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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Jesus...
All Gillies has done since being drafted is win games and put up really good numbers. He's been on pretty much a steady upward trajectory, which is rare for a goalie as their performance can often go up and down. He did some of his best work in severe pain on a wonky hip. Just imagine what he can do now that it's been corrected.
Yeah, he missed a year due to surgery. I think we're all a little concerned about how he'll do after that, so it's fair play to mention it. What doesn't make sense is how people lump Gillies in with all the other goalies we've had in our system over the years: Krahn, Irving, McElhinney, etc. Now people want to lump him in with guys like McDonald, Schneider, Parsons etc. Sorry, but he's proved more than any of those guys mentioned and he deserves recognition as a legitimate top prospect.
If people want to argue that they think Kylington, Hickey, Andersson, Mangiapane...whoever...will end up being better, that's fine...just do that. Don't talk like Gillies is a bust. Not only is it premature, it's ignoring a lot of data that says just about anything other than a goalie who is going to bust.
Besides, doesn't anyone think the Flames are overdue to have a drafted goalie finally work out?
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Agreed. It's annoying how many sets of panties get tied in knots around here sometimes. If we aren't allowed to have an opinion then why have a poll?
Jon Gillies was a top ranked goalie prospect for a reason, and I feel he still is a top prospect. I do think that our prospect pool is looking really nice these days and if he is indeed 5th to 10th then that means our other prospects are obviously doing well. Definitely not a bad thing.
Edit: Unless of course, he is ranked low due to bust ... not a good thing.