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Originally Posted by Bingo
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So, assuming Pribyl has won this, you could ice our top 20 prospects like this (based on the poll rankings) and they nearly make a well balanced team:
Mangiapane – Jankowski – Foo
Poirier – Dube – Phillips
Shinkaruk – Klimchuk – Hathaway
Pribyl
Valimaki – Andersson
Kylington – Fox
Kulak – Wotherspoon
AOM
Parsons
Gillies
Rittich
Of note:
Goalies and Defense are really healthy. With all the hype surrounding Parsons it's hard to not get carried away with excitement. Gillies will surely get the first opportunity to prove himself with the big club though.
RW depth looks a bit better with Foo added to the roster, Pribyl (hopefully) healthy and Poirier back in the frame. Phillips is exciting but there will be many skeptics because of his size – could we really have another pint-sized offensive dynamo on our hands? Hathaway plays a fun style but will be competing directly with Lazar for a spot this year, and the organisation has invested a lot in the former Ottawa 1st rounder – bad luck for Garnet as it's difficult to imagine what more the guy can do to earn a spot.
We've never seemed to have any trouble with LW depth.
My main worry: we're starting to get a bit low on top-shelf centremen in the pipeline. After Janko and Dube it's slim pickings, and Klimchuk had to make due in my lineup even though he's rarely played C since his draft year. Though it may not seem a problem immediately, with Monahan/Backlund/Bennett/Lazar all young and performing well under contract, we've seen what happens when there aren't enough blue chip Cs coming through the ranks.
Overall though we're looking in great shape, especially factoring in the ages of core players like Tkachuk, Bennett, Monahan, Hamilton, Brodie and Gaudreau.
Calgarypuck Prospect Ranking 2017 - Round 20
