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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
Good initial list, hard to argue too much.
I still believe in Drew Shore, I think he'll end up in a top 6... ahead of Frholik. Despite signing a 5 year contract, I don't think he stays here till the end. Colbourne and Shore will play up the roster based upon size.
Colbourne - speaking of which, hard to guess where he lands. Some days he looks like he could be a catalyst, then there is the other 99% of the time. But big players take a while to develop.
Jankowski - again, hard to tell because we haven't even seen him in a pro camp yet. I think its hard to argue about him ahead of the depth chart over Granlund, when we've already seen that Granlund can be a smart, effective 2-way player in the NHL.
One interesting line that I could see for the next decade, is Klimchuk-Bennett-Poirer..... the line that will go to head to head with McJesus for years to come.
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I still think Shore is a very capable NHL player, but I don't know if he fits this franchise. Maybe we'll see something different in camp this year and he'll force his way into a 2nd line RW position. I think we haven't seen the best Shore has to offer yet.
Colborne is a guy that is a little inconsistent, but this year he really had a tough time playing through injuries. He has so much potential and loves playing for the Flames that I'm really willing to give him a chance long term. If he uses his body the way he did in the playoffs he can stay as long as he likes.
Jankowski has the edge over Granlund for 2 reasons: size and face-off prowess. If Granlund were ever to massively improve on his face-offs I would reconsider his position in the organization, but I don't see him as a winger because the left side is so crowded with good players.