Originally Posted by chris lindberg
Well, first off I am assuming that room will be left up on the big club for one Quad City foward, after all, Darryl Sutter did say he thought up to three AHL fowards could make the big show, and this was before the entry draft, even before Quad City acquiring Kyle Greentree, Jamie Lundmark, Pete Vandermeer and before Dan Ryder was back in the fold.
I believe Sutter was referring to three guys from the following foward group, David VanderGulik, Chris Chucko, Brandon Prust, Warren Peters and Tomi Maki, (was givan a qualifing offer) hell, Darryl even said Adam Cracknell had an NHL shot, as in his shot alone was good enough to get him up in the big leauges. The player to win that one spot will most likely be Prust as he now has a one way deal with Calgary.
One of the defenceman from the group of Adam Pardy, Matt Pelech and Brett Palin, yup, Ryan McGill said all three of these guys look ready to compete for an NHL job up with the Flames. So, how about for arguments sake let's just say Prust and Pardy make the Calgary squad.
All this is really is a shot in the dark as there are so many variables that could change when there are re-calls up to Calgary such as Kyle Greentree and Jamie Lundmark, unkown contract status of Cam Cunning and perhaps there is no room at all if juniors Mikael Backlund and John Negrin join the Flames as soon as this season.
I'm sure more players will be added by the time the season is underway, not to mention the other eligible AHL try outs such as Gerry Burke, Chris Bruton, Per Jonsson, and Ryley Grantham.
Other factors include the contract status of Andrei Taratukhin and Tomi Maki, will they return?
There may even be a possibility of one of Calgary's veterans being sent down, Rhett Warrener or Anders Eriksson?
Projected 2008-09' Quad City Flames:
Greentree - Ryder - Germyn
Chucko - Lundmark - VanderGulik
Armstrong - Carpentier - Cracknell (-I think he breaks out this year!)
Cunning - Peters - Sutter
P.Vandermeer - Seitsonen -Tremblay
Grantham - Watt
Palin - Pelech
Cole - Wilson
Baldwin - Spang
Burke
Irving
Keetley
Lalande
I guess whoever doesn't make the AHL still has a chance for a re-call from our ECHL affiliate, how many roster spots down there again, three, four?
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