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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Does Wolf still not project as a potential elite goalie?
I think there is way more depth in the prospect pool now but there is no Gaudreau and not sure the 9th pick will be as good as Monahan was especially early.
5 years of 1st rounders before the retool
2008- Nemisz bust, 2019 Pelletier TBD
2009 Erixon traded, 2020 Zary (good potential)
2010 no pick, 2021 Coronato (good potential)
2011 Baerstchi bust, 2022 no pick
2012 Jankowski basically bust, 2023 Honzek (TBD)
There doesn’t appear to be a Brodie or Backlund on the team however as early-mid 20’s players ready to take top pairing, top 6 minutes.
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Hindsight is a thing of course, and more recent prospects always seem to have upside until they don't.
But the Flames prospect list after the draft in 2013 (CP vote) was the following ...
Rank to Date
1. Monahan
2. Baertschi
3. Gaudreau
4. Gillies
5. Jankowski
6. Wotherspoon
7. Sieloff
8. Knight
9. Poirier
10.Klimchuck
Which to me says we didn't even know we had a Gaudreau at this point after the draft in 2013. He's 3rd, which says upside, but not 1st which says NHL star in the making.
Now last year's list
1. Wolf 65.3%
2. Coronato 73.5%
3. Honzek (run off, tied)
3. Pelletier (run off, tied)
5. Zary 50.4%
6. Poirier 49.1%
7. Morin 83.1%
8. Suniev 50.2%
9. Kuznetsov 32.0%
10. Stromgren 41.3%
That feels deeper (hindsight again), and it doesn't include this year's first and
Hunter Brzustewicz.
I think you could make the argument that the pool is deeper and better today than it was in July of 2013.
Two years later Gaudreau is a thing, but who's to say we don't see a pop from a player in the current top five.