Day five of newyorkrangers.com's '20 Prospects in 20 Days' brings us Evgeny Grachev...Rangers Pro Scout Kevin Maxwell says...
"He did have a bit of an adjustment realizing that he was playing against men," said Maxwell. "He was so strong in junior that once he got a step on a guy, he just basically outmuscled him. What we found as the season progressed was that he just needed to get stronger. I attribute that to youth.”
Gordie Clark, Rangers' Director, Player Personnel adds...
"The No. 21 ranking (in Future Watch) is telling you something more about his future. ...If he had been back in junior, he would have been on every power-play and he'd have been a 50-goal scorer this season."
...no doubt this season was a big time learning experience for Grachev which is why I'm still very encouraged about his chances of being an impact player for the Rangers despite his decrease in scoring numbers.
...he's another player that'll get a long look in September.
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