[Gaskal]

I do rate him as a longshot, but since it's the Flames drafting and developing him I think he will eventually make it.

If you look at the last few D prior to this year that the organization has selected, it looks pretty damn good with only the 7th rounder hail maries (Falkovsky, Bruce) busting. Valimaki, Fox, Andersson, Kylington. So you'd have to think the scouts are reasonably confident that they can do something about the deficiencies in his own end.