Reply To: Rangers Wrap Up Season In Tampa

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slimtj wrote:

Top 5:

McKenna
Stenburg
Reid
Verhoeff
Smits

Late 1st/Rd2/rest of the draft:

It would take some maneuvering around, but I’d try to get both Ruck brothers. Something like 220 pts this season combined is nothing to dismiss. If not Wyatt Cullen is a great pick with the Canes 1st rder. After that the focus needs to be at center. They seem to have a decent pipeline of D and wingers
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If they trade the canes pick, and if they don’t get McKenna or Stenburg:

Plan A.. Throw this deal at Vegas-
Emery, Garand and the Canes 1st rder for Dorofeyev

Plan B.. Brock Boeser for Schneider (assuming they’ve drafted Reid or Verhoeff). Could be Morrow and the second rder instead i suppose

Plan C.. whoever. They need a top 6 winger to be serious playoff contenders
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I would, for now, keep Trocheck. Rangers SHOULD be in the mix for the playoffs next season. If they aren’t, reevaluate Trocheck then and any others. I just think the sell off is over after Panarin, and now they have the identity they’ve wanted. North South, and no longer East West
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I really like the top line and bottom 6. Laf with mika and Perrault had some great chemistry, as did the kid 4th line. Miller and Kartye also. Keep Sheary around until Greentree could take that spot on RW. Trocheck with Cuylle and the new acquisition would round out the forwards

D corp would be bolstered by the draft pick, otherwise it looked pretty good post Olympics. I’m not opposed to Fortesque playing a year in Hartford and getting someone as a placeholder (ie- like Soucy)
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Just trust the process fellas. Be patient. They’re on the right track. They’re BUILDING a team, rather than buying one with limited cap space. Game 82 they had 10 draft picks in the lineup, and they all contribute something

I dont want the Ruck brothers, matter of fact Im not a fan of most players from the WHL. Its the weakest league in the CHL, and have recently had a mass exodus of players to the NCAA.

Cullen, Hextall and Galishov are my targets for late 1st, 2nd round players. It would be pretty cool if we somehow ended up with Reid, Klepov and Hextall as theyre all committed to Michigan State.

The only way we should switch gears, and Ive seen some of the North American scouts talking about it, is if Stenberg drops to #3 because Reid has crept up the board. However, Id still try to stick with the MSU kids Klepov and Hextall, but Id also add Tommy Bleyl to that who is also a very talented, high IQ puck moving defenseman.