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Old 07-09-2016, 08:58 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by mikephoen View Post
So Gilles misses an entire year because of injury, and even after that year can only take limited part in the prospects camp, but somehow people are voting to move him up in the rankings?

Goalies already have a huge bust factor even without missing an entire development year, but I guess most people are rating purely on potential and not factoring in the odds of a player making it. Which is fine I guess, but seems strange. I shouldn't be that surprised though, as for some reason the collective CP conscience seems to have a soft spot for goalies. Hope this turns out better than when we ranking Irving as the 2nd best prospect.
I agree that many goalies are a bust. But this is about prospects and their potential. Gilles is potentially a dominant #1 goalie. Even with that, it was difficult with Janko as a possible #3 center and dominant shut down defensive player (?) and Hickey becoming a #1-2 D... Gilles still seems to have the highest projection and was drafted for that...
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