this is from the rangers official site in their preview for tonight's inside/out show on msg
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"From top to bottom, this may have been the most solid draft class of any team," noted the Independent Scouting Service Red Line Report. "They had 10 picks in the first five rounds, and for Red Line Report's money, every one of them could wind up helping this organization, either at the NHL level or as quality depth in the system."
I think Jordin Foote can be a Kirk Maltby type. I like his game. And Dubinsky can be a Darcy Tucker.
I agree completely here.
Foote, if he can find more offensive game, might be more like a Draper since he's so fast out there. He'll be one of the fastest players in the NHL if he makes it.
Foote, if he can find more offensive game, might be more like a Draper since he's so fast out there. He'll be one of the fastest players in the NHL if he makes it.
He sounds interesting... I'm surprised he dropped so low.
He sounds interesting... I'm surprised he dropped so low.
The reason is he doesn't have that great of an offensive instinct and he's going to college for the 2005-2006 season I believe. So it'll be a long wait for him as well.
But he is one fo the fastest skaters in the draft and has some of the most heart also. He always is the guy to go down first to block a shot and gives 110% every shift.
Foote, if he can find more offensive game, might be more like a Draper since he's so fast out there. He'll be one of the fastest players in the NHL if he makes it.
Dubinsky is small but he had more points than first round pick Andrew Ladd. I feel Dubinsky will be the Rangers best steals in years.
The reason is he doesn't have that great of an offensive instinct and he's going to college for the 2005-2006 season I believe. So it'll be a long wait for him as well.
But he is one fo the fastest skaters in the draft and has some of the most heart also. He always is the guy to go down first to block a shot and gives 110% every shift.
Great, great kid to have in the organization.
Awesome. A lightning fast player with heart. Sounds like a great late-round pick. If everything works out he migth be a nice 3rd line compliment to Murray.
Maybe we have a Foote-Helminen/Graham-Murray line in our future.
Just think - if we add Crosby or Brule next draft then our farm system would finally look good enough to make us an eventual contender.
Awesome. A lightning fast player with heart. Sounds like a great late-round pick. If everything works out he migth be a nice 3rd line compliment to Murray.
Maybe we have a Foote-Helminen/Graham-Murray line in our future.
Just think - if we add Crosby or Brule next draft then our farm system would finally look good enough to make us an eventual contender.
And honestly, I think that that would be one of the most solid third lines in the league once everyone matured. I didn't think he'd drop as far as he did, and I'm very thankful for it...
thing to watch with foote is if his speed is effected as he fills out...he's a bit on the thin side right now, but with a 6'4 frame he could easily fill out to 220lb. if he does that and doesn't lose his speed he could really be something
thing to watch with foote is if his speed is effected as he fills out...he's a bit on the thin side right now, but with a 6'4 frame he could easily fill out to 220lb. if he does that and doesn't lose his speed he could really be something
Especially since he's always running around hitting everything in sight.
byers is similar to garth murray...mckeens picked him as the best agitator in the draft.
so i'd put him as being more like tucker than dubinsky
Thats something at least. I had just read two articles on Byers - neither were that good. It seems like we would have been better off taking a shot on Lyamin or a forward that was more risk/reward considering our number of players who could be 3rd/4th liners.
Especially since he's always running around hitting everything in sight.
Rev, is Foote one of the players that you've seen play? I'm a bit skeptical about the reports I've read. If Foote was really big, fast, physical, and good defensively, then he would have gone in the 2nd or 3rd round, regardless of how far off he was. There has to be a catch that made him drop as far as he did. If I had to guess, I'd say he isn't as physical as the reports make him out to be or that he lacks hockey sense. But I've never seen him play. This is just me trying to read between the lines.
Rev, is Foote one of the players that you've seen play? I'm a bit skeptical about the reports I've read. If Foote was really big, fast, physical, and good defensively, then he would have gone in the 2nd or 3rd round, regardless of how far off he was. There has to be a catch that made him drop as far as he did. If I had to guess, I'd say he isn't as physical as the reports make him out to be or that he lacks hockey sense. But I've never seen him play. This is just me trying to read between the lines.
He is one of the guys, yeah. I haven't seen nearly as much this year as other years. Maybe about half as much, but he was one of the few that I had actually a chance to see.
He's a sparklplug. One of the reasons he dropped is that most teams feel he really has little room to improve his offense. He really doesn't have much in terms of offense. Like I said, he resembles Draper without that offensive touch. He's running around constantly on someone and making sure they don't get a good chance.
I think he was also overlooked since he's going to be graduating college in 2010. That's a long time to wait for a player if we let him spend the full time in school, and sometimes something like that scares a team off of someone who is more of a middle of the road prospect such as Foote.
I haven't seen Dubinsky but I've read that in additon to his offensive skills, he has a tendency of getting under the opponents skin.
look at his pim and ive read that he was compared to darcy tucker. I think that is the right comparison. Tucker had good numbers in juniors too. Heck Darcy Tucker played on the same team as Shane Doan and Tucker had better numbers than Doan in juniors.
I like his bloodlines. Lyndon was one of the better fighters around in his day. Dane should fill out to 6'3" around 22. Does he have the talent?
Yeah but also don't forget, Lyndon Byers was hurt MOST of his career and had to retire fairly early. Dane has already gone down at the CHL level with injuries. I'm not very high on this guy, he was one of maybe 3 players i absolutely wanted the Rangers to have nothing to do with. I like his aggressive tendencies, but i don't like the injuries and the fact he forgets what sport he's playing once the puck gets on his stick.
look at his pim and ive read that he was compared to darcy tucker. I think that is the right comparison. Tucker had good numbers in juniors too. Heck Darcy Tucker played on the same team as Shane Doan and Tucker had better numbers than Doan in juniors.
Somethings to consider: Tucker is nearly 2 years older than Doan, senior players usually get more ice time, and I doubt Dubinsky can drop the gloves anything close to Tucker. Does Dubinsky even fight at all? Rev, Edge?
I've said this many times about players like Byers. You can't expect players like this to help you win more then 4-7 games a year but they must play a lot of mistake free hockey. A player like this needs to play with Murray and Hollweg types who eventually could be like a Barnaby or Nash type. You need to put a player like that will players that run around all game hitting, fighting and starting trouble so their intensity is up. We have lots of players like that in our system. Maybe Byers will pan out.
