Rangers Prospect Poll: #10
 

MZA won round 9 and Blake Parlett is added to the poll.

Don't forget to write who should be added to the poll.

Rangers property eligible to be added as prospects:

Lee Baldwin
Francois Bouchard
Peter Ceresnak
Chris Chappell
Tommy Grant
Danny Hobbs
Chad Johnson
Sam Klassen
Chad Kolarik
David Kveton
Randy McNaught
Jason Missiaen
Jyri Niemi
Mikhail Pashnin
Scott Stajcer
Cameron Talbot
Andreas Thuresson
Pavel Valentenko
Jason Wilson
Lukas Zeliska


TOP PROSPECTS

1. LW Chris Kreider
2. D Tim Erixon
3. C J.T. Miller
4. LW Carl Hagelin
5. D Dylan McIlrath
6. RW Christian Thomas
7. RW Jesper Fasth
8. C Michael St. Croix
9. RW Mats Zuccarello

Mats Zuccarello
Right Wing
Born Sep 1 1987 -- Oslo, Norway
Height 5.07 -- Weight 174 -- Shoots L

2010-11 New York Rangers NHL 42 6 17 23

"A very, very skilled individual. He has the hands and the hockey sense you need if you are a smaller player. When he played teams that were Norway's equal at the World Championships, he'd dominate the game."
- Gordie Clark

http://romanshowers.tumblr.com/photo...9j6wKGz1qbv9up
Doesn't look very weak on this picture.

http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/A...xBi8b4da1l.jpg

Voted for Fogarty. Doubt any other of our prospects can fetch a third rounder.

Add Valentenko. I'm hoping that his preseason was poor only because because of his injury.

McColgan

Yogan. Add Ceresnak.

Add Valentenko

Went with McColgan on this one. Leading scorer on an underwhelming Kelowna roster. Bulmer is the only other good forward on the roster. Was a projected first round player before he got sick and missed the beginning of last season. He obviously has the talent, but the only issue with him right now is his team isn't great. Still putting up a point per game.

I also don't like Fogarty playing in a non-major junior league (OHL, WHL, or QMJHL). Could he be putting up at least a point per game in those leagues? No clue, but he's my pick after McColgan.

Add Stajcer. Putting up a near .930 SV% splitting time with Jordan Binnington (.889 SV%, 3.40 GAA) in Owen Sound. He's an overager, but so is Yogan and he's on the list already. He's also putting up top numbers on a team that most likely doesn't even want him there and aren't playing him that much because they want to develop someone who will be there over the next couple years.

I like Lindberg here. The points aren't sexy but he's been playing in a men's league for 3 seasons now (only 20 years old). Has exceptional faceoff talent, and if he decides to come to NA has a great chance of making the NHL soon.

VS a guy like Fogarty who has great upside but is so far off from NHL play.

My top 10 before the season started looked like...[excluding Zuccarello]

Kreider, Erixon, Thomas, McIlrath, Hagelin, Miller, Fasth, Weise (before the waive), Vtank, Lindberg

So Lindberg, add Vtank

Yogan. Close between him and Fogarty. Deciding factor was how well Yogan did in the week or two in the AHL last year. Add Valentenko.

Lindberg. Basis of potential + difficult degree of competition.

You seem to have most of the possible prospects covered with the 1st post.
Not sure how to rate the Gs v. the skaters.

Yogan, add vtank

I voted Lindberg. Even though he's having a bit of a down year, I still think he has a decent chance of being an NHL player.

I like Fogarty a lot, but he's still at least 3-4 years away, so it's very hard to say how he'll turn out. McColgan's putting up points, but I'm not sure how well his game will translate to the NHL given his size. Yogan's looking nice, but it is important to remember that he is an overager.

Add Baldwin.

Yogan, add Ceresnak.

Yogan, add ceresnak

He's under 50% on face offs this year, his scoring is stagnant (actually down slightly) and now he's in the Swedish second division. Where is the progression in his game? He's still a decent prospect, but it's hard for me to be high on him right now.

McColgan; add Ceresnak

He should be at the bottom end of the top 20. Maybe around 17 or 18.

For the record, I would take every prospect currently in the poll ahead of Lindberg.

McColgan with a slight edge over Fogarty and Lindberg. Add Valentenko

Forgarty
Valentenko

McColgan. Add Valentenko