On Day 2 of the NHL Draft 2009, the NY Rangers drafted a legends son and made one deal.
The deal that was made was struck with the LA Kings. The NY Rangers shipped off a 3rd pick in the 2010 draft for Brian Boyle. Boyle is a 6"7 250lb center, who was a former 1st rd pick for the Kings.
Boyle has some upside, but most scouts will tell you he is projected as a 3rd line center. After reading some Kings boards about the kid, he seems to play like he is 5"10 and not 6"7. The scouting report is that he has impressive size and the ability to play an all-around game. A natural center, he's also able to play defense. Is a tremendous athlete.
In other news and rumors....
- The Rangers did not qualify Betts or Sjostrom - which means they are all but gone from the team. Small rumor going around that Betts will be traded prior to July 1 to be reunited with Tom Renney up in Edmonton. Here at Up in the Blues, we wish both players success, as they were one of the few bright spots in a dark season.
- Nik Zherdev was qualified - which means - if another team would resign him, the compensation would go as follows :
$863,156 or less: None
$863,156 - $1,307,811: 3rd round pick
$1,307,811 - $2,615,623: 2nd round pick
$2,615,623 - $3,923,434: 1st and 3rd round pick
$3,923,434 - $5,231,246: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd round pick
$5,231,246 - $6,539,061: Two 1st's, one 2nd, one 3rd round pick
$6,539,061 or more: Four 1st round picks
As for the Rangers draft picks on day 2, here is how it went...
Round 2 Pick 47 - Ethan Werek - Center - Ethan Werek is a combination of offense and grit. He isn’t particularly quick by any means, but he has decent skating ability once he gets going. He scores most of his goals down low, utilizing his decent hands and reach to finish. As he still seems to be growing, he hasn’t quite learned to utilize his size yet. He does shoot the puck fairly well though, and his passing is above average. He goes strong to the net on the offensive rush, looking for goalmouth feeds or rebound opportunities. He’s not afraid to muck it up along the boards.
However, his defensive game could use some work, as he is occasionally caught out of position in his own zone. He also takes a fair amount of undisciplined penalties.
Werek has had a solid rookie campaign for the struggling Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League, and could reach 30 goals this season. He could afford to fill out his frame a little bit more and improve his quickness in order to adjust to the bigger, faster NHL.
Round 3 - Pick 80 - Ryan Bourque - Center - Ryan Bourque is an interesting pick as the son of Ray Bourque is going to have to listen to how great a player his father was. Stop those thoughts right there because other than the last name and the drive to work hard there is nothing in common.
Bourque nobody is going to question his offensive skill but if people were worried about Prucha or Dawe's size then Bourque is even smaller. In a division where physical play is on the upswing then Bourque who is 5'9 170 is going to need to a bodyguard.
Bourque is going to be a playmaker at the NHL level if he gets there but there are concerns about his ability to play defense as there have been with anyone who is Bourque's size.
Bourque is going to play for the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL rather than attend the University of New Hampshire. It is a move we like because Bourque will get a chance to show he can play against the goons and be forced out of a comfort zone.
Round 5 - Pick 127 - Roman Harek- Center - Horak has a lot of offensive skill and breakaway speed, but the rest of his game needs work. He doesn't put in much effort when he doesn't have the puck.
Round 5 - Pick 140 - Scott Stajcer - Goalie - He's an unflappable goalie. To put it bluntly, he just makes saves. He forces guys into taking perfect shots and he's got unbelievable size and NHL guys always tend to gravitate towards those types of players
Round 6- Pick 190 - Daniel Maggio - Defense - six-foot-two, 198-pound defenceman, Sudbury Wolves (Final Central Bureau Ranking North America
189th)"He plays hard and has good size. He needs to play more and keep developing himself
Maggio is a stay at home defender who will play the body and he plays for Mike Foligno who has a proven track record of producing NHL talent. There is also one other detail which encourages us; our experience with teams that have former Ranger defensemen as assistant coaches.
The Wolves just hired Jeff Beukeboom from the Barrie Colts to become an assistant coach. We have no doubt that if Maggio's knee is sound and he works as hard as his new coach used to then the Rangers might have themselves a steal here.
Round 7 - Pick 200 - Mihail Pashin - Defense - With their final pick (#200) in this weekend’s NHL Entry Draft the New York Rangers selected 20-year old Russian defenseman Mikhail Pashnin from Chelyabinsk Mechel of the Russian second league. It was quite a drop for the young blueliner, who earlier this month became the first overall pick in the inaugural KHL entry draft, during which teams selected players from a pool of non-KHL affiliated junior clubs and international leagues or KHL-schooled players under 22 years of age who were no longer contractually obligated their KHL club. (In other words, KHL teams were allowed to protect the top players from their own developmental systems, making it a bit of a “best of the rest” situation.)
Pashnin was selected by Sergei Nemchinov’s CSKA Moscow, which traded their top three picks in the four round draft in order to secure the first pick overall and take the highly sought after defenseman. Nemchinov, who serves as coach and general manager of CSKA, has coached Pashnin as part of Russia’s U20 junior team for the better part of two years, and has long been a fan of his aggressive style and strong character.
A defensive-minded defenseman, Pashnin plays a hard-nosed, physical game despite his somewhat undersized 5′11″, 187-pound frame. He likes to hit and is tough along the boards and in front of the net. Based on various reports in the Russian press, he’s got a good outlet pass and an accurate shot, but not a whole lot of offensive upside. In 32 games last season, he put up four goals and 12 assists for 16 points, adding 32 penalty minutes. An intelligent player, Pashnin will spend his summer studying to be a mechanical engineer at Chelyabinsk’s state agricultural and engineering university while preparing for what he hopes will be his first season in the KHL.
Special Thanks to Beyond the Blueshirts, Sportsnet.ca,Hockeyfutures.com and NHL.com for the scouting reports for these players.
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