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Originally Posted by Ashasx
Gauthier: 60 points in 62 games during his draft year. Currently has 24 points in 29 games this year. He has hands of stone and simply is not developing into a player who will ever score more than 20 points in the NHL. Sure he might play a strong two-way game, but bottom 6 forwards are simply not where you should be aiming in the 1st round. This is a player I singled out as one I didn't want the Flames to pick long before the draft.
Biggs: The poster boy of Burke-style draft picks. Currently 3 points in 22 AHL games. Leafs fans cannot stand him and have already labeled him a bust. If he's lucky, he might play 15 NHL games in callups during his 4th line AHLer career.
Gaunce: Has barely progressed since his draft year. Once again, another player I singled out as one I didn't want the Flames to draft. Hands of stone, poor skating, but above average two-way play. Just nothing to get excited about and no top 6 upside.
Sorry, these are terrible picks and you could tell they were bad from the day of the draft.
I don't want to be the team that passes up players like Ty Rattie or Tomas Jurco for Tyler Biggs. Burke is a stubborn man and won't admit when he's made mistakes.
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Yeah, those guys suck. They're certainly no Andy Rogers, Vladimir Michalek, and Riku Helenius.