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Originally Posted by djsFlames
^ Agreed, I wouldn't trade them either. Agostino right now is below those guys.
But don't trust others to see things that way. People just look at how Agostino played a few games in the NHL, therefore 'he must be NHL ready', while not considering that he was forced to play there as he wasn't at that point eligible to play in Abbotsford. His minutes were extremely sheltered and while in those situations he managed to keep up at times, he did far from impress.
Most (if not all) of the remaining players don't have great floors, and aren't even good bets to be NHL players if they don't reach their potentials. So at this point you have to go by ceiling, and Smith (great attributes), McDonald (starter potential) and Kulak (high end offense) probably should go before him. Although I do think the kid has the tools to become a useful 3rd line NHLer a couple years down the road.
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Kenny also played at a nearly ppg pace for his entire NCAA career and helped his team win a championship before playing 8 games with the Flames, where he put up a respectable 2 points in 8 games with an average of 10 mins ice time per night. His Corsi QoC isn't bad, but once weighted relatively his numbers drop. Why is that, you'd think?
His % of offensive zone finishes weren't bad for a 8 game rookie who was only getting 10 minutes either. The eyeball test also saw Kenny providing lots of speed and energy for a 22 years old thrown in the NHL without any chance to acclimatize before hand. Kenny did just fine all things considered and doesn't get enough credit.