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Flames really trying to fill their defensive prospect cupboard, as long as they're the BPA I am all for it.
There aren't too many true BPA left around this range, but I'd rather the scouts try and swing at boom or bust prospects at this stage vs borderline chances of meh. Basically, what they've been doing with Mangiapane, Phillips, Wolf etc.
Mangie, phillips and wolf were well known with flaws
These last two guys nobody heard of.
I feel like I read somewhere about Wolf's story was that he was sitting in the stands not expecting to be drafted and our group saw him so took him as a reward for his dedication? I don't know if that qualifies as well known...
The other two, sure. Mangiapane playing on the same team as Andersson definitely helped though.
Pretty happy overall. Cupboards were looking a little sparse and Tre and his team have done a real decent job restocking in this draft.
#1 on my wishlist was a C prospect with top 6 upside and I'm quite high on Zary. Don't think he would have been out of place if he was picked in the 10-15 range. The Poirier pick I can't complain about because he was more or less free and he's got some really nice skill.
Villeneuve over Boltmann and it would be a 10/10 for me but I’m overall very satisfied with what Treliving and the scouting staff went with
Hopefully I am proven wrong on Boltmann. Did anyone have a screenshot of the gun picture?
Russian goalies are getting known for getting drafted as overages, reading up on him he seems like a good pick. Those numbers are nothing to scoff at.Good Picks:
1. Zary - we liked him at 19, we got him at 24 + two third rounders.
2. Poirier - high-risk, high-reward pick that fell quite a bit. Can't go wrong with a free lottery ticket.
3. Kerins & Francis - two fallers we got late that are sneaky good.
Average Picks:
1. Kuznetsov - big young Russian D that can skate. There were better D options imo but he wasn't a reach by any means.
2. Solovyov - overage KHL D that I know absolutely nothing about. Last pick though so who cares.
Not bad cause I trust the process but someone internal knows something nobody else knows:
1. Boltmann - projected as a 7th rounder so Flames must've known he was a hidden gem that another team wanted
2. Chechelev - overage unranked Russian goalie nobody had ever heard of until now. MHL stats do look good though. Goalies are impossible anyway.
I dont know how I should feel about this
Listen, if it goes to a shootout, pretty sure Chechelev winsI dont know how I should feel about this
I call it the Russian factorListen, if it goes to a shootout, pretty sure Chechelev wins
That's exactly how you should feel about this.I dont know how I should feel about this
If he takes a risky shot, I guess he's playing Russian RouletteI call it the Russian factor