Rangers Analysis: Jess from The Prospect Park Weighs in on Niemi Trade
by Jim Schmiedeberg on May 26, 2010 11:00 AM EDT
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PrintOur friend Jess over at the Prospect Park has a great writeup on the Rangers trade for Jyri Niemi. You can click the link for the full story, and here are some of the highlights:
You got to give Glen Sather and his staff some serious credit for being able to pick up a prospect with the skill set of Jyri Niemi for just a 2010 6th round pick. A move that comes out of left field that gives the Rangers a very good defensive prospect to add to the prospect pipeline.
We got to see a lot of Niemi last season because of Sam Klassen who was Niemi's teammate on the Blades. Niemi is more an offensive minded defender who does need some work but his potential makes it worth the effort to work with him.
Jess will be joining us again next month for a live chat like the one we did last year to preview the draft. Oddly enough, the first question off the bat last year was about Chris Kreider, who the Rangers would eventually pick.
Also, here is the video from when Niemi was drafted:
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In the video...
Niemi wears #8 for most of the video , but at the beginning check him out wearing the #6.
It looks good on him. How bout we let him wear it? I’d much rather see him wearing the six than our current disaster of a d-man.
Don’t we all have a tendency to fall in love with prospects? It’s called having hope, something Ranger fans have sorely lacked. Nothing wrong with Jess being enthusiastic about his job, and he knows his stuff.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on May 26, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
MAybe
We will get lucky and he will be another DZ !
Staal – DZ
Girardi – Niemi
Rosival – Gilroy / Sangs
Looks good to me !
WHY!!!
Does everyone think we need to keep Girardi? Hes not that good! Let him walk. He is salary arbitration eligible for 3.5 million in the 10-11 season… Uh …Yea…. Dan?… Dont let the door hit you in the ass. Ill take a shot with Sanguinetti or one of these young kids at an entry level based salary any day. Girardi is sorely overrated!
In 94 I thought i could die in peace... Now I watch a ranger game and just want to die.
We all have to remember he is only 19. Let’s see how he does, keep an eye on him, and maybe if things fall into place, a defenseman spot could become available for him to grab. Girardi, Staal, MDZ, Redden, Rozsival, Gilroy right now. Maybe one or two will get dealt. Who knows.
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From Hockey's Future:
This talented Finn had a nice season in Saskatoon, putting up 34 points (14 goals) in 49 games from the blueline. He had some issues with a bad wrist and a foot injury, which limited his appearances. He was clearly able to contribute when he was in the lineup, however. Also of note is the power of his shot, clocked at 97 mph at the Top Prospects Competition. He has had surgery on his hip, too, and this clearly contributed to his dropping a bit on draft day.
He was ranked higher than he was drafted. It was due to injury he was drafted lower. Niemi coud be a nice steal.
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