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Huckins for me in the Cole v. Cole derby but I am excited for to see Jordan this upcoming season as well.

Cole Huckins
A scrappy player with a long professional hockey player lineage, Huckins is a forward who has played both centre and wing, but transitioned to mostly wing this season. The Fredricton native already possesses a large frame despite turning 18 years old in May. I don't see him filling out into the thicc Tom Wilson/Ryan Reaves/Milan Lucic build, but he is certainly a rangy player who will likely play pro with the size of players like Vincent Lecavalier, Chris Kreider, Alex Barkov, Tomas Hertl, to name a few. Demonstrating hands unexpected for his size, like fellow Flames 2021 draftee, William Stromgren, Cole Huckins brings the coveted blend of functional size but adds an element of toughness as well, and thrives when crowding the paint in front of the opposition's net where he is able to cause mayhem while simultaneously cleaning up the garbage. Though a player with a decent hockey IQ in all three zones, Huckins isn't beyond undisciplined moments leading to penalty issues, not dissimilar to those experienced by two of his cousins, Ryan and Brad Malone.

Ceiling: 2nd-line winger
Probable: 4th-line winger (Style: Scott Hartnell)
Floor: AHL agitator

Cole Jordan
The second-oldest first-time player in the draft I believe, Cole Jordan is an effortless skater who dominates the neutral zone on both sides of the puck. However, either side of the neutral zone he is a high-event player, for better or worse, and his play in his own zone is something of a work in progress not unlike previous Flames draftee and breathtaking skater, Oliver Kylington. In the offensive zone, he is fearless walking the line begging forwards to take the bait and be pulled out of position creating brilliant opportunities, however he has a propensity to get himself into trouble and force high-risk, often no-look passes that result in rush and odd-man chances against. Jordan also isn't afraid to jump down on a line to the back post when the opportunity presents itself. In the defensive zone he has the ability to be a one-man breakout machine easily evading the first forechecker creating a numbers advantage heading up ice, but sometimes gets into trouble trying to do too much. Hands and passing ability are still a step behind as he noticeably will have the right idea but put the puck right into a teammates skates or lead them straight into traffic. A player with very impressive skating, Jordan has a high ceiling and is a wide variance prospect.

Ceiling: #3 defenceman (Style: Jake Gardiner)
Probable: Cup of coffee
Floor: Bust