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Originally Posted by iggysback05
I'm not gonna sleep until this kid signs. Every time I start to feel good about it someone/something throws a little doubt into the situation.
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I kind of feel the same way. I know we're supposed to temper our expectations of how good he is but it looks more and more like he could be that good if he is properly developed.
It's exciting to see how far the flames prospect pool has come in just 3 years and it will look even more impressive by the summer especially if gaudreau signs: baertschi, gaudreau, poirier, klimchuk, granlund, Wotherspoon, sieloff, kulak, ferland, Arnold, gillies, jankowski... Plus Monahan and the pick this year. It's impressive.
Not to mention young guys who have been developed into NHLers that are contributing to the team on a nightly basis... Bouma, colbourne, backlund, Brodie, Russell, Byron.
I'm not saying all these guys will be definitely part of the flames when they become a playoff competitor in the future but it's awesome having that many promising young players, lots of competition for roster spots both on the flames and in abbotsford, Troy Ward doing a great job developing the young talent, and the organization showing patience with the young guys.
It gives me chills thinking of a future line up where the flames come at teams in waves... Gaudreau-Monahan-poirier maybe followed up with baertschi-backlund-colborne. Maybe Bouma-granlund-ferland for the third line? Who knows! It's a great time to be a fan of this team though.