Anderssen had a near duplicate Draft +1 season as Valamaki and has progressed over his 2 years in the AHL to the point that he looked NHL ready in his 10 game call up in Draft year +3.
He has improved every year since the Flames drafted him.
Hard to see Valimaki making the jump into the NHL this year. Total of 5 d-men from the 2016 NHL draft made the jump to the NHL in Draft year +2.
I think that Flames fans are used to guys making the jump into the NHL right after being Drafted... Monahan, Bennett, Tkachuk ... not D-men
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