View Poll Results: Best prospect from the following list?
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Pavel Karnaukhov
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54.50% |
Rushan Rafikov
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45.50% |
08-17-2017, 12:29 PM
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Calgarypuck Prospect Ranking 2017 - Round Final Round
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08-17-2017, 12:31 PM
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#2
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary
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Rafikov I guess. I don't like our chances of bringing either guy over, but I think he has the higher upside.
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08-17-2017, 12:31 PM
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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How much higher would these guys be if they were in North America working their way up?
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08-17-2017, 12:31 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Rocky Mt House
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Went with the less Rushan sounding name
Pavel has more chance of choosing to play in NA and is younger.
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08-17-2017, 12:33 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Just wanted to say thanks to Bingo. I always look forward to these in the dog days of summer. Keep on being awesome
Went with Pavel. No real reason other than he played in NA
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08-17-2017, 12:34 PM
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#6
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Paradise
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Russian roulette.
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08-17-2017, 12:34 PM
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#7
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary
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It's so hard to know where these guys would rank if they were over in NA, but I'd guess they'd be around the number 25 mark. Who knows.
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08-17-2017, 12:37 PM
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#8
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Bingo
How much higher would these guys be if they were in North America working their way up?
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After thinking some more on it, I'd have Karnaukhov at 20 right before Tuulola and Rafikov at 24 just before Healey.
There is an argument for them to go a few spots higher but they belong no lower than those two guys.
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08-17-2017, 12:53 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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At least there is some evidence that Karnaukhov knows where Calgary is. The same can't be said for Rafikov.
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08-17-2017, 12:57 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: The Bay Area
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Man... been voting Rafikov for awhile now due to stubbornness to change after I incorrectly selected him earlier. Guy can't buy a win
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08-17-2017, 01:30 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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Went with Rafikov , he was thought of quite highly until he started missing the summer camps for one excuse or another.
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08-17-2017, 02:29 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingo
How much higher would these guys be if they were in North America working their way up?
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Probably 10-15 spots each, if not higher. It's not their talent I take issue with, it's their commitment to the team. It's basically non-existent. I like both players a fair amount, but the fact remains that they'll probably never play for any of the Flames affiliates, let alone the NHL team.
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08-17-2017, 03:11 PM
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#13
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Flames fan in Seattle
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Yeah Rafikov would be way higher.. He's done pretty well on the international stage.
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08-17-2017, 03:47 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Lethbridge
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Former Hitmen is who I'm going with
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08-18-2017, 12:24 AM
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Franchise Player
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Anybody feel like any of these prospects are guaranteed busts? I can't say I feel that way about any of them.
The last non-Russian pick was Schneider, and I expect a big bounce-back season from him now that he is healthy.
Pollock is the guy I am the most 'down' on, and even then I can't say that you can completely write him off.
There are some definite long-shots to be sure, but this is a very deep prospect base. Lots of legitimate skill right down to the bottom. It is looking good.
As for the Russians - I prefer Rafikov. I do think that if he was ever to come over, he would quickly work his way up the depth chart. Great IQ, skating, puck-moving ability and plays with a bit of snarl too. It seems his development is going well in the VHL/KHL.
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08-18-2017, 08:54 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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I don't think the Flames would have drafted or kept around guys that are guaranteed busts.
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08-18-2017, 09:04 AM
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#17
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Probably 10-15 spots each, if not higher. It's not their talent I take issue with, it's their commitment to the team. It's basically non-existent. I like both players a fair amount, but the fact remains that they'll probably never play for any of the Flames affiliates, let alone the NHL team.
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The forward - not sure where he would have ranked. He didn't exactly tear it up with Hitman.
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08-18-2017, 11:06 AM
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#18
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Itse
I don't think the Flames would have drafted or kept around guys that are guaranteed busts.
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08-18-2017, 11:22 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Flames fan in Seattle
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To be fair, they didn't keep him around
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08-18-2017, 11:23 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by FBI
To be fair, they didn't keep him around
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To be fair, they signed him to an undeserved ELC and kept him around two years longer than they ever should have.
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