Kreider, Zibanejad, Buchnevich, Chytil, Kravtsov, Andersson, Howden and Hayes. And there still a big group of others to add another one or two to the discussion (I’m very intrigued by Barron).

At defense, you can’t miss an overweight at LD. I’d put money on the bet that at least one will surprise. What’s the team’s plan for RD? There’s got to be something else at work to address the only apparent weakness.
 
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Thanks @eco's bones .

What pretty apparent right off the bat is that there’s a good depth across all groups for a surprising development of one of these prospects into a top tier material (less chance for “surprising “ at forwards). At forward, I’d still feel good about a core of Kreider, Zibanejad, Buchnevich, Chytil, Kravtsov, Andersson, Howden and Hayes. And there still a big group of others to add another one or two to the discussion (I’m very intrigued by Barron).

At defense, you can’t miss an overweight at LD. I’d put money on the bet that at least one will surprise. What’s the team’s plan for RD? There’s got to be something else at work to address the only apparent weakness.
Faulk or pesce and a 2019 1st from Carolina
 

EdJovanovski

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The Rempire State
1. Vitaly Kravtsov
2. Igor Shestyorkin
3. Filip Chytil
4. Pavel Buchnevich
5. Brady Skjei
6. KAndre Miller
7. Nils Lundkvist
8. Anthony DeAngelo
9. Lias Andersson
10. Libor Hajek
11. Brett Howden
12. Neal Pionk
13. Ryan Lindgren
14. Yegor Rykov
15. Ty Ronning
 
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That should probably say stage not age.

Either way, I don’t really view them as being that close right now.
 

nyr2k2

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I started updating the new guys above but quit halfway through when I realized I'd add a guy and save, but in doing so a guy I'd already added had disappeared. When I realized I lost half my work I was pretty annoyed and said f*** it.
 

Polar Bear

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Y'all can shit on this draft as much as you want, but look at our prospect pool two years ago compared to now. There is no doubting the fact that Gorton turned one of the worst prospect pools into one of the better ones in the entire league.
 

Irishguy42

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Fitzy

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With the depth now, the only player that really must succeed for the rebuild is Kravtsov. We've got enough depth in other places to have a couple big busts not be a deal-breaker.

Obviously these things never run smoothly, but looking at some of the organization depth and projections...

XXX-Chytil-Kravtsov
XXX-Andersson-Buchnevich
XXX-Howden-XXX
Barron-Nieves-Ronning

Hajek-Skjei
Miller-Pionk
Lindgren-Lundkvist
Rykov-Day

It becomes pretty clear where the organization needs to fill in the eventual holes via free agency. If Hayes and Zib are here for the long run than perhaps Chytil makes the switch to wing.

Still haven't given out hope on getting some better win prospects via trades this season.
 

GeorgeKaplan

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I don't get Day Two of the draft. I'm not saying it's bad, since I don't know enough about the players. Although I do disagree with taking a goalie where we did as a matter of principal.

However, the three picks on Day One are what make the draft, and I like them all. So, I have mixed feelings about the draft top to bottom but am very happy with the guys at the top.

And yes, the prospect pool is exponentially better than it was before.
Kind of how I feel too. I really liked the three picks in round one, the goalie pick is insane to me, liked the 2 guys in round three, and I know mostly nothing about the rest of them.
 

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I’m not sure if this is a sarcastic comment or a happy comment on the teams strong depth.
Sorry, I’m a bit slow on this stuff.
I think it's genuine. And I agree!

I think the selection of a goalie in the second round and the slew of LHD in the later rounds have people (including me) down on the overall draft experience. But taking a step back and looking at the prospect pool today compared to where it was only a few months back (and especially a year ago), is very encouraging.
 
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With the depth now, the only player that really must succeed for the rebuild is Kravtsov. We've got enough depth in other places to have a couple big busts not be a deal-breaker.

Obviously these things never run smoothly, but looking at some of the organization depth and projections...

XXX-Chytil-Kravtsov
XXX-Andersson-Buchnevich
XXX-Howden-XXX
Barron-Nieves-Ronning

Hajek-Skjei
Miller-Pionk
Lindgren-Lundkvist
Rykov-Day

It becomes pretty clear where the organization needs to fill in the eventual holes via free agency. If Hayes and Zib are here for the long run than perhaps Chytil makes the switch to wing.

Still haven't given out hope on getting some better win prospects via trades this season.
Guys like Kreider, Zib, Fast will still be solid to good players in 4 years time, players that can still play at an above average level in their late 20s, early 30s

In 4 years it would not be out of this world to see these lines (with xxxx being a Free Agent or Draft Pick)

xxxx - Chytil - Kravstov
Andersson Zibanejad - Buchnevich
Kreider Howden xxxx
Vesey xxxx Fast
 

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Corey Pronman did final rankings for total draft grades today. He gave the Rangers a B, which was the same grade as 5 other teams, and only 7 teams had higher grades. I can't link the article because it is on The Athletic (which I highly recommend, I read it everyday for multiple sports) but I can post his brief Rangers recap:

New York Rangers
Grade: B
If there were picks the Rangers made where I thought “damn, that could work out well,” it was their very first pick in Vitali Kravtsov at No. 9, and their very last pick Riley Hughes at No. 216. In between that, we got a mixture of solid to decent prospect. K’Andre Miller is very good. I didn’t love him in top 20, but he has potential. Nilsm Lundkvist at No. 29 was high for me, as was the goalie Olof Lindbom at No. 38, despite the fact I thought he was a top tier goalie prospect in the class. I didn’t have Joey Keane on my board, but I heavily considered him and didn’t mind that pick or the Nico Gross one. I give the Rangers a good grade, because at the end of the day, Kravtsov is a hell of a player, Miller a very good one, and they got talent on Day 2, but I think they could have gotten more at the same time.

- Pronman: 2018 NHL draft grades
 

mike14

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Great stuff nyr2k2, lots of promising names in those tables to follow through 2018/19. Looks so much better than 12 months ago!
 

nyr2k2

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I don't get Day Two of the draft. I'm not saying it's bad, since I don't know enough about the players. Although I do disagree with taking a goalie where we did as a matter of principal.

However, the three picks on Day One are what make the draft, and I like them all. So, I have mixed feelings about the draft top to bottom but am very happy with the guys at the top.

And yes, the prospect pool is exponentially better than it was before.
 

egelband

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The feels when Brett Howden is ~ your 5th best forward prospect. Fun times ahead!
I’m not sure if this is a sarcastic comment or a happy comment on the teams strong depth.
Sorry, I’m a bit slow on this stuff.
 

Ghost of jas

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I don't get Day Two of the draft. I'm not saying it's bad, since I don't know enough about the players. Although I do disagree with taking a goalie where we did as a matter of principal.

However, the three picks on Day One are what make the draft, and I like them all. So, I have mixed feelings about the draft top to bottom but am very happy with the guys at the top.

And yes, the prospect pool is exponentially better than it was before.

IMO, substitute a Jake Wise or Jacob Olofsson for the goalie, and this draft would look so much better. The three Dmen in rounds 3 and 4 add more solid depth with some upside to an already deep D group.
 

nyr2k2

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Just checking – looks like you added some guys taken after Kravtsov, but not all? Not seeing either Miller or Lundkvist for example...
Yeah, I mentioned a few posts up that the board acting funky was causing me to lose work. I'd add a guy, save, and then randomly someone would disappear. Since it takes about five times more effort to do anything with tables on this new platform, it just wasn't worth continuing. I'll do a complete update tomorrow.
 
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