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Flames Draft Watcher · 02-05-2016, 05:12 PM

Interesting ranking I found on HF:

http://www.thedraftanalyst.com/prosp...2016-rankings/

1) Matthews (C) -- Because he just is.
2) Chychrun (D) -- Lack of gaudy stats doesn't change what kind of horse he is. We value defensemen with franchise potential. A better defender and smarter with his decisions than Ekblad was at this stage.
3) Laine (W) -- best winger in the draft. Best shot/release of any prospect since Ovechkin, and that includes Stamkos and Kane.
4) Tkachuk (LW) -- off the charts hockey sense and a great shot. I'd even consider converting him to center.
5) Puljujarvi (RW) -- Outstanding player with historic WJC but needs to be more consistent in Liiga play. Looks very good since return.
6) Nylander (W) -- wouldnt be surprised if he goes as high as No. 2. Love the fact that he's low maintenance. Steelheads offense struggled without him
7) Gauthier (RW) -- Was better at WJC's as a pre-draftee than Crouse was last year. Don't buy into low assist totals -- very smart kid with vision. Will score 50+ this year and is not always a first liner on VDO
8) Rubtsov (C) -- Done nothing but rise since the Hlinka. Best player on very talented U18 team, and was deserving of a WJC invite. Has Selke written all over him.
9) Juolevi (D) -- Best offensive skills of any defenseman. Might take a year or two to clean up his coverage, but he's so smart he'll probably do much quicker.
10) Dubois (C/LW) -- If you can grab the 3rd best center of any draft at No. 10, you do it. Can play wing as well but should be groomed as a pivot.

(those comments are the author's)

Wouldn't surprise me if we're a team that has a guy like Chychrun higher than some other teams. Clearcut top 5 of Matthews, Laine, Puljujarvi, Tkachuk and Chychrun for the Flames IMO. Wouldn't surprise me if a guy like Dubois was top 8 for us. Can't go wrong with a top 10 pick, top 5 would be huge.

02-05-2016, 05:12 PM	#653
Flames Draft Watcher In the Sin Bin Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	Interesting ranking I found on HF: http://www.thedraftanalyst.com/prosp...2016-rankings/ 1) Matthews (C) -- Because he just is. 2) Chychrun (D) -- Lack of gaudy stats doesn't change what kind of horse he is. We value defensemen with franchise potential. A better defender and smarter with his decisions than Ekblad was at this stage. 3) Laine (W) -- best winger in the draft. Best shot/release of any prospect since Ovechkin, and that includes Stamkos and Kane. 4) Tkachuk (LW) -- off the charts hockey sense and a great shot. I'd even consider converting him to center. 5) Puljujarvi (RW) -- Outstanding player with historic WJC but needs to be more consistent in Liiga play. Looks very good since return. 6) Nylander (W) -- wouldnt be surprised if he goes as high as No. 2. Love the fact that he's low maintenance. Steelheads offense struggled without him 7) Gauthier (RW) -- Was better at WJC's as a pre-draftee than Crouse was last year. Don't buy into low assist totals -- very smart kid with vision. Will score 50+ this year and is not always a first liner on VDO 8) Rubtsov (C) -- Done nothing but rise since the Hlinka. Best player on very talented U18 team, and was deserving of a WJC invite. Has Selke written all over him. 9) Juolevi (D) -- Best offensive skills of any defenseman. Might take a year or two to clean up his coverage, but he's so smart he'll probably do much quicker. 10) Dubois (C/LW) -- If you can grab the 3rd best center of any draft at No. 10, you do it. Can play wing as well but should be groomed as a pivot. (those comments are the author's) Wouldn't surprise me if we're a team that has a guy like Chychrun higher than some other teams. Clearcut top 5 of Matthews, Laine, Puljujarvi, Tkachuk and Chychrun for the Flames IMO. Wouldn't surprise me if a guy like Dubois was top 8 for us. Can't go wrong with a top 10 pick, top 5 would be huge. Last edited by Flames Draft Watcher; 02-05-2016 at 05:27 PM.