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Originally Posted by Flamesfan05
Troll my ass
It’s my ####ing opinion
So I got his age wrong, he still hasn’t done much to worth the trouble of an offer sheet. They don’t do it as often
As for Janko, he is a journeyman that had some hot streak some time, that’s my point. Do you have any data that he is not?
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Getting the facts wrong makes your opinion "trollish". Basically, it looks like you know absolutely nothing about the player and threw out a hot take that completely ignored all of the facts being shared by everyone else and diminished the quality of the discussion.
Here are some facts:
- 23 year old RHC C and can play RW - fits an organizational need
- First round draft pick from 2020.
- Currently in his rookie NHL campaign with 10 goals and 12 assist for 22 points while playing primarily on the 4th line for a stacked Stars team. (Most Flames fans would drive Rooney to the airport to have someone scoring 22 points on the 4th line)
- Last year he was #1 in points in the AHL. I didn't realize this before but he was not just #1 for points on the Texas Stars but in the entire league (and he did that with only 4 PPG).
- He's been developing in the same Dallas Stars system that have cranked out guys like Robertson and Johnston.
I do not see the downside of trying to get a guy who fits organizational need, is having a pretty good rookie campaign and killed it in the AHL last year. He has followed the ideal development path of Junior -> AHL -> NHL.
It is truly a low risk move as what he has accomplished already is very likely to be better than whomever we draft in the second round of 2026 anyway and he is ready to play in the NHL now instead of in 2030.
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Where will he play ? Kadri and Frost are going no where. Backlund has a year left.
If you want to see someone breakout you have to play them. We have limited spots and limited spots for our own players.
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Looking at the roster right now you could have him on the 3rd line with Backlund and Coleman and potentially slot him in the top 6 whenever you need to put the lines into the blender.
If he doesn't pan out and ends up an expensive 3/4th line player... and he is still giving you more than triple the production of Rooney's 7 points. But still, the Flames could make a gamble like this for $3-4M/year for a couple of years when we have loads of cap space and a rising salary cap.
However, if he establishes himself as a solid NHLer then that forces Conroy to make another move. Which is literally the same "problem" we would have with any draft pick where a player does the same thing.
