Blueshirt Banter Prospect Rankings

As I wrote in the prologue of our prospect rankings, the Rangers left me with a (good) problem. Quite a few players on the Rangers last season were very young players who still hover close to prospect status. I didn’t want to shoehorn all of them into prospect rankings,

5. Adam Fox, Right Defense 2018 Ranking: N/A Age: 21 Acquired Via: Trade (2019) This is mostly a copy-and-paste of my scouting report on Fox from back in May. Fox has been an offensive defenseman throughout his entire amateur career, and that will continue to be his identity in

10. Joey Keane, Right Defense 2018 Ranking: 18 Age: 20 Acquired Via: 2018 Draft (Third Round) Joey Keane’s 2018-2019 season can be best summed up by the Gartner Hype Cycle. Absolutely insane expectations at the very beginning, significant disillusionment in the middle, and then a more mature, measured display

15. Tarmo Reunanen, Left Defense 2018 Ranking: 36 Age: 21 Acquired Via: 2016 Draft (Fourth Round) After three-straight frustrating seasons filled with injuries and a struggle to find consistent playing time, Tarmo Reunanen finally hit his stride during the 2018-2019 season. With a fresh start with Lukko of Liiga (Finland)

20. Jake Elmer, Right Wing 2018 Ranking: N/A Age: 20 Acquired Via: Free Agent Signing Relative to the circumstances under which he was acquired, I was pretty high on Elmer when the Rangers signed him as an undrafted free agent back in March. Since then, my affirmation has solidified