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Calgary4LIfe · 12-28-2023, 01:19 PM

Not many wrong answers really. Lots of very deserving prospects can be called up - Jones, Pettersen, Coronato, klapka, Kerins, etc. Also there are some prospects that have expiring deals that may warrant a look in the NHL to help Conroy figure things out if need be.

If not Klapka, then my vote goes to Pettersen. He has been in the system for a long time, and has really developed. I think he deserves the call-up. He currently sits 3rd in scoring for the Wranglers as well just behind Coronato (Ben Jones leads the team, and that's a very deserving choice too, though Jones has 22 points, and Klapka who is tied for 6th has 18 points, so not a lot of difference in scoring output, but there are in terms of PPG). Coronato is the only player above a PPG. Kerins has 19 pts in 21 games, while hunt has 18 in 19 games. I obviously am not counting players up in the NHL already.

From a pragmatic standpoint, we can look at the upcoming RFAs and UFAs from the Wranglers (or bubble players that have bounced back and forth already). This is according to capfriendly.

RFAs:
Pettersen
Klapka
Jones
Schwindt
Kuznetsov
Solovyov
Lyle
Wolf
Pelletier

UFAs:
Poolman
Pysk
Dansk
Rooney
Oesterle
Gilbert
Desimone

Obviously we know what Oesterle, Gilbert and Desimone are. Rooney did look much better in the preseason than he did last year, but that's also just preseason. He is still on LTIR though anyway.

Conroy may want to get a look at some of these expiring players to help him figure out if he wants to re-sign some players on this list, and if so, for how much. Small sample sizes are always tricky, but it is nice to see them in the NHL to help see where things are.

My vote is either
Jones - scoring leader and experienced player - aged 24 RFA

Klapka - fills a sandpaper role on the team, great skater - aged 22 RFA
Pettersen - talented and dynamic, looked good in preseason - aged 23 RFA
Kerins - dynamic kid is almost a PPG - aged 21 signed through next season

Wolf will graduate into the NHL full time next season, and then it becomes interesting. Who do they sign? Different topic, but maybe Conroy will want to extend Dansk if Dansk is interested, and they give him a couple of games to see how he does. 6 NHL games, all with Vegas, and rocks a .906SV%. Sergeev is in college and is likely to stay there, Chechelev is playing in a league that I can't get stats on (though I haven't really tried searching for yet) and Yegorov is only 18 and should probably stay where he is. Maybe Dansk is interested in returning, maybe he wants to sign elsewhere with a more questionable NHL tandem, or perhaps he goes to Europe. I am sure the Wranglers will have an easy time signing a good goalie as the Wranglers are playing in an NHL market, and are a top team. Just thought it is a curious situation for them next season, and I wouldn't be surprised if Dansk ends up getting a game or two this season after the Flames (or if the Flames) sell some players. Conroy may want a free look at a potential backup in case of injury for next season on the Flames.

12-28-2023, 01:19 PM	#15
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	Not many wrong answers really. Lots of very deserving prospects can be called up - Jones, Pettersen, Coronato, klapka, Kerins, etc. Also there are some prospects that have expiring deals that may warrant a look in the NHL to help Conroy figure things out if need be. If not Klapka, then my vote goes to Pettersen. He has been in the system for a long time, and has really developed. I think he deserves the call-up. He currently sits 3rd in scoring for the Wranglers as well just behind Coronato (Ben Jones leads the team, and that's a very deserving choice too, though Jones has 22 points, and Klapka who is tied for 6th has 18 points, so not a lot of difference in scoring output, but there are in terms of PPG). Coronato is the only player above a PPG. Kerins has 19 pts in 21 games, while hunt has 18 in 19 games. I obviously am not counting players up in the NHL already. From a pragmatic standpoint, we can look at the upcoming RFAs and UFAs from the Wranglers (or bubble players that have bounced back and forth already). This is according to capfriendly. RFAs: Pettersen Klapka Jones Schwindt Kuznetsov Solovyov Lyle Wolf Pelletier UFAs: Poolman Pysk Dansk Rooney Oesterle Gilbert Desimone Obviously we know what Oesterle, Gilbert and Desimone are. Rooney did look much better in the preseason than he did last year, but that's also just preseason. He is still on LTIR though anyway. Conroy may want to get a look at some of these expiring players to help him figure out if he wants to re-sign some players on this list, and if so, for how much. Small sample sizes are always tricky, but it is nice to see them in the NHL to help see where things are. My vote is either Jones - scoring leader and experienced player - aged 24 RFA Klapka - fills a sandpaper role on the team, great skater - aged 22 RFA Pettersen - talented and dynamic, looked good in preseason - aged 23 RFA Kerins - dynamic kid is almost a PPG - aged 21 signed through next season Wolf will graduate into the NHL full time next season, and then it becomes interesting. Who do they sign? Different topic, but maybe Conroy will want to extend Dansk if Dansk is interested, and they give him a couple of games to see how he does. 6 NHL games, all with Vegas, and rocks a .906SV%. Sergeev is in college and is likely to stay there, Chechelev is playing in a league that I can't get stats on (though I haven't really tried searching for yet) and Yegorov is only 18 and should probably stay where he is. Maybe Dansk is interested in returning, maybe he wants to sign elsewhere with a more questionable NHL tandem, or perhaps he goes to Europe. I am sure the Wranglers will have an easy time signing a good goalie as the Wranglers are playing in an NHL market, and are a top team. Just thought it is a curious situation for them next season, and I wouldn't be surprised if Dansk ends up getting a game or two this season after the Flames (or if the Flames) sell some players. Conroy may want a free look at a potential backup in case of injury for next season on the Flames.