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Originally Posted by moon
Depends on make up of the team but probably not which is why I was hoping Cole and a 1st. I don't think of Cole as a Baertschi type prospect. Would have been fine with Rattie even though I think people put too much stock in him and Baertschi.
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I'm looking at Cole's and Cundari's stats in the AHL, and they're close. Cole is 0.35ppg (38 pts, 109gp), while Cundari is 0.40 (70 pts, 173gp). Now, stats don't tell everything obviously, but it seems Cundari is a similiar prospect as Cole. Cole is bigger, but Cundari is younger.
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A third-year pro, Cundari has seven goals, 18 assists and 80 penalty minutes in 56 games with the Rivermen.
“As a player, I’m pretty aggressive,” said the Woodbridge, Ont. native. “I like to play an aggressive, in your face game. The last few years, I’ve really been working on my defensive game. I pride myself on being really good – really feisty– in the defensive zone.
“I can be a pretty nasty S.O.B. back there...And aside from the physical game, I love to jump up in the play.”
Listed at five-foot-10, 200 pounds, Cundari realizes people might jump to conclusions about his NHL potential due to dimensions.
“I don’t see myself as undersized,” he said. “I see it as being an advantage – as it being beneficial to me.
“Being a smaller guy means I’m more agile, more explosive. I’ll be fast. I’ll be up in the play. It really benefits my game. So for me, I’ve played with the `he’s too small” chip on my back my whole career.
“So to me, it means nothing when a guy says I’m too small. I feel like I can get the job done.”
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http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/...708/story.html
Will we see him up with the Flames this year?
I hate Feaster, but this was the max return we would get for #4. 30 great games doesn't erase 3 years of complete suckage. Add to that his $6.7M contract, his NTC, and this is his value.