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Originally Posted by Freddy
Assuming his knees are back to 100%, I think Bouma is being forgotten by most posters here. The new draftees are getting all the attention for having 'high offensive ceilings', but successful teams aren't all about scoring and I believe Bouma has a solid career in Calgary's bottom 6 (with spot duty on 2nd line) coming which in my eyes makes him a better prospect than the riskier picks such as Klimchuck, Poirier, etc. Bouma is already proven NHL ready and will have a bigger role than people think once the main camp starts and we're comparing men with men.
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I think anytime two recent first round picks still haven't gone and you're on round 9 you can't say the new draftees are getting all the attention for high offensive ceilings.
I think it comes more down to projection, and many aren't putting bottom roster players in their top then.
I like Bouma and I hope he recovers. The Flames need sand paper, and he'll help if he has. But he's not a top ten prospect because he projects at best to be an energy player on the third line.