Morgan Barron Profile

[scoop85]

Great profile on the Rangers' website.  As a lifelong Rangers fan I would love him to make it to MSG.

[jeff '84]

Great! Thanks for sharing.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Great profile on the Rangers' website.  As a lifelong Rangers fan I would love him to make it to MSG.

As a nearly life-long Flyers fan, I'd like to see him playing for just about any team except the Rangers.

[RichH]

Great profile on the Rangers' website.  As a lifelong Rangers fan I would love him to make it to MSG.

As a nearly life-long Flyers fan, I'd like to see him playing for just about any team except the Rangers.

I'd like for this debate to not matter until late Spring of 2021.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Great profile on the Rangers' website.  As a lifelong Rangers fan I would love him to make it to MSG.

As a nearly life-long Flyers fan, I'd like to see him playing for just about any team except the Rangers.

I'd like for this debate to not matter until late Spring of 2021.

Good point.

[BearLover]

We'd be extremely lucky to keep Barron for the next two years. That was a really nice video, but it makes me uneasy.

[scoop85]

We'd be extremely lucky to keep Barron for the next two years. That was a really nice video, but it makes me uneasy.

I could see him leave after a solid junior year like Furlin and Angello , but I'll be surprised if he leaves after this season. He's still pretty young.

[Trotsky]

We'd be extremely lucky to keep Barron for the next two years. That was a really nice video, but it makes me uneasy.

I could see him leave after a solid junior year like Furlin and Angello , but I'll be surprised if he leaves after this season. He's still pretty young.

Depends on whether the Rangers think he can still grow here.  I hope so.

[redice]

We'd be extremely lucky to keep Barron for the next two years. That was a really nice video, but it makes me uneasy.

I could see him leave after a solid junior year like Furlin and Angello , but I'll be surprised if he leaves after this season. He's still pretty young.

Depends on whether the Rangers think he can still grow here.  I hope so.

I can recall similar discussions about a fellow named Nethery back in the late 1970's....   That Rangers administration chose to let him season in Ithaca..  Let's hope they do the same with Barron.

[marty]

We'd be extremely lucky to keep Barron for the next two years. That was a really nice video, but it makes me uneasy.

I could see him leave after a solid junior year like Furlin and Angello , but I'll be surprised if he leaves after this season. He's still pretty young.

Depends on whether the Rangers think he can still grow here.  I hope so.

I can recall similar discussions about a fellow named Nethery back in the late 1970's....   That Rangers administration chose to let him season in Ithaca..  Let's hope they do the same with Barron.

God,  this makes me feel old.  But that's why our generation doesn't do selfies.

I just need something to remind me every day or two that it's true - besides the black tape I put over the front camera.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

We'd be extremely lucky to keep Barron for the next two years. That was a really nice video, but it makes me uneasy.

I could see him leave after a solid junior year like Furlin and Angello , but I'll be surprised if he leaves after this season. He's still pretty young.

Depends on whether the Rangers think he can still grow here.  I hope so.

I can recall similar discussions about a fellow named Nethery back in the late 1970's....   That Rangers administration chose to let him season in Ithaca..  Let's hope they do the same with Barron.

God,  this makes me feel old.  But that's why our generation doesn't do selfies.

I just need something to remind me every day or two that it's true - besides the black tape I put over the front camera.

Did college players even come out early in the 70's?

[upprdeck]

much less,, fewer pro teams so more players to choose from

[Jim Hyla]

much less,, fewer pro teams so more players to choose from

And many fewer pro prospects in college back then.

[Al DeFlorio]

much less,, fewer pro teams so more players to choose from

And many fewer pro prospects in college back then.

The 1969 Denver team that beat Cornell in the NCAA championship game was an exception.  Somewhere long ago I read that six players from that team went on to NHL careers (or maybe it was NHL and WHA).  Names I recognize from NHL are Keith Magnuson, Cliff Koroll, George Morrison and Craig Patrick.  Tough roster.

[scoop85]

Maybe I'm a bit too optimistic about Barron's return next year.  Here's an excerpt from Rick Carpiniello's Rangers article today in The Athletic:

But another lesser-known commodity, big, skilled winger Morgan Barron, whose Cornell team has not yet begun its ECAC playoffs, may turn pro after this season. That decision is not in stone. But Barron has had a fabulous season after being the Rangers' sixth-rounder (174th overall) in the 2017 draft. Barron's not just a smart guy who finishes checks, but he's a shoot-first forward of which the Rangers are in need (his 4.52 shots per game rank third in the NCAA this season), who has 13 goals, 17 assists in 29 games.