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Old 06-04-2024, 07:02 AM   #3868
CliffFletcher
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada View Post
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.
A good comparable is Clayton Keller. Drafted 7th OA as a C, plays in the NHL as a winger, and now sitting at fourth in his draft year in points. He probably goes a couple spots higher in a redraft.
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