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Originally Posted by psicodude
I was there as well and only have a couple of things to add:
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- It will take a miracle training camp for Johnny hockey to make this team on opening day. Burke called him "tiny, not just small, tiny". Went on and on about how important it is for player to play in the AHL.
- Called Monahan "the exception" for young players. Just like teenagers go through high school and university before landing a good job, hockey players need that time to develop in the minors.
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Using Monahan who had just been drafted is not a fair comparison...
Although small / tiny these comments from Burke et al seem to be directed as if Johnny is a 17 yr old being drafted June 2014 & not a young man who already was drafted in 2011 & been playing against older bigger players for a few years, and arguable the best player for team USA (with an undermanned roster in terms of their top talent).
Of course i understand NCAA & the worlds are not at same level of competition and less games.
Johnny is not going to get that much bigger other than what the Flames training program has him do.
And I could be proven wrong, but I believe the NHL is the league where he will develop. Let's be honest - the team the Flames has iced has not been very competitive for several years & there are not many on the current roster that have close to JG's skill. just my 2 cents