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Savvy27 · 07-17-2025, 01:20 PM

I posted this earlier in the summer but I am pretty optimistic about Kerins:

Spoiler!

He's an interesting player in that he has historically taken some time to adjust to a level and once he figures it out he emerged as a star player. In junior he finished his draft +2 season second in the OHL with 118 points (his D+1 season was wiped out by COVID).

He was sent down to the ECHL and scored at near a point per game pace. Then he stuck in the AHL in 2023-24 and went 16G-16A in 54 games before leading the team in scoring last year with 33G-28A in 63 GP.

To me, Kerins is a legit prospect. The skating issue is overblown in my opinion. It gets repeated over and over but it hasn't proven to be much of a defect at any other level. I'm very curious to see where it is at after this summer as well.

The Flames need offence and that is what Kerins brings. I hope he sticks this year.

07-17-2025, 01:20 PM	#36
Savvy27 #1 Goaltender Join Date: Sep 2002 Exp:	I posted this earlier in the summer but I am pretty optimistic about Kerins: Spoiler! He played 5 games for the Flames and put up 4 points. It's also been noted that the team was outplayed when he was on the ice but that stat requires a bit of context imo. He played during a stretch in January when Calgary lost two crucial games back to back in St. Louis, Wolf then stole one in Winnipeg, and they beat the Sabres. Overall the team went 3-2-0: Chicago W 5-2 Points 2 TOI 14:57 CF% 54.5 (FWD Rank 5th) St. Louis L 2-1 Points 0 TOI 11:41 CF% 77.8 (1st) St. Louis L 4-1 Points 1 TOI 15:45 CF% 67.9 (1st) Winnipeg W 3-1 Points 1 TOI 11:48 CF% 19.2 (10th) Buffalo W 5-2 Points 0 TOI 6:57 CF% 23.5 (11th) Linemates: Chicago Pelletier Sharangovich Kerins GF% 55.38 St. Louis Pelletier Sharangovich Kerins xGF% 76.68 St. Louis Pelletier Sharangovich Kerins xGF% 34.25 Winnipeg Kuzmenko Sharangovich Kerins xGF% 22.16 Buffalo Kuzmenko Sharangovich Kerins xGF% 5.15 Just a few thoughts: -his call-up began on a tough road trip that included 3 games in 4 nights and 4 games in 6 -the Winnipeg game was rough for EVERYONE (except Wolf), there were no players with a positive Corsi and only Backlund, Coleman, Bean and Coronato had an xGF% over 25% -putting him on a line Kuzmenko clearly didn't work -the Flames took 7 minor penalties against the Sabres and despite the 5-2 final there were two empty net goals and Huska had clearly seen enough of him and Kuzmenko for a close game -He struggled a lot in the last two games but there were three games that he really made an impact I agree that he has plenty of room to improve but I think he's an underrated player in the system. He was the top scoring AHL player 23 & under, led his team in points, and actually produced offence in his short stint in the NHL. It's up to him to have a great summer and to earn a spot with some skilled players through camp, but I'm excited to see what he does at the start of next season. He's an interesting player in that he has historically taken some time to adjust to a level and once he figures it out he emerged as a star player. In junior he finished his draft +2 season second in the OHL with 118 points (his D+1 season was wiped out by COVID). He was sent down to the ECHL and scored at near a point per game pace. Then he stuck in the AHL in 2023-24 and went 16G-16A in 54 games before leading the team in scoring last year with 33G-28A in 63 GP. To me, Kerins is a legit prospect. The skating issue is overblown in my opinion. It gets repeated over and over but it hasn't proven to be much of a defect at any other level. I'm very curious to see where it is at after this summer as well. The Flames need offence and that is what Kerins brings. I hope he sticks this year.