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Listening to the hockey news podcast mock draft..had us taking farabee with boqvist and j.k. still on the board at 9.
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Lol
He’s no imagine what we could draft with a 2020 1st rounder good, but he’s pretty good.
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Too bad --- Farabee, Kravtsov and Bokk would definitely be a high octane first round.
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I wouldn't be shocked. Something tells me the Rangers are going USNTDP their first pick. One of Tkachuk, Wahlstrom, Hughes or Farabee. Tkachuk and Farabee being, IMO, the most likely targets. Two character guys with high floors and very high ceilings who can compliment what the Rangers have filled the pipeline with thus far. They get their guy and then start taking some riskier players with their later picks.
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Honestly if tkachuk is still on the board at 5 to 7 I'd be looking to trade up
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I would say the Rangers particularly like this year's crop of kids from the US program.
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As far as attempts go, that is where the smart money is.
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Isn't Edmonton in the market for a PPQB, a right handed one at that?
There would be some cap issues to work out but I'd be all for the Rangers using Shattenkirk to try to get that #10 plus some other assets.
Not that it's feasible, he has a clause and Edmonton will likely be on it, but I just don't see how Shattenkirk's remaining 3 years really fit into any of this unless of course the Rangers are doing some quick rebuild thinking they can pull off something no other team has at least since the salary cap.
More likely Kreider which I'm not sure I could get behind unless the deal was better than I think it will be, which I guess is possible especially if they are taking back some form of cap dump.
Also I am not very enthralled with the Tkachuk idea, at #9 I get it but I still think it's more likely in hindsight he is ranked in a couple years as like the 8th or 9th best prospect where as there will be a couple prospect taken later who end up ranked like 4th or 5th best.
Anyway, I am getting the feeling I am not going to love, maybe not even like what they planning to do, rushed rebuild which is actually just another retool based on their idea of leadership, character, grit or whatever is just not what I'd be looking to do given their likely future playoff competition should they get to that level.
No hard feeling to those who would like/love that, I'm just not feeling it.
There would be some cap issues to work out but I'd be all for the Rangers using Shattenkirk to try to get that #10 plus some other assets.
Not that it's feasible, he has a clause and Edmonton will likely be on it, but I just don't see how Shattenkirk's remaining 3 years really fit into any of this unless of course the Rangers are doing some quick rebuild thinking they can pull off something no other team has at least since the salary cap.
More likely Kreider which I'm not sure I could get behind unless the deal was better than I think it will be, which I guess is possible especially if they are taking back some form of cap dump.
Also I am not very enthralled with the Tkachuk idea, at #9 I get it but I still think it's more likely in hindsight he is ranked in a couple years as like the 8th or 9th best prospect where as there will be a couple prospect taken later who end up ranked like 4th or 5th best.
Anyway, I am getting the feeling I am not going to love, maybe not even like what they planning to do, rushed rebuild which is actually just another retool based on their idea of leadership, character, grit or whatever is just not what I'd be looking to do given their likely future playoff competition should they get to that level.
No hard feeling to those who would like/love that, I'm just not feeling it.
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The Boqvist situation is strange.
I still have him fourth on my list --- the upside is too damn high for me.
And yet he's a guy who just seems to keep sliding and sliding. Yes there are question marks from a playing standpoint, but nothing that the other prospects don't have as well.
There are rumors of a couple of concussions, but information is scarce on the subject and established sources really haven't latched on to the news.
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Yeah again they should have listened to the bobcast.
At least one of the scouts bob spoke to had him as a top 5 selection. If we want him, we need at least a mid 1st most likely.
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I’d bet a lot of money to say Tkachuk will be better than Kreider and it won’t be close. Yes, he’s overrated when people talk of him like a top 5 pick but he’s a very good prospect who does pretty much everything better than Kreider. He doesn’t have Kreider’s speed (let’s be honest though 95% of this league doesn’t have his speed) but Tkachuk is still very fast and a great skater, good shot, nose for the net, more gritty, much better playmaker etc. I’m not even that high on Tkachuk but I’ve started to come around on him.
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The only thing Tkachuk is better at than Kreider is passing and like, elbowing
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Tkachuk has much better hands, passing, vision, IQ, and shot. More gritty, better defense. This is not as of now obviously but this is how I project it. For right now, Tkachuk has better hands and playmaking overall (passing, creativity, offensive IQ) and is more physical. Their shots are close right now but I expect Tkachuks to improve from good to really good.
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