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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Also, the whole part about perhaps just seeing a small sample size - Button also touched on this. The example was the Kanzig pick. They started seeing him in the development camp in Abby last year, and a number of their scouts went to see him, and kept tabs on him all year. Seems to me that they prefer to view a prospect continuously over the year, and don't put too much stock in a small sample size. Jankowski they were watching closely for at least half the season - as soon as he got on their radar, and they will also switch scouts and make sure that they get different eyes on him as well.
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That was also mentioned as a factor in the Poirier pick. Because they knew there was a good chance that Monahan was going to be one of the players likely available for their pick, they were heavily scouting the 67s this year. Gatineau is just across the river from Ottawa, so the scouts would often go check out an Olympiques game as well when they were in the area (a good chance for scouts who don't normally watch the Q to get some exposure). As a result, Poirier was scouted almost as much as Monahan was.
That also played a factor in the Gilmour pick. They had a lot of people following Providence College this year because of Janko and Gillies. Gilmour kept catching their eye as well, so they decided to take a shot with their final pick.
The Flames did well with that strategy when Conroy went to Chilliwack to take a look at Howse and took notice of Horak.