F Adam Sykora - Hartford Wolf Pack, AHL (2022, 63rd, NYR)

[seafoam]

NYI fan here, this was a good pick and this kid will be a prick for years to come.

Well done Gorton, or Drury, or whoever the hell is running the R4g$ these days (this is sarcasm).

 

[RangersFan1994]

Slovak here, on a NHL team he's a 3-4th liner, extremely good forechecker and backskater, huge enthusiasm and energy every shift.

Ryan Callahan 2.0 I will take it

 

[TGWL]

At 63, you can't go wrong. I mean, you can look back in a few years and say these players picked after him ended up better value, were hidden gems, or just better players, but this isn't like they used a mid 1st round pick with better options on the board. It was a late second round pick. Good value if the player becomes a bottom 6 for sure.

 

[Antiillafire]

 

[tmlmatus]

That's a good spot for him, hopefully he gets a ton of ice time.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Not often you see a team screw up the #1 pick in the import draft.

 

[Ivo]

Not often you see a team screw up the #1 pick in the import draft.

I was just wondering that when I read these news, how often does a 1st overall not play for the CHL team at all?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Good. No offense to Medicine Hat, but they are a complete disaster. He will develop much better staying in the Slovak top league for the season then coming over to the AHL next year.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

I was just wondering that when I read these news, how often does a 1st overall not play for the CHL team at all?

Since 2000, there has only been 3.

2000 Ivan Huml - Val D'or

2007 Nikita Filatov - Sudbury

2016 Klim Kostin - Kootenay

Usually the #1 import pick is reserved for an elite talent that WILL report. If Sykora doesn't report next year either he'll be only the 4th 1st overall import to not report. I'll assume Medicine Hat will retain his rights however in case they're able to trade them to a team he will report to.

 

[Antiillafire]

Good. No offense to Medicine Hat, but they are a complete disaster. He will develop much better staying in the Slovak top league for the season then coming over to the AHL next year.

Yeah I don’t think he would enjoy playing in Medicine Hat very much.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

wrong thread

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

 

[Goldenhands]

I love this pick at 63!

Hilarious his favorite player is Marchant #63, and he was picked #63.

If that kid was Canadian, he goes 1st round with ease. Thats a steal late 2nd.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Sounds like a situation where Medicine Hat initially thought he was going to play for them because he probably told them that. Then he got drafted in the NHL, and he spoke to his NHL team who told him they thought Slovak league made the most sense.

 

[Mato94]

Sounds like a situation where Medicine Hat initially thought he was going to play for them because he probably told them that. Then he got drafted in the NHL, and he spoke to his NHL team who told him they thought Slovak league made the most sense.

Yeah, he initially thought the NHL team that was going to draft him would send him to the CHL. This is what he said a couple of days after the Import Draft:

„It all depends on the NHL club that will draft me. I think it’s more likely they’ll want me in Canada and I’ll go to the WHL.” But he had never talked to the Tigers before the Import Draft.

And now it’s been known for a week +- he’s staying with Nitra. A bit of a surprise, but they obviously trust the Slovak team, which is good. Sýkora should have a big role this year.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Amazing goal tonight. Had a great game.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Kids gonna be a real solid middle 6 all situations puck hound. He's the type of player that helps win championships.

Hopefully his work ethic and intensity rubs off on some of their younger players.

 

[alko]

But his last game was a disaster. Knee on knee and that was. Major penalty + end of game for him.

 

[vildurson]

But his last game was a disaster. Knee on knee and that was. Major penalty + end of game for him.

He is just taking rat lessons from his idol Brad Marchand.

 

[rangersfansince08]

Kids gonna be a real solid middle 6 all situations puck hound. He's the type of player that helps win championships.

Hopefully his work ethic and intensity rubs off on some of their younger players.

Obviously he will add more than points but what do you think his ceiling in the department is?

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Obviously he will add more than points but what do you think his ceiling in the department is?

~25g 50p

 

[rangersfansince08]

~25g 50p

Thanks. I imagine his biggest impact will probably be on shot supression.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Thanks. I imagine his biggest impact will probably be on shot supression.

I think he's gonna create a lot of offense as well, just not by way of being credited a point due to his insane forechecking skills - He might be the best forechecker I've seen at his age. Great anticipation and determination, and he's very strong on the puck/body. He's going to be a turnover forcing machine which will result in offense.

 

[rangersfansince08]

I think he's gonna create a lot of offense as well, just not by way of being credited a point due to his insane forechecking skills - He might be the best forechecker I've seen at his age. Great anticipation and determination, and he's very strong on the puck/body. He's going to be a turnover forcing machine which will result in offense.

And you are right this is the type of player you win championships with. Reminds me of Lehkonen.

Wish the Rangers could fit Motte in and build a thue bottom six that supresses shots in front of Igor.