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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
No Baertschi? No Bouma? I think you're underrating Klimchuk a bit, he's got sniper hands and could easily end up as a 2nd liner. Kind of rough to project the lineup due to our depth at LW and lack of depth at RW. Presumably some wingers will move to the other side.
Rebuild looking good so far IMO. Nice to see the step up from Backlund, Brodie, Russell, Bouma and Monahan. They are all proving to be part of the solution.
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I like Bouma's game, that was just a slip. Baertschi I figure won't make it through Burke's tenure. I wasn't rating Klimchuk necessarily as much as I was putting him on the team.
Russell is the other guy I don't think makes it through Burke's tenure. I think he put a little rumour out that they are talking extension but in reality, he's too small for Burkie.
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Originally Posted by TheDebaser
What's your opinion on Baertschi thymebalm?
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Pretty high. Just don't think Burke keeps him for long enough to get his complete game going. He's got all the pieces and TGW is the best teacher there is, so I've got lots of hope for him if he sticks around.
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Originally Posted by Jacks
I see lots of people putting Gaudreau in as a top line winger. Realistically he is a long shot to ever have a lasting NHL career. You can look at Fleury and St. Louis as small guys that have had great NHL careers but they outweigh Gaudreau by 30lbs. I hope I am wrong but we need to lower expectations a bit.
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He's going to wind up heavier than he is today. And he's a pure goal scoring talent. He's a top line or bust player. Gaudreau doesn't have the 6'+ size to muck about in the bottom lines, but he's absolutely gifted hockey wise and hands down the best player in college hockey.
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Originally Posted by FBI
You forgot about Poirier, you don't think he has some higher potential than some of these guys?
(knight?) (granlund?) (baertschi?) (reinhart?) (hanowski?) (ferland?) (Gaudreau?) (Arnold?)
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He made my list where guys I've never watched and are 18 years old and don't project to be Jonathan Toews good made the list. QMJHL is hard to read because of how high event it is, plus I never watch it.