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Originally Posted by foshizzle11
I agree with this but I would put Horak above Janko, Poirier and Knight until we see more from them. I hope we only sign a couple of UFA's this summer so we will get a chance to see a lot of these guys get a chance with the Flames.
Now that we have some assets we need to manage them properly, this will be interesting to see how things develop under Hartley and Feaster in terms of development of these young guys. I hope they aren't rushed but still given a shot to prove they are able to play at the NHL level.
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I struggle with ranking Horak. I don't see top 6 upside. I think he has some of the right tools to develop into an elite 3-line shutdown guy. But poor face offs and a lack of physical play are real obstacles to being that player.
He is still very young so the jury is still out. I just see guys like Knight as having a more complete skill set for a similar role.