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Originally Posted by Major Major
Maybe... Or maybe we are getting the best 2. Hard to say at this point. I'd give him up to chip 10 loose. Not like he's lit the world on fire. Is he a top 50 prospect league wide at this point?
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Yes, he absolutely is.
He had a couple of very solid years of college hockey, and a half season of AHL hockey, where he absolutely did light the world on fire (he was 12th leading scorer on a point per game basis and second youngest on that list behind only Logan Stankoven), and he played 34 NHL games this past year. The guy has been perfectly seasoned for a breakout or a big step this coming year or two depending how his offseason goes.
I doubt the Flames would even consider his name in a trade with the time they've put into him and where he is at.
Number 10 is an attractive asset, but it's still just a magic bean (just like the 13th overall pick was three years ago), and the player picked there most likely will need a few years of seasoning.
This boredom with prospects that don't automatically light it up as soon as they step into the show is really odd to me. Look at most stars in the NHL. It takes a few years for them to hit their strid.