I don’t have a problem with the Stromgren pick as while he’s big, he is also skilled. Big players with skill are the most important asset in the league. Flames scouts probably saw Stromgren’s upside higher than Stankoven. A big powerful winger with size and skill who can pot you 30 goals and 60 points may have more or equal value to a small point per game winger, which is probably what they were projecting Stankoven to be.
The Stromgren pick is NOT like the Hunter Smith pick; who was big but had no skill. Stromgren projects as a top six forward; he might still get there but big power forwards take time.
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Calgary Flames, PLEASE GO TO THE NET! AND SHOOT THE PUCK! GENERATING OFFENSE IS NOT DIFFICULT! SKATE HARD, SHOOT HARD, CRASH THE NET HARD!
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