Confirmed with Link: Rangers Select Richard Nejezchleb (RW - WHL) with 122nd Overall Pick

[nyr2k2]

The kid's name has already been anglicized--he's also listed as Shesterkin.

 

[ecemleafs]

The kid's name has already been anglicized--he's also listed as Shesterkin.

they didnt do a very good job of anglicizing that name lol

 

[Bluenote13]

Nitzer Ebb
and
Shesthereworkin

got it

 

[NYR Viper]

Sounds intriguing. He sounds like Dale Weise honestly. Weise, in hindsight, was a solid pick

 

[mti79]

So I like to pick a prospect or 2 and decide they're my favorite for absolutely no reason. I'm usually wrong but I think this kid is going on the list. He'll replace my inaugural choice Jesper Fast once he graduates to the NHL. I still hold out hope for Josh Nicholls and I have no idea why.

 

[Captain Lindy]

As for pronunciation:

Nej - Shleb

Someone better let Sam Rosen know.

 

[Raspewtin]

A lot of disagreement on if his skating is good or not.

 

[R S]

A lot of disagreement on if his skating is good or not.

Is it pretty "technically speaking"? No, probably not. But he's fast and has a powerful stride.

 

[Kaapo di tutti capi]

We really should have snatched up Snuggerud either with this pick or #118. LeBlanc later on wouldn't have sucked either.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Is it pretty "technically speaking"? No, probably not. But he's fast and has a powerful stride.

I wouldn't say he's fast or has a powerful stride. He has average top end speed with a pretty weak / choppy stride. I don't think he makes the most out of his movement since there is a lot of wasted effort in his skating. The thing is, though, that can be fixed.

I do like the rest of his game. If he was a better skater, he probably would have went earlier.

 

[wafflepadsave]

I don't think they envision him as a scorer at the next level. More like a bottom six guy who will be a great pest but still be able to put up some points. I figured we'd take at least one overager in the draft and he's a good one to take.

I would let him go back for his overage year of junior and see if he can dominate and work on skating.

 

[bmoak]

If you trick him into saying his name backward, does he return to the 5th Dimension?