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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
I think Jankowski clearly has top two line upside. The centres ahead of him on the depth chart shouldn't limit his upside in your mind IMO. He's pretty much a surefire NHLer and as a kid with size, skating, skill who projects as a top two line centre he's a clearcut blue-chipper. Like no question for me.
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Man I hope you're right!
I see more of a two way Joel Otto type, a guy with great value, but not a core piece or a top six. Both are good results, but I'm hoping you win this argument!
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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
I don't buy that logic at all. I think last years draft was underrated in terms of its depth of good players. I think drafts have improved a lot overall in terms of depth in the last 10 years. Valimaki has top 2 dman upside with a high likelihood of making the NHL therefore pretty clearcut blue-chipper to me. The Flames had him in their top 11 prospects this draft. It wasn't as bad a draft as was made out to be. Those critical of it were because it lacked generational players at the top end. Basically we'd been spoiled by the McDavid's, Eichel's, Matthews, Laine of the past few years. But the depth of good players last draft was downplayed.
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Assigning players to a definition is clearly pretty subjective. I have a tight line for the term blue chip. I like Valimaki, and I think his selection was spot on by the team but a) at 16th overall I don't see him a bluechip and b) I think he needs to do something in his 19th year first
But wouldn't surprise me as early as next season if I change my tune.
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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
He's considered one of the top 2-3 goalie prospects by people outside the organization. I think you're tempering expectations by not naming him a blue-chipper. Craig Button believes this kid is a blue chipper but we don't? Seems weird.
http://www.tsn.ca/test1-1.677389
Button has Parsons as the 12th best prospect outside the NHL last spring. If that isn't blue chip then what the heck is? |
He's a goalie, they're bat#### crazy to project. Looks amazing so far and if I had to pick I'd say he's the goalie of the future but I need to see what he does this season first.