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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
He straight up looked better than Wideman IMO
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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
? I thought he looked very capable
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Any more capable than other bottom pairing guys have looked when the games are meaningless?
I think Nakladal is better than wotherspoon, sure, better than Kulak, sure, maybe even better than Wideman, better than Smid...
But none of those guys are guys you would use in a reverse comparison to illustrate how good someone was.
"He was better than wideman" isn't the same as "he was EVEN better than wideman". HIs peer group is nothing to write home about so yeah, he looks decent.
Take a look at rosters around the league though and it's obvious he's not exactly coveted. Heck, the Flames haven't even re-signed him.
He reminds me a lot of Steffan Kronwall.