Who will miss out on a pick?

Surprise the Rangers don’t take out life insurance on their players
and pocket the money upon death like Walmart does.

Did I just compare the Rangers to Walmart, yes I did.

A team drafted a guy, signed him to a deal, and then the guy turns out to be a real bonehead, like a T.O type, and the team wanted to get rid of him. Could they just have him whacked and get a new pick in the next draft?

Even I have to say this is sleazy. The only justification I can think of is that Cherry got through NHL physicals to be drafted even though he had a heart defect. They caught David Carle’s, but let Cherry though … ?

And if it is just a death rule, does this mean Vancouver can get a pick retroactively because of Luc Bourdon?

the GMs and NHLPA agreed to this as one-time extraordinary event. Which I think is fair.

But Sather could argue for all the 2nd round draft picks in the world, and it probably wouldnt amount to much. People make a big deal of 2nd rounders…but I thnk the overall success rate is still pretty low. Sather’s 2nd round picks have generally tended toward failure, with a few notable exceptions – Dubinsky and Tyutin.

2007- Antoine Lafleur (Goaltender). Playing in QMJHL…not sure where he ranks on Rangers prospect list.

2006- Artem Anisimov (Centre) – 2nd in scoring in Hartford [AHL] – considered a top NYR prospect.

2005 – Michael Sauer (Defence) – also in Hartford – considering a mid-level NYR prospect.

2005 – Marc Andre Cliche – traded to LA as part of Avery deal. Think he’s still in AHL minors.

2004 – Darin Oliver, Dane Byers, Bruce Graham, Brandon Dubinsky. Dubinsky is his best ever NYR 2nd round pick. Byers has been the guy who is on the bubble of training camp the last few years.

2003 – This is the year that will live in Sather’s infamy forever. The Hugh Jessiman draft. Dustin Brown…Ryan Getzlaf, Zach Parise, Ryan Kesler, Mike Richards, Corey Perry. All bypassed in the first round. Not to mention the people who went early in Round 2 – Patrice Bergeron, Shea Weber, Matt Carle. UGH.Sather took Ivan Baranka, who was considered a good prospect…but he couldnt break into the NHL lineup and is playing in the KHL now.

2002 – Took Lee Falardeau with 33rd pick (the NYR’s first pick in the entire draft). Has been playing with the Rangers ECHL affiliate for last few years.

2001 – Fedor Tyutin. Tyutin was a solid mid-level D for the Rangers, and ultimately was the bait that Columbus wanted for Zherdev. From what I understand, he’s one of Columbus’ top D.

2000 – Filip Novak. Again considered a strong prospect who was ultimately dealt to Florida for Pavel Bure. Got injured, lost a whole year, and bounced around a few teams before going back to the Czech league.

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