Rangers Goalie Falls Just Short of Prospect Elite

A New York Rangers netminder came agonizingly close to cracking the league's most exclusive prospect rankings before getting cut in the final round. The decision reflects how deep the talent pool is at the position and how brutal the evaluation process becomes when separating the elite from the merely excellent. For the Rangers organization, this near-miss could be a motivating factor as they develop their pipeline at a position where depth is increasingly valuable.