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Originally Posted by thymebalm
Uh... you guys know Turner Elson is having some pretty good success in the pros right?
Shouldn't have fallen past big Keegs, and he's still not being favoured. wow.
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I like Elson but players with 4th line upside don't really interest me in rankings like this. I will almost always favor low potential defenseman over low potential forwards because competent 4th line forwards are pretty much the easiest pieces for a team to find if they need them. Defensemen are a whole different animal. You want as many good ones (even bottom pairing) as you can get as they always seem in short supply.
I guess what I'm saying is that I think it willl be better for the Flames if a guy like Gilmour, Rafikov, Kanzig or Sieloff become a #5/6 than if Elson becomes a 4th liner. I'm not sure any one of those players are any less likely to 'make it' than Elson either, so it's hard for me to put him ahead of them.