As the team announced its intent to rebuild in 2017, the ESPN’s Corey Pronman rated the New York Rangers prospect pipeline 29th out of the NHL’s 31 teams. The challenge for General Manager Jeff Gorton was to stockpile draft picks and prospects as he traded away the team’s veterans over the past few seasons. It’s no surprise the Ranger organization reflects a massive turnover of players since Gorton’s rebuild began however it’s a huge surprise that the quality of the organization prospect depth has risen so quickly.
The NHL Network recently aired a show in which they ranked the NHL’s top 100 prospects as well as the teams with the top ten prospect pipelines.