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Originally Posted by wingmaker
Didn't mean it to be harsh. I understand that there are projections for players and that that is a huge part of scouting. But a ceiling assumes that there is already a limit to what a player will become. It's one thing to say that a player projects a certain way, it is another to assume that they will not become more than a certain type of player when they are still young and capable of evolving.
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Completely agree. There is certainly a projected path for most players, that does not mean that they can't deviate from that path, positively or negatively. That is exactly how later round picks end up as good players. Once drafted, it is completely up to the player what their ceiling will be. Where they were drafted makes no difference, what they did at lower levels makes no difference, and any percieved ceiling is constantly in flux.
It is a good thing for the Flames that some are considering players drafted much later than Baertschi to possibly have better outcomes. Our top prospect was pretty much unanimously voted to be a 4th round pick which many thought was a waste at the time due to his diminutive size. Things change.