2013 3rd Round Pick – Pavel Buchnevich
With their second third round pick, the Rangers selected Russian left wing, Pavel Buchnevich, and like Duclair, the Rangers picked up a player who saw his stock drop, despite better than average offensive skills, and high end skating. In fact, some had even ranked Buchnevich as a first round pick, but with the Russian debuting with […]
2013 3rd Round Pick – Anthony Duclair
With the 80th overall pick in the draft, and third of their three third round picks, the Rangers selected Quebec Remparts forward Anthony Duclair. The 18 year old native of Pointe-Claire, Quebec has above average skating and offensive capabilities, but questions remain as to whether he can round out his game. At 5-11 and 177lbs, Duclair […]
2013 4th Round Pick – Ryan Graves
A physical defender, another need for the Rangers, and with their fourth round pick, they selected 6-4 220lb Yarmouth native, Ryan Graves. The PEI Rocket blueliner projects to be another work in progress for a Rangers team who has taken flyers on several similar players over the past several years, with little to show for it. […]
Risk-Reward Is The Name Of The Game
With not much to work with, the Rangers went with a little bit of breeding, some value picking and a couple of stretch picks to round it out. All in all it was probably a decent day given the position the team was in, and what was available to them. In Adam Tambellini, the team probably […]
Rangers Looking for Goaltender, Defense in Draft
The Rangers go into tomorrow’s draft with no first or second round picks, courtesy of trades for Rick Nash and Ryane Clowe. It’ll be the first time the organization won’t be picking in the first round since 2002 – when Pavel Bure cost them their first rounder – and is the first time 50 year history of the Draft that […]
2011 Draft Recap
The draft is out of the way, and all six of the 2011 Ranger draft picks are attending the Rangers prospect camp which got under way today – More here from the official site. While the team did add six additional prospects, they did part with one – Evgeny Grachev – along with a sixth round pick in the […]
Rangers Draft: Day Two
In our second installment, we take a look at day two of the Rangers’ draft, and the addition of six more prospects, as well as the departure of Alex Bourret after just over a year with the Rangers. Along with the trade of Bourret, the Rangers also sacrificed a seventh round pick as well as their 2009 […]
Bourret Traded
Alex Bourret‘s short stint with the Rangers is over courtesy of a trade to the Phoenix Coyotes. The 90th overall pick was used to select Czech defenseman Tomas Kundratek, and puts an end to a disappointing stint that saw Bourret’s stock continue to fall. In the papers today the locals recap day one of the draft, where the […]
Mixed Bag For Rangers In The Draft
If you expecting a memorable day for the Rangers at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, then you’re no doubt disappointed. There were plenty of trades on day one of the draft, though the Rangers ultimately ended up staying in the 20th position to select blueliner Michael Del Zotto. On day two, the Rangers made two trades, […]
Draft Tonight
Plenty of news today for the Rangers, on account of the NHL entry draft, and of course the counter claim by the NHL that has the potential (albeit unlikely) to take over the Rangers’ franchise from the Dolans. First the Draft. As mentioned yesterday, you catch the first round tonight on Versus in the US […]