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Rangers Draft [D] K'Andre Miller in 1st Rd. (22nd) Pick
Giacomin replied to Drew a Penalty's topic in In The System
Given the mgmt interviews, the Rangers believed one or more teams likely would select him before 26. I too remember Anaheim as the rumored team. Of course, Miller being from Minn, the Wild were a worry at 24. And St Louis has an excellent track record with their 1sts. I was surprised it cost a 2nd to move to #22, instead of our early 3rd. But it seemed steep only for a moment, until I realized we got the player I wanted! How often does that happen? There are a few threads in this section that show I wasn't the only one who liked Miller before the draft. We are unanimously delighted, so far. No Wisc games till mid Jan, but we have the Worlds to watch. -
Rangers Draft [RW] Vitali Kravtsov in 1st Rd. (9th) Pick
Giacomin replied to Drew a Penalty's topic in In The System
I hear that and assumed that's where you are coming from given his play this year. I did not want to mention injury as something that could derail next year's plans for him with the Rangers, since that would be a jinx. Didn't matter. Whoops there it is. Does not look good, MRI.... ?? -
Rangers Draft [RW] Vitali Kravtsov in 1st Rd. (9th) Pick
Giacomin replied to Drew a Penalty's topic in In The System
If I had to bet, I'd certainly bet on him. Just staying consistent with the theme that he'll have to earn it in camp. I'm going to assume he will. I think Shesty will too, if he is in camp. -
Rangers Draft [RW] Vitali Kravtsov in 1st Rd. (9th) Pick
Giacomin replied to Drew a Penalty's topic in In The System
All true and spot on. He's not going to be in the KHL next year. He may not make the team next year out of camp, but I think we'll give him a legitimate shot at it. -
Rangers Draft [RW] Vitali Kravtsov in 1st Rd. (9th) Pick
Giacomin replied to Drew a Penalty's topic in In The System
Ah,that makes sense. Got it, thanks. I'm with you guys, I have no problem with him getting traded to Ska for the KHL playoffs. :) Also, no need for him to put on a Ranger uniform this year, regardless. Don't start burning a year of his ELC this year, no matter what. -
Rangers Draft [RW] Vitali Kravtsov in 1st Rd. (9th) Pick
Giacomin replied to Drew a Penalty's topic in In The System
Why does he have to tell them anything, his contract is up. Isn't he free to to do what he wants? Is it so they won't/can't trade hum? -
Vegas got his number after the Marchessault cheapshot during the Cup. If there's one guy who needs to receive these type of hits, it is him. The intent was to hurt, Wilson was somewhat unsuspecting, but the head was not targeted or the point of contact. They were jawing all night too. If Wilson gets hits like this for a few games in a row, maybe that will change his style of play. I hope the next opponent finishes big checks on him. Now who is going to slew foot the little licking rat in Boston?
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Rangers Draft [RW] Vitali Kravtsov in 1st Rd. (9th) Pick
Giacomin replied to Drew a Penalty's topic in In The System
I'm not sure if it is 100%, but I think that is the plan unless he regresses. In this case, I assume the Rangers do not think his current team will be better than having him here under our staff adjusting to the US and either Hartford or NY. I've read he wants to come over after the KHL season ends. -
Rangers Draft [D] K'Andre Miller in 1st Rd. (22nd) Pick
Giacomin replied to Drew a Penalty's topic in In The System
Not so much his defense, more about how refined he is at playing the position. Part of it is the abilityl to reliably shutdown top players rushing into the zone as a traditional standup dman. Here's a great article that really adds some insight and even addresses why he went to Wisc., answering my own question. BTW, he says it was Tony Granato! One of my favs, gotta love it. His hockey hero is Mikko Koivu. There is good stuff about defense, offense, being a "power center". https://www.nhl.com/news/kandre-miller-sees-himself-as-fourth-forward/c-294838648 -
Rangers Draft [D] K'Andre Miller in 1st Rd. (22nd) Pick
Giacomin replied to Drew a Penalty's topic in In The System
Are you busting my balls? Slobber good info. He's from Minny and could have attended any of the midwest hockey schools. Would like to know why he choose Wisc. over Minn and others. Was it simplyb because of their track record with Dmen? -
1. Henrik Lundqvist 2. Mika Zibanejad 3. Chris Kreider 4. Neal Pionk 5. Brett Howden 6. Filip Chyti 7. Jimmy Vesey 8. Mats Zuccarello 9. Kevin Hayes 10. Jesper Fast 11. Vlad Namestnikov 12. Tony DeAngelo 13. Fredrik Claesson 14. Brady Skjei 15. Kevin Shattenkirk 16. Lias Andersson +1 17. Brendan Smith 18. Alexander Georgiev 19. Marc Staal 20. Vinni Letteiri 21. Ryan Strome 22. Steven Fogarty 23. Matt Beleskey Wanted to give it to Beleskey who was noticeable, did anyone even see Fogarty near the puck? Yet, Lias showed something yesterday. While (the guy ranked above him) Smith's first penalty was forgivable, his second was plain stupid. Browning is trying to up Zuc's trade value.
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Rangers Draft [D] K'Andre Miller in 1st Rd. (22nd) Pick
Giacomin replied to Drew a Penalty's topic in In The System
Guess if he continues his dominance thru the season, plus a strong showing at the WJC, he could decide to leave after one year. I'm just not going to expect it, but content to know the team and player will certainly be talking after the year is over. They will talk and make the appropriate decision. If Miller wants to go back to Madison, then it is probably best. -
Rangers Draft [D] K'Andre Miller in 1st Rd. (22nd) Pick
Giacomin replied to Drew a Penalty's topic in In The System
To pile on, I've only seen Wisconsin once this season, but Miller was the perfect pick. We critique the Ranger's drafting, but they made sure they could select this well-regarded prospect with the upside to be an impact player. However, offense is not an issue. [Gravesy check-out the guys at hockeyprospects.com to supplement Pronman.] Simply, the only big question was him becoming a legitimate defensemen, after playing forward for much of his childhood. That is the main reason not to rush him. Last year, he demonstrated he could. Now he is beginning to thrive under the staff in Wisconsin. I'm guessing he plays at least two years there, then if he and the Rangers think he can make the team, he'll make the jump. -
1. Henrik Lundqvist 2. Chris Kreider 3. Mika Zibanejad 4. Neal Pionk 5. Brett Howden 6. Filip Chytil 7. Kevin Hayes 8. Mats Zuccarello 9. Jimmy Vesey 10. Jesper Fast 11. Vlad Namestnikov 12. Tony DeAngelo 13. Brady Skjei +1 14. Fredrik Claesson 15. Kevin Shattenkirk 16. Brendan Smith 17. Alexander Georgiev 18. Marc Staal 19. Ryan Strome 20. Lias Andersson 21. Steven Fogarty 22. Timothy Gettinger
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1. Henrik Lundqvist 2. Mika Zibanejad 3. Mats Zuccarello 4. Chris Kreider 5. Neal Pionk 6. Kevin Hayes 7. Brett Howden 8. Jesper Fast 9. Jimmy Vesey 10. Brady Skjei 11. Pavel Buchnevich 12. Vlad Namestnikov 13. Filip Chytil 14. Tony DeAngelo +1 15. Brendan Smith 16. Kevin Shattenkirk 17. Alexander Georgiev 18. Vinni Lettieri 19. Adam McQuaid 20. Lias Andersson 21. Marc Staal 22. Fredrik Claesson 23. Ryan Spooner 24. Cody McLeod
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Rangers Select [F] Morgan Barron with 174th Overall Pick
Giacomin replied to Phil's topic in In The System
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Rangers Draft [RW] Vitali Kravtsov in 1st Rd. (9th) Pick
Giacomin replied to Drew a Penalty's topic in In The System
I'll take another 1C, how's his D? How long have you been a Ranger fan to complain about too many 1C's? -
1. Henrik Lundqvist 2. Mika Zibanejad 3. Mats Zuccarello 4. Chris Kreider 5. Neal Pionk 6. Kevin Hayes 7. Brett Howden 8. Jesper Fast 9. Brady Skjei 10. Brendan Smith 11. Jimmy Vesey +1 12. Kevin Shattenkirk 13. Pavel Buchnevich 14. Vlad Namestnikov 15. Filip Chytil 16. Tony DeAngelo 17. Alezander Georgiev 18. Vinni Lettieri 19. Adam McQuaid 20. Fredrik Claesson 21. Lias Andersson 22. Ryan Spooner 23. Mark Staal 24. Cody McLeod
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The Pack is Back — General Hartford Wolf Pack Discussion
Giacomin replied to Phil's topic in In The System
Geez, you're dying to kill the kid off. Like Pionk, this time last year, except Pionk is much older. He's not Sean Day, who has no hockey sense and possibly lacking in drive. He's a small kid that will need to have his skills fully mature/refined before he can make it. He needs a few years, why are you talking about him, let alone on his back? -
1. Henrik Lundqvist 2. Mika Zibanejad 3. Mats Zuccarello 4. Chris Kreider 5. Neal Pionk 6. Brett Howden 7. Kevin Hayes 8. Jesper Fast 9. Brady Skjei 10. Kevin Shattenkirk 11. Brendan Smith 12. Jimmy Vesey +1 13. Pavel Buchnevich 14. Vlad Namestnikov 15. Filip Chytil 16. Alezander Georgiev 17. Tony DeAngelo 18. Vinni Lettieri 19. Adam McQuaid 20. Fredrik Claesson 21. Ryan Spooner 22. Marc Staal 23. Cody McLeod
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1. Henrik Lundqvist 2. Mika Zibanejad 3. Chris Kreider 4. Mats Zuccarello 5. Neal Pionk 6. Kevin Hayes 7. Brett Howden +1 8. Jesper Fast 9. Kevin Shattenkirk 10. Brady Skjei 11. Pavel Buchnevich 12. Filip Chytil 13. Brendan Smith 14. Jimmy Vesey 15. Alexandar Georgiev 16. Vlad Namestnikov 17. Vinni Lettieri 18. Tony DeAngelo 19. Adam McQuaid 20. Fredrik Claesson 21. Ryan Spooner 22. Marc Staal 23. Cody McLeod
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1. Henrik Lundqvist 2. Mika Zibanejad 3. Chris Kreider 4. Mats Zuccarello 5. Neal Pionk 6. Jesper Fast 7. Kevin Hayes 8. Brady Skjei 9. Pavel Buchnevich -1 10. Kevin Shattenkirk 11. Brett Howden 12. Filip Chytil 13. Brendan Smith 14. Jimmy Vesey 15. Alexandar Georgiev 16. Vinni Lettieri 17. Vlad Namestnikov 18. Adam McQuaid 19. Tony DeAngelo 20. Fredrik Claesson 21. Ryan Spooner 22. Marc Staal 23. Cody McTank
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1. Henrik Lundqvist 2. Mika Zibanejad 3. Chris Kreider 4. Mats Zuccarello 5. Neal Pionk 6. Jesper Fast 7. Pavel Buchnevich 8. Kevin Hayes 9. Brady Skjei 10. Kevin Shattenkirk 11. Brett Howden 12. Filip Chytil 13. Brendan Smith 14. Jimmy Vesey 15. Alexandar Georgiev 16. Vinni Lettieri 17. Vlad Namestnikov +1 The Goalie Impaler 18. Adam McQuaid 19. Fredrik Claesson 20. Tony DeAngelo 21. Ryan Spooner 22. Marc Staal 23. Cody McLeod
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The Pack is Back — General Hartford Wolf Pack Discussion
Giacomin replied to Phil's topic in In The System
Kreider for Borgstrom, straight up -
He's the youngest goalie in the NHL and he looked good last year. Why not see if he can repeat that all season? No pressure to do anything with him except find out who he can be. We are not good enough for Hank to carry us, even if he maintains this level of play. We need high-end prospects for Kreider because 1) they are still prospects 2) our problem: we need top line or top pair potential. Especially for a proven fast 27 y/o PF. Plus, trading some of the guys you want to trade, takes us further from the playoffs.