Proposal: Cgy Prospect Swap for Centre

[Kielbasa]

Calgary's development system has seen a surprising upswing in quality as many of their prospects continue to outperform their draft position.

The primary issue is that their system lacks centres of note outside of Kerins and Luke Misa, both of whom have significant questions about their ceiling or ability to play centre at the NHL level. With Wolf arriving, waiting to draft centre prospects is less feasible.

On the other hand, Calgary has a variety of quality winger, D, and Goalie prospects in system. Would any other team's that have depth at Centre in their system consider a swap to fill holes in their own system?

Notable prospects to potentially swap:

Defense:
Parekh (unlikely unless in exchange for a blue chip centre)
Mews
Bruzstewicz
Poirier
Morin

Wingers:
Basha
Gridin
Battaglia
Honzek
Suniev
Stromgren

Goalies:
Sergeyev
Zarubin
Yegor Yegorov (not actually a great prospect but that name is to good to exclude)

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[HighLifeMan]

We have plenty of draft capital in the next two drafts.

Just draft some centers and call it a day.

 

[HuGort]

Calgary's development system has seen a surprising upswing in quality as many of their prospects continue to outperform their draft position.

The primary issue is that their system lacks centres of note outside of Kerins and Luke Misa, both of whom have significant questions about their ceiling or ability to play centre at the NHL level. With Wolf arriving, waiting to draft centre prospects is less feasible.

On the other hand, Calgary has a variety of quality winger, D, and Goalie prospects in system. Would any other team's that have depth at Centre in their system consider a swap to fill holes in their own system?

Notable prospects to potentially swap:

Defense:
Parekh (unlikely unless in exchange for a blue chip centre)
Mews
Bruzstewicz
Poirier
Morin

Wingers:
Basha
Gridin
Battaglia
Honzek
Suniev
Stromgren

Goalies:
Sergeyev
Zarubin
Yegor Yegorov (not actually a great prospect but that name is to good to exclude)

Montreal might be interested in Mews. What do you want from us?

 

[DJJones]

Keep the defense. Even if they all look great we'll be lucky to get three legit players out of the group

 

[Habsrule]

Just look to draft them. Centres carry more value than other positions except maybe RHD. Especially if that centre you are looking to get is a right shot you will be giving up lots of value.

 

[crackdown44]

You are asking for trouble with a thread like this. Everybody thinks their prospects are better than everybody else’s

 

[HuGort]

We have plenty of draft capital in the next two drafts.

Just draft some centers and call it a day.

Flames don't draft until around 30th. Doubt you getting much of a center. Even if you did he's 5 years away.

 

[HighLifeMan]

Flames don't draft until around 30th. Doubt you getting much of a center. Even if you did he's 5 years away.

We would currently hold the 23rd and 24th picks which makes a trade up scenario very possible. Additionally this draft specifically is center heavy in the 1st round.

 

[HuGort]

We would currently hold the 23rd and 24th picks which makes a trade up scenario very possible. Additionally this draft specifically is center heavy in the 1st round.

Those teams are built for playoffs though. Plus they will add at deadline. They going deep.

 

[Some Other Flame]

Prospects swaps of this nature tend to be rare. It usually takes one unhappy prospect wanting out from somewhere to make this viable.

Plus, the Flames drafting has been excellent in the last few years. So yeah, keep the picks and maybe try for a trade up if possible.

 

[Kielbasa]

Montreal might be interested in Mews. What do you want from us?

Centre prospects, I thought that was abundantly clear.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Montreal might be interested in Mews. What do you want from us?

Centre prospects, I thought that was abundantly clear.

...atm, Montreal shouldn't be trading away future C prospects...not an area of abundance in the prospect pool...

 

[HuGort]

Centre prospects, I thought that was abundantly clear.

How about Evans?

 

[Bounces R Way]

The top C prospects are very rarely traded but targeting a guy like Miettinen or Minten could still be doable for Conroy. They have some good depth at the prospect level in all the other positions so even if the guy projects more middle 6 than top 6 is worthwhile.

How about Evans?

The 28 year old with 314 NHL GP?
That's not what a center prospect is.

 

[HuGort]

The top C prospects are very rarely traded but targeting a guy like Miettinen or Minten could still be doable for Conroy. They have some good depth at the prospect level in all the other positions so even if the guy projects more middle 6 than top 6 is worthwhile.



The 28 year old with 314 NHL GP?
That's not what a center prospect is.

Okay, instead we give you Kapanen and worse of our two first picks for Parekh?

 

[Bounces R Way]

Okay, instead we give you Kapanen and worse of our two first picks for Parekh?

He's French!
Ooh la la

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Okay, instead we give you Kapanen and worse of our two first picks for Parekh?

Hahahahahahaha

 

[HuGort]

He's French!

Lol. You foolish to turn that offer down
That pick is likely your own and Kapanen is a good, mid line center prospect. It's a solid offer

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Lol. You foolish to turn that offer down
That pick is likely your own and Kapanen is a good, mid line center prospect. It's a solid offer

How about Battaglia and the worst of our firsts for Demidov….

 

[Captain Mountain]

Montreal might be interested in Mews. What do you want from us?

They would?

 

[vokiel]

How about Battaglia and the worst of our firsts for Demidov….

Demidov doesn't play center.

 

[HuGort]

How about Battaglia and the worst of our firsts for Demidov….

No, you traded your star away in Tkachuk. Not getting ours

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Lol. You foolish to turn that offer down
That pick is likely your own and Kapanen is a good, mid line center prospect. It's a solid offer

Kapanen is will probably play less NHL games over his entire career than Parekh will before he is 23. You are completely lost if you think this is remotely close to fair

 

[Bond]

HuGort is very salty about the Flames pick not being high.