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Originally Posted by Red Menace

Who said he would take us to the SCF?

Then he wouldn't be getting 1st star in the SCF.

He would be another great young asset.
One of those elusive potential top 6 wingers we are lacking in the organization.

...And what exactly does Teravainen do to put himself over:


(Baertschi RIP)
Jooris
Poirier
Klimchuk
Granlund
Shore
Ferland

On our winger prospect depth chart? He's maybe more skilled than Agostino, but also doesn't bring the all-around elements to the game. The only bonafide winger prospects I see Teravainen clearly ahead of is Turner Elson...and I really like Turner Elson.

He's a 5'10 skilled winger who put up .64 PPG in the AHL. Yet he's automatically a bajillion times better a prospect than 6'4/200+lb Jankowski, who ""only"" put up .73 PPG in the NCAA which are clear bust numbers. Even though NHL equivalency for those two leagues is very close (AHL = .44, NCAA = .41) and Jankowski's size translates better to the NHL game. Players like Teravainen are a dime a dozen even though they're valuable to have. Look at any team and they've got at least someone like him on their roster. Oilers with Yakupov. Vancouver with Shinkaruk/Baertschi. Leafs with Nylander. Flames with Klimchuk/(Baertschi)/Granlund. Red Wings with Pulkkinen (and before him Tatar, Nyquist). Jets with Petan. These are good smaller players, but they're not game breakers like Kane/Gaudreau. Yes there's top line upside there, as in Jiri Hudler upside. But even Jiri Hudler would tell you he'd be better off on a 2nd line.

That doesn't mean he wouldn't be nice to have in our prospect chart. But there's nothing suggesting he even makes the Flames roster. He's not Gaudreau here where teams are salivating over him. He's a 3rd liner on a good team. Which is a good accomplishment at age 20, but you can look back at many SCF teams, and find similar players. He's not the invaluable elusive Top 6 winger we're looking for.

As for taking longer, guess what: Filip Forsberg from the same draft took much longer than Nail Yakupov from the same draft to make the NHL. In Year 1 (2013), The Oilers are laughing at the idea of trading Yak for Forsberg. In Year 2 (2013-14) The Oilers see Forsberg being already traded for spare parts and are still not sold on trading Yak for Forsberg. After Year 3 (2014-15) The Oilers WISH they had selected the bigger skilled player who took longer to develop and is now tearing up the league instead of the smaller NHL-ready 3rd liner.

Do the Blackhawks trade Teravainen for Jankowski and Sieloff? Who knows. Centers are very valuable, and they just lost one to free agency last year and Vermette is a UFA too. Then again, I bet they would rather have 2010 First Rounder Kevin Hayes over 2012 first rounder Teravainen.

All I know is, Teravainen hasn't proven he's a top 6 winger. He's not even playing Top 6 wing right now.