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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
A lot of people talk smack about Calle Jarnkrok and I just don't get it. Reminds me of the reactions people had when Derek Ryan went a few weeks without scoring early in his first year here. Two very similar players IMO, although Calle definitely has a bit more muscle.
Jarnkrok hasn't scored yet. He's probably been robbed 15 times. He's playing terrific defensive hockey and helped Dube a ton at the end of the regular season. I don't think a lot of people realized how good the Flames had it with Ryan until he was gone, and I think Jarnkrok has come in and picked up right where Ryan left off.
The Flames are a scary team and Jarnkrok is absolutely a big part of that.
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That's the perfect comparison - he is a bigger, younger, Derek Ryan. He is a 30-35 point guy who is great defensively and does all the little things well.
He has been snake-bitten, and some fans only see goals. But yeah, he's a beauty. And the people that talk about taking him out of the lineup are clueless.