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Originally Posted by EDMONTONisNG
The NHL is a weird league. Look at NYR. They just dropped off a cliff. Anything can happen with 50ish games left.
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Poorly run organization that just spends money on anything that is around, and never drafted the proper foundation for long-term sustainable success despite going through the motions and completely blowing it.
They had 1st and 2nd overall picks in 2020 and 2019, and did this:
2019 2nd overall: Kaapo Kakko
2019 3rd overall: Kirby Dach
2019 4th overall:
Bowen Byram
2019 5th overall: Alex Turcotte
2019 6th overall:
Moritz Sieder
2019 7th overall:
Dylan Cozens
Poor draft year, poor timing, but also at least 3 players selected directly after their pick have all had significantly better careers so far.
2020 1st overall: Alexis Lafreniere
2020 2nd overall:
Quinton Byfield
2020 3rd overall:
Tim Stutzle
2020 4th overall:
Lucas Raymond
2020 5th overall:
Jake Sanderson
Each of the next 4 picks, including much more important positions in C and D, all better than their 1st round pick. You could argue Byfield has taken his time, but he has effectively the exact same PPG as Laf.
Effectively, the Rangers are a terribly managed team. They spend their money recklessly, and if it weren't for some key players choosing New York City of lifestyle reasons, they'd be completely boned. Poor at drafting, worse at developing, and I'd say bad at trading.