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Old 06-04-2024, 06:36 AM   #3866
Erick Estrada
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
In Pronman’s rankings of the C prospects in this draft, he says some execs think Lidstrom’s questionable vision and hockey sense make him a winger in the NHL. He has Catton as likely a winger in the NHL due to size.

Lots of players drafted as C wind up as wingers for those two reasons - lack of NHL smarts or lack of NHL size.
Even if Catton ends up a winger his production is in rarified air (50+ goals, 115+ points) with a small group of CHL draft eligible players that have become elite NHL players (Crosby, Kane, Bedard) and he did this without a stacked supporting cast. I feel he's going to be that player that if he slides there will be people years down the road asking why he wasn't a top 5 pick. I get the Iginla infatuation but the Flames are so starved for a franchise talent that I just don't know how they could pass on Catton if he's available at 9.
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