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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I’ve been Wallstedt all along. If he’s actually available at 12, I just don’t see how we could pass him by. In a draft where few players seem to be “franchise altering” picks, he stands a real chance of being just that (and is why he likely won’t get past Detroit/San Jose).
TheHockeyWriters did a write up on Wallstedt using Byron Bader’s dataset. To say he is a tier below Knight/Askarov doesn’t seem quite fair. Link. |
Yup - he's played at a high level against quality competition. And he's got very good projectible skills and attributes - including being a good size but still athletic.
If you can secure that position for the next 10-15 years, between Markstrom and him - it means you don't have to worry about expending capital to shore up your goaltending. One only needs to look at how much capital the Flames have spent on trying to find a new #1 since Kipper left to see how this can continue to hurt your franchise.
For what it's worth, I do not think the gap between him and Cossa is large. A move down coupled with picking Cossa would also be of interest to me.