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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
The Flames don't have a burner (maybe Brodie). The only true burners we've had in the last decade have been Matthew Lombardi and Paul Byron. Kylington is the only other player who would be considered one and he has yet to establish himself as an NHLer.
There is a huge gap between "not a burner" (which is a fair claim) and "speed not a + attribute" (your claim) or "keep up to NHL speed, but nothing more than that."
I think it's reasonable to think Ferland is in the top ~25 percentile of NHL straight-line skaters, at least as far as forwards go.
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Gaudreau's first few steps are burner qualities, but his top speed isn't. I would love if the Flames had a burner. I think that's why parting wirh Byron was such a painful event -- he had a skill not easily replaceable and nobody in the organization could fill that void.
If those types of players learn to finish, they're great goal scorers. Just like Grabner became one this year.