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Originally Posted by Flamesfan05
Wolf is a wild card
Anybody remember how they drooled over Gilles and Parsons?
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They both suffered major injuries, among other things.
Even good draft picks are subject to a lot of uncertainties during development.
But yes, it has been forever since the Flames fully drafted and developed a goalie. It's only rational to have doubts about the future success of goalie prospects.
But Wolf has put up the best numbers in a long while. He definitely has a good head on his shoulders. There's a ton of players in the WHL, so it's pretty impressive that Wolf won the Scholastic Play of the Year.
I just hope they don't make him stew in the AHL for too long. Nearly every elite goalie in the league had many NHL starts in their early 20s.
It would also be handy for cap reasons, but that's another story.