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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
So two captains and an assistant? (Dube, Valimaki and Fox)
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One has to look no further than our prospect pool in Stockton and WJC to feel better about the organization overall. This WJC captain/assistant news is a great Christmas story after such a disappointing and unspirited effort at the Dome last night.
Future remains bright despite the current extreme frustration with the current Flames roster. I prefer the philosophy of having tweeners in the D7 and 2 extra forward positions rather than stunt growth amongst our prospects.
Got to think that this prospect depth has alot to do with BTs swinging for the fences this year to accelerate our contender window.
Would be interesting to see the 5 year NHL point production for WJC captains and assistants on one of the big 6 teams (Canada, US, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic).
Cannot wait to see this team in a couple more years. Lots of leadership and skill coming up the ranks even without a few picks for next two drafts.
I still think BT can turn around two or three of the current top 5D to recoup those lost high picks a year or two later. So much top 5D potential in the ranks from Valimaki, Fox, Andersson and Kylington.