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IMO, there's a legit chance Martone goes first overall. He's fantastic. RHS, captain, 6'3". No fun to play against. I really like Hagens as well. It will depend on whether or not he's a LW or C at the NHL level. He's incredible. Does the team with #1 believe in a sub 6ft C as #1 overall? Because a Martone is a unicorn in a lot of was.
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McDavid and Draisaitl have been incredibly durable for the Oilers. Aside from the collarbone, McDavid has only missed games due to minor bumps and bruises and illness. Hasn't been out for an extended period of time. Draisaitl has only missed 5 games in the past six seasons. There's nothing official on McDavid's injury, but some speculation of high ankle sprain. They're tricky, you'd rather break the ankle than have the high ankle sprain. The Oilers are probably going to be missing their captain for a bit. They still likely make the playoffs, but IMO, they should really be aiming to win the division. Do they win the Cup if game 7 was in EDM instead of FLA? Likely. This injury hurts their hopes at home ice, somewhat.
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McQueen is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury. He's only played 8 games this year. There were some injuries last year too, but he returned for the playoffs and played great.
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I am considering muting him. one of those “scouts” that “knows everything”. Some of his last few tweets I’ve seen, Seattle screwed the Flames by taking Catton. Cull is doing a poor job at developing players with the Wranglers.
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Realistic (and unrealistic) Trades - 2024 Edition
Thebrewcrew replied to travel_dude's topic in Flames Talk
What’s going on with Trevor Zegras? He has 2pts in 8 games. Last year he had 15pts in what was an injury-filled season. I don’t think he’s someone the Flames should target. But he’s someone that’s been in the rumour mill. No doubt, the asking price will be high from Anaheim. I just don’t see anyone meeting it. Seems to be trending toward the player needing a change of scene though. -
San Jose still wasn’t won a game. They’ve played nine times. Rebuilding is really hard. It was never going to be a good season in SJ, but for the second year in a row, they are tasked with playing 70 meaningless games, before the calendar hits November. That’s a really toxic environment for the young guys to be around. Which is why I don’t fault the Flames for attempting to be competitive. There is very little value in icing a team as terrible as San Jose. Yes, they may get another great pick. But it’s really hard to turn the organization around, when you go through years and years of winning 20-25 games a season. I think the Sharks are at risk of turning into Buffalo. Where the rebuild is 10+ years. Bringing it back to the Flames, I think things may go sideways this year and there will be tough stretches. But at least the team isn’t going to be out the mix for 70+ games. Because that’s not good for anyone. That’s a good way to ruin Wolf, Zary, Coronato. Get run out of the building every single night.
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Calgary product Nathan Behm is leading the dub in scoring. Draft eligible. Big, RHS https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/577109/nathan-behm
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Realistic (and unrealistic) Trades - 2024 Edition
Thebrewcrew replied to travel_dude's topic in Flames Talk
I would be very happy if the Flames could acquire McMichael or Pinto. I know everyone is loathe to trade futures, but the Flames have a lot of futures. There is such a thing as having too many picks/prospects. If you keep all of them, great, but not every pick is going to be signed, let alone play for the Flames. It's easy to assume the easiest way for the Flames to address centre ice is through the draft. That's likely true. But another way is via trade. Both of McMichael and Pinto have been productive young players, without a ton of opportunity. I think there's 50-60pt potential there. Which be worth the acquisition cost. -
Realistic (and unrealistic) Trades - 2024 Edition
Thebrewcrew replied to travel_dude's topic in Flames Talk
Some rumblings that the Flames have had interest in Krebs from BUF. Makes some sense. 23yr old C. From Okotoks. The addition of McLeod has bumped him down the depth chart. Some speculation he may be unhappy. They’ve also got Jiri Kulich in the pipeline, who looks really good. They also took Helenius in June. I’m just not sure what you pay to acquire a guy like that, because I don’t really know what he is. Is he a top 6 C? 200+ games in, he hasn’t been that. In 21/22 he played a half season and produced about a half point/per/game. Last year he played a full season and was nowhere near that level. The question would be cost. The Flames would gladly send them Pelletier, I think. Not sure Buffalo needs another winger. He’s not someone I would send a 1st for. The Colorado 2nd, is the highest pick I would consider. Calgary suddenly has a lot of RHD, something Buffalo does not. I think Henry Mews is clearly the #3 RHD prospect. I could see Buffalo having some interest in him. -
Luke Misa; 2024 5th Rd Pick (150th oa)
Thebrewcrew replied to conundrumed's topic in Calgary Wranglers and Flames Prospects
It's still early, but you can see why Misa went in the 5th round. He has a lot of skill but he is very inconsistent. Brampton is a very good team but Misa has been held off the scoresheet in 5 straight games. 3pts in 8 games. I'm not writing him off. It's a long season. It just illustrates why he was still available in the 5th. This player is a project. -
Rory Kerins - 2020 6th rounder
Thebrewcrew replied to cross16's topic in Calgary Wranglers and Flames Prospects
I've been intrigued by Kerins since he was selected by the Flames. He's produced at every level. His training camp was strange. He was almost exclusively in that 3rd group and never got into a preseason game. There was some innuendo that the conditioning wasn't where it needed to be. I really hope he gets rewarded with a recall this year. He was quite good last year as well 32 in 54 games is really good for a 1st AHL season. Between Kerins, Morton and Pelletier, there are some really intriguing options to be recalled this season.