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Big night for our rangers with 3 first rounders and a few trades expected also as Gorton is rumored to be going to be very busy tonight. Hope we end up with at least a sniper or 2, some size with snarl and at least 1 RHD.
 
Gorton, do not let us down. I’ve been rooting for the Rangers more years than you are old.
Get us the talent who can score and bang the boards to many Ranger playoffs & Stanley Cups!
 
Shocked zadina is still there at 6. Need 1 more d man with hughes to be picked and we are getting a sniper zadina or wolstrom
 
Detroit aced it with Zadina.
 
Here is why I am pissed. We have all these RFA's. We have 3 picks in round 1. Are we going to make any deals to move up and grab talent? Trade up and take Dobson. Do something except take another Russian.
 
It's not that big of a reach, though a bit surprising, but the kid has a big ceiling and we need high end wingers too.
 
And the isles end up with both wolstrom and dobson. Wonderful!!
 
With one of our other picks there should be a solid Dman there, maybe Merkeley, Wilde or Alexeyev.
 
I don't know how anybody can like this pick at this spot. It is a crime we didn't take Wahlstrom. A borderline jailable offense. Wahlstrom was set up on a silver platter for us and we take a guy who would have been there in the middle of the round.

And to boot, Wahlstrom is a right shot. A shoot first guy who can actually beat a goalie with a wrist shot. Will we ever have a right shot winger like that ever again? Just outrageous. Now we get another lefty who plays his off wing. Gee just what we needed. This guy and Buchnevich can compete for the "I play with puck on right wall but if I no score I glide around" position. If anybody has a clip of Ktavstov beating a goalie cleanly with a wrist shot please forward because I havent seen it.

And we set up the Isles perfectly to take two guys who were supposed to be top 10. Wahlstrom can ride shotgun on Tavares' right side for the next decade and will probably terrorize us.

Last year we reached for Lias at 7. This year it's Vitali at 9. If those are your guys Gorton, fine. But do your fucking job and trade down. Don't reach for a guy just to be the smartest guy in the room.
 
Not taking wahlstrom at that spot definetly questionable. After I saw his highlights, I thought he is exactly what they need. I guess they are going with europeans now.
 
I would have taken Dobson or Bouchard, but any of the 3 would have been better than another questionable compete Russian. I don't know what we are doing. And we have all these RFA's and extra picks for what? Make a deal. Move up. Make something happen. It is just lazy and predictable we'll go for someone off the board that is a reach in the spot we drafted him. Very disappointing.
 
Chuck I hear you on the D but I was fine skipping them. We picked up quite a few good D prospects last year. Yes we need one on the right side but Pionk also emerged as an NHLer.

Seriously, why does this team hate guys who can shoot? Other than Zibanejad nobody on this team can beat a goalie cleanly. We had a big chance to address it and decided to draft a lottery ticket who wasnt on anybody's radar until he had one hot playoff streak.

I just don't get it. We needed a winger who our C's can feed and who can open up ice with the threat of his shot. That's the biggest hole on the roster. Wahlstrom fits the bill. We arent good enough to be taking risks in the top ten. We dont have the forward depth to dick around and swing for the fences. You better be right Gorton, or this just set the rebuild back big time.
 
To me the point is any of the 3 over the Russian. You can debate the dman or winger, but I would have taken any of them over the Russian. That is my issue. If they took Wahlstrom I would have been fine. I would have preferred the dman, but been fine. To reach again is ridiculous really. Double so with all these extra picks. And the kicker is we do nothing to move up or improve the team. Can we sign all the RFA's, nope. I would not make 7 picks in round 1-3. I would trade 1 or 2 and move up for higher end talent. But not the Rangers. Sad.
 
I hope Miller falls to us at one of our late picks to salvage the night. Even though hes another lefty I think he'd be a very good fit. And then perhaps Lindgren or Hajek could be moved for something else like oh I dont know somebody who can score a goal.
 
mrmel29 said:
Setting up for Hughes next season
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I wish but Bettman will never give us the lottery pick, he knows this franchise is a cash cow win or lose. It'll probably go to one of his failing franchises like Arizona.
 
now they trade 26 and 48th for 22. How does that make sense? Just move up 4 spots?
 
Oh christ we just traded up. Positives: Gorton has a pulse. Negatives: Who the F is even worth trading up for at this point? Please not Wilde.
 
Stupid assholes! This organization makes me sick.
 
Another L shot. Questionable D. Sure he is talented, but did we have to deal a mid 2nd rounder to move up 4 spots. I am really not sure anymore. A forward until 2 years ago. Who cares about D or R shots. Just lost.
 
I do love this kid and he's got huge potential but we have a ton of lefty D now.
 
And in his interview kid said has only played D for 2 years. Was a forward before that. You can't make this shit up.
 
theProdigy223 said:
I hope Miller falls to us at one of our late picks to salvage the night. Even though hes another lefty I think he'd be a very good fit. And then perhaps Lindgren or Hajek could be moved for something else like oh I dont know somebody who can score a goal.
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"Good idea Prod." -Gorts
 
mrmel29 said:
And in his interview kid said has only played D for 2 years. Was a forward before that. You can't make this shit up.
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I'm not too worried about that. Late first round is where you can afford to gamble. Dont really like having to trade up for him but I think he can be very useful if he keeps developing at his current pace.

The bad news is that this is going to be a longgggg rebuild if this is the type of players we're after.
 
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