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Originally Posted by polak
Yeah I think people saying Granlund has "proven" anything in the NHL are jumping the gun.
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He's the only Flames forward prospect to make it to the show this year. He was playing on the team two days ago, and a highly-paid veteran is down in the minors. Spin it however you like, Granlund cracked an NHL lineup. Shinkaruk hasn't. If you want to call Granlund's floor a tweener who bounces between the NHL and the minors, then fine. Shinkaruk's floor isn't even that, as he's far from a blue chip prospect, and Treliving himself calls him a project.
I'm okay with the trade. And I agree that Shinkaruk has more upside. I'm simply pointing out the blindingly obvious fact that Granlund has shown that his floor is an NHLer (even if a fringe one) and Shinkaruk hasn't.
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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Well that's assuming Granlund is WYSIWYG. At age 22 it's highly unlikely he's peaked. Reasonable to assume he can and will continue to develop and get better. Confidence could be key for him, a couple goals and he may suddenly be more of a scorer or possession driver.
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Don't you get it? Now that he's no longer a Flame, at 22 Granlund is a fringe NHLer who is as good as he'll ever get. While players like Ferland (23), Arnold (23), Jankowski (21), and Poirier (21) are still learning the game, and it's far too soon to make any judgement calls about their full NHL potential.