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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
I'm not sure why we can't. We're talking probabilities here and he's a real long shot. I get that he has some intriguing qualities, but he has so many signs pointing to not being an NHLer IMO. At some point his potential gets close to zero. I think we're there
It's possible any prospect can make it, but if we're talking honestly, I see more potential in the next 2-3 years in Kylington, Andersson, Culkin, Wotherspoon, Hickey, and Fox. He looks overwhelmed any time I've watched him.
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This is his first pro season, and on top of which these over-sized players are typically more long-term projects. Yes, he got sent back to junior for his 20 year old season, but this is his first pro season.
I don't have a problem with the "I really don't believe Kanzig will make it" so much as "Kanzig is a waste of a pick and he will never be an NHL'er.". Especially when people cite his lack of foot speed as a concern (he is actually quite fast, though needs that first step to be improved, but his skating is better than a few established defencemen in the NHL, quite frankly).
You can go up and down the years and through all the prospect lists, and see that these 'guarantees' were absolutely wrong in hindsight.
Ferland was blasted on these boards as well when he got sent back in his 20 year old season (especially after starting in the AHL that year). Probably lots of comments about him 'never making it'. Looks like a regular NHL'er to me now. Heck, I may have even posted that I am disappointed and that he probably won't make it - I have learned since then not to be so 'down' (or be so 'up').
I am not expecting or even wanting people to pump up every Flame prospect out there (heaven knows I still don't think much of Shinkaruk), but I just find the posts proclaiming a prospect to be a bust, or a waste of a pick, etc., especially when the 3 year ELC isn't up yet, or when they have a bad season (like Poirier, Klimchuk).