THN Futurewatch Flames ranking

[JiriHrdina]

Decided to put this on the main forum to generate discussion.
Here are the THN Future Watch Flames ranking

1. Gillies (37 overall)
2. Emile Poirier
3. Rasmus Andersson
4. Oliver Kylington
5. Mark Jankowski
6. Hunter Shinkaruk
7. Brandon Hickey
8. Bill Arnold
9. Andrew Mangiapane
10. Brett Kulak

Also of note Brett Pollock was ranked #9 on the Dallas list.

[Illuminaughty]

No Klimchuk. Ouch

[1qqaaz]

Originally Posted by Illuminaughty

No Klimchuk. Ouch

Also no Mason McDonald, even though he was drafted quite high. Not that it really matters anymore.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Much better list than the HF abomination. Overall looks fine. I'm fine not having goalies high on the list until they start to play pro hockey, because they are pretty unpredictable and take forever to develop. You could make minor adjustments but I think they have our highest upside skaters there. Decent looking depth considering how many young guys are already on the Flames.

And 4 picks in the first two rounds as potential ammunition for this years draft.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Illuminaughty

No Klimchuk. Ouch

With 3 first round picks in 2013 they nailed the Monahan pick but it would have been nice to get another top player. Not saying Poirier is a bust as he will likely get a shot at being an NHL player but Klimchuk is looking like a disappointment.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

I think Klimchuk has had his development slowed a bit by injuries so far in his career. I also think his upside might not be as high as some others so he naturally is ranked lower for that. He seems like a probable 3rd line winger so far. Getting a good 3rd liner would still be solid for picking at the bottom end of the first round since the bust rate around there is like 50+%.

That said the other guy they flew in for interviews that year was Nic Petan I believe who ended up going 2nd round to WPG. He's having an okay year in his rookie AHL year and has seen a few NHL games as well.

Too early to say on those kids. Gonna need a couple more years to tell on guys like Poirier, Klimchuk, Shinkaruk, Petan.

[neo45]

I'm not loving our prospect cupboard these days. We need to have a big 2016 draft

[The Fonz]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

With 3 first round picks in 2013 they nailed the Monahan pick but it would have been nice to get another top player. Not saying Poirier is a bust as he will likely get a shot at being an NHL player but Klimchuk is looking like a disappointment.

That Klimchuk pick should have been used on Hartman.
Hindsight I guess... Who knows where Klimchuk would be today without all of the injuries these last 3 years.

[Enoch Root]

what is their graduation criteria? I would have Ortio above Arnold and Kulak

[Robo]

Wow last years draft looks pretty good andersson kylington and mangiapane

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by Robo

Wow last years draft looks pretty good andersson kylington and mangiapane

And Dougie Hamilton.

[Enoch Root]

and Hamilton

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Jinx

[Enoch Root]

speaking of Mangiapane, he has 1G, 1A, +2 after 2 periods tonight (Andersson is 0G, 1A, +1)

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher

And Dougie Hamilton.

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

and Hamilton

Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher

Jinx

Seriously?

[Enoch Root]

that gives Bread Eater 100 pts for the season now

[RyZ]

I'm a little bit surprised Bill Arnold is still so high up. He has very limited upside and is already only 2 months away from being 24. If he's not on the big squad full time by the end of next season he is starting to tread into non-prospect territory.

[Enoch Root]

For those of you that don't go to the Back Burner Forum, Mangiapane had 2G and an A again tonight.

In his last 23 games: 29G, 21A, 50P, 2.17PPG

For the year: 50G, 51A, 101P in 56 games, 1.80PPG

[Fire of the Phoenix]

29 goals in 23 games?!?! Ridiculous.

[saXon]

This is definitely one season where I'd like to see a full year-long highlight reel on Mange.