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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
He should handily beat out every player you mention in camp. None are of the same caliber. Tkachuk is a top prospect.
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Poirer put up 43 goals in 63 games his draft year, all while not playing on the same line as Marner and Dvorak, who were OHLs top 5 scorers two years straight. Tkachuck puts up (not surprisingly, since who he played with) a whopping 77 assists, but only 30 goals. So who's more of a passenger and who's more a driver? Poirer was in a deep 2013 draft class and still went #22 OA. He then has a great rookie AHL season, but had a off-year last season. Poirer is no slouch.
Likewise with Poirer, Shinkaruk went high in a deep class (was projected to go higher) and also put up more goals and didn't have the same level of line-mates. Also, Shinker had some solid AHL seasons and some good NHL showings.
If you believe that hockey prospects are closer to the NHL as a result of age, pro experience, and longer development, Poirer and Shinkaruk are closer to the NHL. both are very good prospects.
I would say it's Shinker, then Poirer, and then Tkachuk as my favorites to make the team