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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Interesting take on Horak. Boyd was not very strong on the puck. Horak is stronger on the puck than many of our forwards. Boyd struggled to get off the 4th line in his time with the Flames. Horak has looked fine in the top 9 and is still very young.
Horak looks like a Moss type guy with a bit better upside IMO.
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Agreed on Moss in that they both have good hands in tight for garbage goals.
I like Horak's ability to anticipate the play and get the puck moving north. That's important for a center IMO. The problem is he's probably not quite skilled enough to be a good 2nd line center and probably not quite gritty/physical/big enough to be a good 3rd line center. However smaller, smart guys have excelled at 3rd line center in the past (e.g. Pahlsson). Depending on who we draft and where and when we see Jankowski slotting in it might be worth converting Horak to a winger.