Prospect Review: Evgeny Grachev

I’m assuming you mean you hope they DON’T screw it up?

Does anybody find it odd there are no goaltending prospects on the new top 20?

It speaks alot of our depth at forward. I don’t see a use for Grachev this year on the team. With the players signed, and the position they signed for, the only spot available in on the fourth line, with would only hurt his development. If he is so incredibly outstanding during camp, good. Just don’t put him on the team because he will get so much more ice time on a different one. (But we already knew that…)

It’s also interesting to note the article says Matt Zaba will most likely compete for backup next year.

After reading this in a word… Excited… for once we have a guy who can be a game breaker in Gaborik, and now a home grown game breaker who’s 19, wow… i hope for the best for this guy…

http://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2009/7/8/942343/evgeny-grachev-highlights

Still exciting to watch!

I hope to see Grachev at the NHL level in a few games this season, much like we’ve seen some of our d-prospects in the last year or two.

a perfect fit to take prospal’s spot next year… nice to see Sather going with a few 1 year contracts this year.

As much as Rangers fans have given Sather grief over the years, this is one year where you have to almost scratch your head and wonder if he’s been taken over by a (rational) alien presence.
The one year deals for Prospal and Higgins make a whole lot of sense. While personally I think Higgins will do well and should be kept – having OPTIONS (!!) is the mark of a good GM in the CAP era – and Sather has left his options open wherever possible.

Grachev will probably be in Hartford – it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense for him to tear up the OHL again – let’s see what he can do against other top prospects and professionals in a more physical and faster-paced game. If he remains true-to-form, bring him up for a few games if the need exists or to give someone with a minor injury time to heal. Sure seems like he’s got game – let’s hope he stays healthy and keeps progressing !

Evgeny = Ev-jen-ee (like the name ‘Jenny’)
Grachev = Grr-a (short ‘a’ like ‘baa’ as in the sound a sheep makes) – ch-ev

Not true phonetics – but hopefully it works.

Laurie -

I don’t remember where I saw it/heard it – but the way I phoneticized (or mangled, as the case may be) his first name was specified as the way he preferred it be pronounced – and that it was “unusual”.

You’re way is the ‘classic’ pronunciation – and what I would naturally have used.

Having said all that – the deal I saw (I wish I could find it again) could have been some random French-Canadian version of what he was trying to say…..or pure made up bulls….

I guess we’ll find out in due course. :-)

just think if cheraponov did not die the rangers would be looking at chraponov , grachev ; ansimov , gilroy ryan borque , dubinsky, callahan , del zotto ,and sangunetti , now that a great core of a youth movement i hope he gets a look in training camp but i think he is at least 2 years away but its worth the wait ….

when he comes to the nhl.. theyll learn to say it right..

we have a lot of good young players who will develop in good time but we need to be patient..

id say grachev will be a player next year.. but id like to see them do what they did with potter, sauer, anisimov..

let him play a few games this year to be introduced to the speed of the nhl.. that would be smart

have u guys seen some of the players who won ohl rookie of the year.. grachev is in some good company ;)