robrob74

No Playoffs 1. Vancouver 2. LA 3. Edmonton 4. Vegas 5. Seattle 6. Calgary 7. Anaheim 8. San Jose Goals: Sharingovich Kuzmenko Mantha Assists: Huberdeau Kadri Weegar

that is who I was hoping for in this draft, but happy to have an offensive D man too. I like an idea of a Top Pair D, someone like your ex Dman Lidstrom. Not saying Dickinson is that dominant, more that to have similar aspects could be great, solid all-rounded. But trying to reframe mind frames to positive and like Parekh. I hope he can work on D a lot more. what happens if the Flames keep him next season, if they send to the AHL mid-season, does he have to get redirected to the junior team?

I just looked, this season is parekh's 3rd season and he'd have one more after to make it 4 seasons.

but he can't go college now. He has played in the chl. And I think if he wanted to go to college he would have to sign an income waiver, no? Isn't that something new that if he played in Junior then he'd have to not make any money from it? The thing with Makar is, he played college against men who are more developed, more so in physicality than skill so possibly harder to play against, and he'd have the time it takes to learn skills due to days of. But maybe the rigour of the chl schedule has just as much time to work on defence. i think he does have to go back to junior another year if he doesn't make the flames next year. He turns 20 in February of 2026, after that cut off. maybe he has played 4 CHL seasons though... I didn't look that far

does his age allow him to play in the AHL next season? Don't some guys have to play an extra year of CHL due to birth date? We weren't sending Bennett back because he wasn't going to benefit from it. I don't know the rules but he has a February birthday and will be 19 this time of year next year and I just wonder if he can play AHL then? wondering, maybe he ends up having to play this season and next season in junior.

An example that kids will play over vets if they outplay them?

In the end, Coronado didn't do very well when he was up last year, then he got sent back down and improved. He did well in the Pre-Season, but when he did play at first, he wasn't very good. Pre-season is a tiny puppy compared to the the regular season when things start to get real. The coaches have to determine whether the player can play at a pace that can be maintained if they make the team. We don't know how Zary and Pospisil would have done had they started with the team last year, maybe they don't play quite as well. Zary also started off well and sort of dropped off later in the season. Posps kept up his play though. It's a fine line, some times they make it. It's why I think you gotta play them with players in where you think they should slot and see if they can stick there, I am not a fan of putting a prospect in for a 4th liner if he only gets 3-5 minutes a game. Which vets blocked in the past? I'd prefer they get a chance to play with a Kadri to help see success.

I am with you! Continue to develop them as if we had a full roster of NHL talent. Plug a year or two in with a vet for now. If they can't beat a placeholder vet, then they're not ready. Develop a game they expect to play, and do near proficiently, not being buried.

I'd be inclined to try it like this as well: Huberdeau, Zary/Pospisil, Mantha I think Zary is the type to move the puck up the ice. It seemed Posps was the same. Huberdeau needs a guy who is a one-touch guy, who continues moving up ice. I think the play needs to be quick passes for him, which I think is why Huberdeau tends to pass into no-mans-land. If the play was like that, those passes would be more open for him.

This is when the team needs to try different line combos. What if he works really well with Zary or Pospisil, or even Kadri? If they don't try things we continue down a path where we think, just because Johnny played well with Monahan, you can't try new things. what if Coranato is better suited with a top 6. I don't like to give players a below average center/player and be the only skill guy on a line. It stifles their creativity. if a guy can't take a pass or give a proper pass then it's like fitting a square peg in a round whole. if you want to build a fourth line of all skilled prospects to give them NHL time, that is one thing, but giving them Rooney or someone of similar or lower capabilities then you're not developing the prospect. unless the choice is to play them up the lineup from time to time, that is another thing. i get that some prospects might be better than some fourth liners, but if they can't steal a spot up the lineup, I don't think a 4th line is where to develop a prospect in the NHL.

I think it is a toss, sometimes it falls in your lap and sometimes it's hard to find. So drafting and developing is a good way to go. Won't say it never happens. Sometimes the only UFA you can sign is Kulak. He's alright, but more bottom pair or a #7. There is a lot of talk about grabbing 4th liners easily. We've had good and bad 4th liners, and I tend to think more bad 4th liners than good, and the ones that are impactful are hard to find. I think it's the same with D. Contenders tend to get those players that are impactful, so we need to get into contender status.

ya, a lot of that stuff is just like, Calgary wants to move him, which they don't necessarily do. They see a rebuild and think everyone should be shipped out. You could start a hockey site and just repeat everything the insiders say and put your spin on it. It's basically what is happening. Would be cool if I real rumour was repeated from time to time. question would be, how much retention would the flames be willing to retain? Is it worth it to hold a cap on the books for years and maybe. It might be good if it helps keep the flames at the cap floor while they're rebuilding and have lower wages filling the roster.

What team is interested? Did the rumour suggest a team and is it you creating it? lol

the forwards probably being offensive, have to translate their D game to the NHL with so if they can't then it's a lot easier to shut down some of those players and if they can't shut down and get scored on, they sit... why Yelle realized he needed a niche to keep him on a stacked Colorado roster. Many players said others were better in junior that didn't commit to developing their game.

yup! Just meaning, a way for them to do beyond the camp and not have them there to participate as one who does the drills, maybe one who mentors and helps coach.