Comments on: Rangers pick Del Zotto at 20

By: Cliff

Cliff — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:41:42 +0000

Missed Stall by 2 picks – what do we hear about Stepan?

By: Cliff

Cliff — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:17:57 +0000

Now if somehow the Rangers could move up in the second round and get Jared Staal…...

By: Dubie Rules

Dubie Rules — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:21:48 +0000

According to the boy:

“Whenever they have the puck, I get a chance to play the body and make them not want to come back into my corner.”

That’s until the Rangers’ coaching staff tells him to stop hitting!

Seems like an interesting pick, but he doesn’t fit with the coaching staff, they can’t work with offensive players and make them better. They can only either make offensive players defensive and have them playing a watered down style or just not bother and let them rot in the AHL (See Thomas Pock).

For everyone who was SURE the Rangers were going to trade away Staal and Dubinsky and Prucha and Sanguinetti for the second overall pick, you must feel dumb right now.

By: Doodie Machetto

Doodie Machetto — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:42:10 +0000

And Eminger! my god! crazy draft trades.

By: LI Joe

LI Joe — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:39:56 +0000

rucchin – can you please stop posting your blog on each post. imbedding it in bold in your name should be good enough

By: Doodie Machetto

Doodie Machetto — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:35:10 +0000

How was Jokinen a 2nd rounder and two shitty players, while Umberger was a first rounder!?

By: Doodie Machetto

Doodie Machetto — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:31:13 +0000

The Jokinen trade shocked me. What a steal. How Jacques Martin has a job is beyond me. Florida should be contracted.

By: Pavel

Pavel — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:11:43 +0000

Should’ve traded to grab Teubert. How many steals were there for Jokinen…Cammaleri@??!?

By: Rucchin

Rucchin — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:52:26 +0000

Del Zotto is a good pick, no Cherepanov, but a good pick.

http://www.nyhockeyrivalry.com/

By: Seth (Rochester, NY)

Seth (Rochester, NY) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:03:07 +0000

ESPN had him going number 12 to the ducks in their Mock Draft. Here is what they said prior to the draft. If they were correct, we got a steal at number 20.

â€¢ Michael Del Zotto, D, Oshawa (OHL)
Has the most offensive upside of any defenseman in this draft with the exception of Doughty. Del Zotto was slotted as a top-five player going into this season but was dragged down by the Generals’ underachieving season. One scout: “Del Zotto makes me nervous. â€¦ It will be a tough pick to make if he’s there. He just didn’t progress this year.” One explanation: Up until major junior, the game came too easily for MDZ. He, not Stamkos, had been the star on their youth-league teams.