I dont seem him as being overrated. Most people realized on draft day that he was a project and there was a good chance of him not panning out. And despite experiencing a few health setbacks since then, I dont think much has changed. He still has the potential to be a very good player. Its just a matter of putting together all the tools that has and always will be the case with him. Time will tell.
I agree...Jessiman isn't really overrated by people because everyone realizes he's a risk and may not pan out and is not a polished prospect. i'd almost (keyword, almost) say he's a little underrated because I think a lot of people have written him off completely. The AHL might be good for him at this point.
as for a guy like Dawes being overrated...still don't see it because I think a LOT of people question his chances. he's a scoring machine, but he's very small. Next year in the AHL will be a good indicator of how he'll do but there are definatly enough questions about him that I think most people qualify their statements about him by saying "if he can overcome his size".
no, most overrated guy right now for the rangers is Lundqvist i think. kind of. he seems to be both overrated and underrated at the same time. he was underrated for a long time, then as soon as he started getting recognition, people proclaimed him overrated (thus underrating him) but then people started going a little overboard with and overrating him while others continued to call him crap (well, maybe not quite, but close) and underrate him.
Ultimately he's a very promising young goalie who could be the rangers starter by the end of the year, but he still has the caveat of being unproven in north america, so I can't go completely crazy about him until he gets some games over here. I have high hopes for him but don't want to let it get out of control