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I think he is a better skater than Nick Suzuki. Point is probably a better comparable.

Catton is better than Tij IMO. Catton is also more likely to play C in the NHL. I don’t see Tij playing C in the NHL.

This is the type of player Calgary is missing and desperately needs. Someone who can gain the zone with ease and push defenders back. Hopefully he is there at 9.

With what is likely going to be a top 10 pick, I think the Flames have to find a player with dynamic qualities. They just can’t play it safe. They don’t have that top end talent in the system, no top line forwards, no first pairing defensemen. Not sure that that player will be available at 8-10 in this draft, but they need to at least take a swing at one. I haven’t had a chance to watch the players available in this draft enough to know who to go after.

He needs to get his mojo back. He is at his best when he is flying around out there and being relentless on the puck.

He should be eligible for the AHL playoffs because he is on a tryout agreement. The rule is more there so NHL teams don’t just send all their top young players down and really shift the balance in the AHL playoffs.

Miromanov continues to impress in the early going. Small sample size but he is sporting a 53.2 SAT%, while only getting 38% OZ starts. To me that is a strong indicator that he is moving the puck in the right direction and getting it out of our zone more often than not.

My really basic top 16 with very little knowledge would be: 1. Macklin Celebrini 2. Ivan Demidov 3. Artyom Levshunov 4. Zayne Parekh 5. Sam Dickinson 6. Anton Silayev 7. Cayden Lindstrom 8. Cole Eiserman 9. Carter Yakemchuk 10. Berkly Catton 11. Zeev Buium 12. Konsta Helenius 13. Tij Iginla 14. Liam Greentree 15. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard 16. Adam Jiricek

I would almost rather they didn't draft Tij Iginla, talk about putting an unfair amount of pressure on a kid. Drafting a kid to team where his Dad was the greatest player in Franchise history, is widely celebrated and still works for the organization, it's just asking for heartache. If the draft falls in such a way that the Flames have no choice but to draft him, sure, but I wouldn't go into the draft looking to draft him at all costs. It has nothing to do with him as player either, because I think he will be very good, I just think the risk of it going bad is infinitely higher in Calgary than anywhere else.

This is awesome news. I love the work Conroy has done to rebuild the defensive depth, an area that was a concern before Zadorov, Tanev and Hanifin left. There is still more work to be done, but it looks there are some players in the pipeline.

It is going to be really interesting to see where Demidov goes in the draft. How many teams are going to be scared off by the lack of viewings and games against peer talent? Michkov fell to 7th last year, not all because of the Russian factor, he also is under contract till 2026. Demidov is under contract till 2025. We also have Denis Grebeshkov scouting in Russia, wonder how that will impact this draft for Calgary.

For sure, I think he has the ability and it shouldn’t be too big of a problem for him to get stronger and quicker. Zary and Pospisil both have improved their skating dramatically since their draft years. I didn’t think Pospisil would get much of a chance at the NHL because his skating was lacking.

Personally I would send Coronato back to the AHL, now that Pospisil is back from suspension. He isn’t ready, I would have preferred that they called up Schwindt last time instead of Coronato. Leave him there for the remainder of the season and let him dominate, have a good run in the playoffs. Next year I think he makes a strong push to make the roster.

It could just be me, but it looks like Coronato needs to find another step if he wants to be more productive at this level. You can see that he is willing to work for the puck, and thinks the game fairly well, he just looks a step behind. Hopefully he can work on this in the offseason.