Tonight was Gaudreau's NCAA-leading 5th GWG of the season. He had 5 in his freshman year and 6 last year.
Gaudreau (+23) and Arnold (+21) are now also first and third in the NCAA in +/-.
Boston College's next game is the Flames fan special, Friday night at home against Providence (Providence has a game on Tuesday first). Unfortunately, it looks like there is no television coverage of this face-off between the top 2 teams in Hockey East.
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Unfortunately, they only show Johnny's second goal of the game.
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EDIT: Here we go, the full highlights. Nice work from Arnold on Johnny's first goal.
Their other linemate, Kevin Hayes, was the Hawks' first round pick in 2010. With 30 points in 19 games, Hayes has now surpassed his previous single season high of 28 in 44 games in 2011-12. He has to be loving life right now.
Here are the Providence highlights, but there's nothing much if you just want Flames prospects stuff...
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What sort of player will Bill Arnold become? He has pretty good size, speed, and hands, and his IceQ appears to be excellent. Is he good enough to play in the top-six?
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I'm not too sure myself, he has great chemistry with Gaudreau, so maybe that translates here. I see him as a strong 3rd line centre though. He seems to be well rounded, and he has some great leadership qualities. He captained the US junior team a few years back when it was in Calgary.
I remember Todd Button talking about him at the 2010 draft, and thinking that Button was just blowing smoke - saying how high this kid's IQ was, and how thick and strong he was. He has really impressed in the NCAA since then - not just statistically, but how much of a leader and a strong 200ft player who is a complete 'jack of all trades'. Hockey IQ, defensive acumen, offensive abilities, can dangle, can make great passes and moves in tight, and drives the net. He is a decent skater too. There doesn't appear to be any serious holes in his game, but nothing that screams anywhere close to elite either. He is just a very well put-together hockey hard-working hockey player.
I don't think he will make the Flames as a center. Looking at the depth, you see Monahan, Backlund, Colborne and Knight - I am not sure Arnold will displace any of them. That is a tight battle now, much worse if the Jankowski pick comes through, and if the Flames draft another top-tier centermen in the next two drafts (which judging by where this team may be next season, picking top 2 is not out of the question). Reinhart has already converted. Byron has already converted it seems. Street is still 'kind of' in the picture as a jack of all trades type with more experience.
I really believe he will move over to wing, but he will be a player in the NHL. What is his ceiling? I think he could be a decent complimentary piece to a 2nd line with his soft hands and hockey sense, but will probably max out as a third line type as his reasonable ceiling. No idea really though - this kid has got some soft hands. I would bet he at least becomes an every-day 4th liner and pk'er, and that isn't bad at all.
These 4th round draft picks are seemingly lucky to draft in for the Flames, and to trade with.
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Billy Arnold will end up on the RW for the Flames. They can take advantage of his natural shot and strength along the boards and fill a need within the organization. He's got the skating ability and smarts to play with some of the best in college, we'll see how that translates to the pros. I don't see why he shouldn't be able to ride shot gun as the more defensively aware guy on a line of two highly skilled offensive players.
Arnold is one of the dozen or so Flames forward prospects that should become an nhler. I don't think he has quite enough skill to be a top 6er. His offensive abilities overall are about equivalent to Knight's although Knight is more apt to score as he has a harder shot.
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Arnold is one of the dozen or so Flames forward prospects that should become an nhler. I don't think he has quite enough skill to be a top 6er. His offensive abilities overall are about equivalent to Knight's although Knight is more apt to score as he has a harder shot.
A dozen or so? Which dozen do you think should become nhlers?
Not all of them would be with the Flames obviously, but I think all of those guys should make the NHL in some capacity, even if only as a 4th liner.
Harrison I know seems like he's not like any of the others, but I figure he has a decent chance because he's 6-3, fast, and hits everything that moves and isn't lost offensively (he'll never be good, rather passable). If he can play well enough defensively, he should become a Cal Clutterbuck/Matt Martin type in a couple years.
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Not all of them would be with the Flames obviously, but I think all of those guys should make the NHL in some capacity, even if only as a 4th liner.
Harrison I know seems like he's not like any of the others, but I figure he has a decent chance because he's 6-3, fast, and hits everything that moves and isn't lost offensively (he'll never be good, rather passable). If he can play well enough defensively, he should become a Cal Clutterbuck/Matt Martin type in a couple years.
I'm not sure how Harrison projects to be like them. He's a long shot at best. Body type is certainly not enough. Clutterbuck and Matt Martin were PPG players in juniors. You have to have some scoring talent to make it. I'm not saying he can't, but body type alone won't get him there. He's going to have to show a lot more than he has
I'm not sure how Harrison projects to be like them. He's a long shot at best. Body type is certainly not enough. Clutterbuck and Matt Martin were PPG players in juniors. You have to have some scoring talent to make it. I'm not saying he can't, but body type alone won't get him there. He's going to have to show a lot more than he has
Harrison was a greater than 1.5 PPG player last year (3rd on his team) and the NCAA is a harder league to get offense in. I'm not saying he'll ever get more than 10 points in a year if he makes it, but he could become a real pain in the... to play against.
It's a long shot, like any 6th round pick that nobody heard of prior to the pick, but from what I saw of him was just enough there to make me think he has the possibility to do more.
He could easily suck and be forgotten this time next year.
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