The Rangers prospects have been busy the past few weeks which has been highlighted by Christian Thomas receiving OHL player of the week for last week. However it’s been a mixed week publicly, mainly due to the negative reaction to the Rangers not following up on promising defenceman Brandon Manning’s availability (and his subsequent signing with the Flyers) but the Rangers prospects that are ‘owned’ by the Blueshirts haven’t let up offensively.

Headlined by Christian Thomas goals have kept coming for the Rangers prospects. Over the past week, Thomas had an insane period where he scored 10 points (5+5) in 2 games including his first ever 6 point game.  On back to back nights the young sniper scored 3+3 and 2+2 to lead his Oshawa Generals side to two strong wins. Thomas is 12th in overall scoring in the OHL with an excellent 33 points in just 20 games and is looking like another brilliant 2nd round pick by the Rangers. Often criticised for a lack of high end skill and finishers it looks like the Rangers could have a keeper in Thomas. If blood lines really do help, having a former NHL workhorse in Steve Thomas (father) as a role model bodes well for the 18 year old.

Another player that has shown some excellent consistency this year is Ryan Bourque. Reports indicate he has been the best Ranger prospect throughout November and had put up 15 points in the month so far. Bourque, given his role on the WJC winning US squad was a defensive one, may be surprising some prospects with his offensive output this year as he now has 27 points in just 18 games while playing his usual strong two way game (+8) for a good Quebec team in the QMJHL.

While Roman Horak was never likely to be able to sustain his torrid pace that he began the season with, Horak is still enjoying a good season. Currently, the 5th round pick has grabbed himself 29 points in 21 games while his Bruins of the WHL are 2nd in their division behind traditional powerhouse Vancouver Giants. The Bruins aren’t enjoying great form however as they have only won 3 of their past 10 games.

Key Prospect Stats:

Christian Thomas 20GP 17G 33PTS +13

Roman Horak 21GP 14G 29PTS +1

Ethan Werek 21GP 12G 24PTS -5

Ryan Bourque 18GP 12G 27PTS +8

Dylan Mcilrath (currently injured) 20GP 2G 7PTS -3

Chris Kreider 12G 3G 6PTS -5

Carl Hagelin 14GP 6G 15PTS +9

Jesper Fasth 16GP 2G 3PTS +2

Mikhail Pashnin 18GP 0G 0PTS -7

Scott Stajcer 14GP 10wins 3L 2.91GAA .901S%

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