Rangers Draft Stuff

Pictured is Anthony DeAngelo, the 21 year old, right handed defenseman.  He was the 19th overall pick in the 2014 draft and is a great skater.  The Rangers haven't had a first round pick since 2012.  As of right now, tonight they'll have two, #7 and #21.  This must feel like Christmas at last for Gordie Clark, who's still running the drafts along with Gorton.  In general, the Rangers have done about as well as could be expected missing all those first picks.  They were still able to attract a slew of amateur free agents, like Kevin Hayes, and were still able to do well with the picks they had, adding guys like Sean Day, Pavel Buchnevich and Igor Shestyorkin, who probably would have been first rounders but for Sean having a family problem and the other two kids coming from Russia.

The Rangers should be able to find good stuff at 7 and 21, and I expect them to add more picks as the draft goes on because they are currently without a 2 or a 3.