Darryl Sutter back from WJCs.

[SebC]

Just got back from 10 day trip to Spain and Portugal, and Darryl Sutter was on my flight from Frankfurt to Calgary. So he's back from Sweden now.

[Flash Walken]

did you mumble with him?

[the_hound]

Probably would've gone something like this.........

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vXtJXNcAKB4

[RW99]

Originally Posted by the_hound

Probably would've gone something like this.........

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vXtJXNcAKB4

haha, I knew what it was before I even clicked on it

[Reggie Dunlop]

Said in the paper the other day he wanted a first-hand look at draft-eligible Europeans at the tournament.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

did you mumble with him?

Spoke to him briefly and got a picture with him. Didn't know how the Flames had done while I was away so I didn't pester him too much. He looked really grumpy in the picture... but then again he almost always looks grumpy.

[HelloHockeyFans]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Said in the paper the other day he wanted a first-hand look at draft-eligible Europeans at the tournament.

I thought Sutter hated skilled Euros?

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by HelloHockeyFans

I thought Sutter hated skilled Euros?

Maybe he went there to glare at them?

[Phaneuf3]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Maybe he went there to glare at them?

congrats. i rarely laugh out loud at something i read on the internet.

[Hunter74]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Said in the paper the other day he wanted a first-hand look at draft-eligible Europeans at the tournament.

I wonder if he is doubting his Euro scouts? The Wikner pick wasn't very good. Or maybe now that it seems like Sutter is focusing more on drafting the best player available(offensive and defensive) maybe he just wants to get a better feel for all draft eligible players. Before it seemed like Sutter was mainly keying in on character type North American players like Prust, Chucko and Pelech.

[Canada 02]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Said in the paper the other day he wanted a first-hand look at draft-eligible Europeans at the tournament.

Draft-eligible prospects in this tournament (based on Sept. '88 birthdate or younger, so there may be older players who are undrafted):
Canada: Karl Alzner, Sam Gagner
Czech's: Michal Repik, Jakub Voracek
Finland: none
Russia: Vyatcheslav Voynov ('90 b'date), Alexey Cherepanov
Sweden: none
USA: Patrick Kane, Bill Sweatt, James vanRiemsdyk

Not many players available from the hockey superpowers. Is there one in that list interests Sutter?

Players from non-power nations:
Belarus: Dzmitry Korabau, Heorhi Yaskevich, Andrei Kolasau, Pavel Razvadouski, Andrei Stas, Ihar Varashylau
Germany: Timo Pielmeier
Slovakia: Tomas Hiadlovsky, Juraj Mikus, Juraj Valach, David Skokan,
Swiss: Lukas Flueler, Roman Josi, Yannick Weber, Luca ****i, Etienne Froidevaux, Diego Schwarzenbach, Gregory Sciaroni

[Brick]

We've got enough Euro hockey, we need some Sutter type hard nosed players that stand up for their teammates. Now would be a good time.

[chickennoobz]

i wouldnt mind snatching patrick kane ..in the draft =)

[Old Yeller]

Originally Posted by Brick

We've got enough Euro hockey, we need some Sutter type hard nosed players that stand up for their teammates. Now would be a good time.

Well remember, the Finns do that quite well... a little TOO well sometimes.

[algernon]

"swiss: Lukas Flueler, Roman Josi, Yannick Weber, Luca ****i"

lol, what 4 letter word? is it like the japanese goalie?

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by Hunter74

I wonder if he is doubting his Euro scouts? The Wikner pick wasn't very good. Or maybe now that it seems like Sutter is focusing more on drafting the best player available(offensive and defensive) maybe he just wants to get a better feel for all draft eligible players. Before it seemed like Sutter was mainly keying in on character type North American players like Prust, Chucko and Pelech.

Well some GM's are hands off the draft and some are hands on. Sutter clearly will be a hands on guy for at least our 1st rounder if not moreso. Therefore he needs to see the major tournaments including the World Juniors and the Under-18's in the spring. You can't ignore europeans, look at how many of them are the top players in the NHL. I'm sure Sutter still prefers Canadian kids if there's nothing else between the players but you aren't going to turn down a better prospect just because he's european.

[ejrubes]

Let's hope he's planning to do something with the dead weight here- McCarty

[Cerebral]

Originally Posted by Canada 02

Draft-eligible prospects in this tournament (based on Sept. '88 birthdate or younger, so there may be older players who are undrafted):
Canada: Karl Alzner, Sam Gagner
Czech's: Michal Repik, Jakub Voracek
Finland: none
Russia: Vyatcheslav Voynov ('90 b'date), Alexey Cherepanov
Sweden: none
USA: Patrick Kane, Bill Sweatt, James vanRiemsdyk

Not many players available from the hockey superpowers. Is there one in that list interests Sutter?

Players from non-power nations:
Belarus: Dzmitry Korabau, Heorhi Yaskevich, Andrei Kolasau, Pavel Razvadouski, Andrei Stas, Ihar Varashylau
Germany: Timo Pielmeier
Slovakia: Tomas Hiadlovsky, Juraj Mikus, Juraj Valach, David Skokan,
Swiss: Lukas Flueler, Roman Josi, Yannick Weber, Luca ****i, Etienne Froidevaux, Diego Schwarzenbach, Gregory Sciaroni

Bill Sweatt looks like a potential Calgary draft pick, he's extremely fast and pretty reliable defensively as well. Given the offensive ability he's shown in the tournament so far, his stock is likely rising a bit.