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Calgary4LIfe · 07-14-2016, 09:46 AM

I still have a few prospects ranked ahead of Shinkaruk. I just don't Shikaruk as a long term piece on the Flames, though I hope I am proven wrong. For a slightly undersized forward, I would want to see much more speed. Or much more.. something else. He isn't bad, and I do think he will be an NHL'er, but not a difference maker to me.

Poirier I think has the ability and make-up to become a much more important player. He is way fast, and much grittier than Shinkaruk (who is surprisingly gritty in his own right, but not as much as Poirier). I have stated this in the past, but I think Poirier's north/south game is much more translatable in the NHL.

One down season for isn't going to make me rank Shinkaruk ahead.

I have Pribyl next after Poirier from what I have been seeing/reading about him (though trying to scout with youtube provides a very incomplete picture).

I don't dislike Shinkaruk as a prospect, I just see higher-caliber prospects remaining.

07-14-2016, 09:46 AM	#40
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	I still have a few prospects ranked ahead of Shinkaruk. I just don't Shikaruk as a long term piece on the Flames, though I hope I am proven wrong. For a slightly undersized forward, I would want to see much more speed. Or much more.. something else. He isn't bad, and I do think he will be an NHL'er, but not a difference maker to me. Poirier I think has the ability and make-up to become a much more important player. He is way fast, and much grittier than Shinkaruk (who is surprisingly gritty in his own right, but not as much as Poirier). I have stated this in the past, but I think Poirier's north/south game is much more translatable in the NHL. One down season for isn't going to make me rank Shinkaruk ahead. I have Pribyl next after Poirier from what I have been seeing/reading about him (though trying to scout with youtube provides a very incomplete picture). I don't dislike Shinkaruk as a prospect, I just see higher-caliber prospects remaining.