This is where it gets tough. Recent first and second rounders are gone. The big AHL performers are gone. The guys with NHL experience that will make a case next season are gone. The fun potential guys like Francis and Poirier are gone.
I am going to go with Parsons. Its a leap. There is a good chance the only reasons the Flames qualified him is because of the expansion draft. Also, he is likely ECHL bound. Its going to take him being healthy, playing very well, and either an injury or bad performance from another goalie for him to even get onto the radar.
Huckins or Whynot are probably the smarter picks. But Parsons has one more year to prove he has NHL potential and I am rooting for him.
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