I don't know about Faksa either. Maybe he is getting it together (finally) in the AHL this year - his stats sheet doesn't look too bad. However, he looked like a kid who was only getting worse since the draft. He is still a kid, so who knows, but I would hope the Flames are in on him only if it is a huge bargain.
Honka is a guy I would hope the Flames were looking at instead, though he is a sub-6 foot defencemen. Oleksiak intrigues me, and might be a better candidate in a 'change of scenery' situation, but again - only if it is a huge bargain. He just hasn't taken that next step - and I was extremely high on him that draft.
Nothing that is really standing out - Brett Ritchie might be the best fit there, but not a guy I really place too much on either. I look at him as a David Jones lite. Has to play a certain way to be effective, but then gets injured. He is only 22 (young, just like everyone I mentioned), but there is nothing that I find myself 'hoping' for from their AHL squad.
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