i'm not a feaster supporter, but this is a great move. The 4th round pick probably won't make an impact on the flames roster ever, so getting a somewhat ready prospect who is a centre, has size, can win faceoffs, is in the right age group and can challenge for a spot in the line up next year is great.
what the deuce are you talking about? Theo used to say and still does "i know and ya know" quite a bit just like Knight in the interview don't try making anything more out of it.
Knight and Theo are nothing alike outside of that they both will have played for the Flames.
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Did you just compare an unproven decent prospect to the freakin man???
If he was a 6 foot version of Fleury that could win faceoffs he would have been drafted #1 overall.
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I guess I could/should have put it in green text...
I don't see Knight spending much or any time in AHL. Granted I've never seen the guy play, but statistically he's about a 40-point, two-way centre in the NHL today, and his size should mitigate any transition difficulties.
Yeah, I think that's a little premature. That would probably put him in the top 5 of rookie scoring and likely in the Calder conversation.
While the blanket NCAA to NHL equivalency might suggest numbers like that, many elite players who put up excellent numbers as 18 or 19 year olds and are included in that stat which skews things. Among players who go from NCAA to the NHL at Knight's age, the equivalency is more like 0.22-0.25 which would put him in the 20-25 point range which I think is much more realistic.
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Yeah, I think that's a little premature. That would probably put him in the top 5 of rookie scoring and likely in the Calder conversation.
While the blanket NCAA to NHL equivalency might suggest numbers like that, many elite players who put up excellent numbers as 18 or 19 year olds and are included in that stat which skews things. Among players who go from NCAA to the NHL at Knight's age, the equivalency is more like 0.22-0.25 which would put him in the 20-25 point range which I think is much more realistic.
Good point, the age-adjusted equivalency is better.
Edit: says here that NCAA doesn't need an age factor because most are out of their biggest developmental years by the time they reach the NHL. You disagree?
.... so country singer wife? no wonder he chose Calgary.
I suspect it might be in part, his shared Christian faith with Mike Fisher.
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As some have stated, Brodie was a 4th and is making an impact. As was Johnny G, who hopefully will be suiting up in a couple years.
Fourth round picks still have value, regardless of the odds.
They still have value on there own. It would be pointless to just give away a 4th rounder just because there are low odds you'll get an impact player with that choice. However, when you look at the player coming back, a young, big center who can win faceoffs and will hopefully be able to step in right away, that is much more valuable than the off chance of selecting a Brodie or a Gaudreau. Phenomenal move by Feaster.
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They still have value on there own. It would be pointless to just give away a 4th rounder just because there are low odds you'll get an impact player with that choice. However, when you look at the player coming back, a young, big center who can win faceoffs and will hopefully be able to step in right away, that is much more valuable than the off chance of selecting a Brodie or a Gaudreau. Phenomenal move by Feaster.
I would like to point out something just as important as well, he's a right handed shot. Maybe it's only a big thing to me but that's huge.
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They still have value on there own. It would be pointless to just give away a 4th rounder just because there are low odds you'll get an impact player with that choice. However, when you look at the player coming back, a young, big center who can win faceoffs and will hopefully be able to step in right away, that is much more valuable than the off chance of selecting a Brodie or a Gaudreau. Phenomenal move by Feaster.
Oh, I agree. I'm behind this trade 100%. The user I'm quoted originally stated that the Flames fourth rounder would never make an impact in the NHL. My point was just that that statement was dumb because one currently is and another hopefully will be soon. Fourth rounders have value and this trade was well worth giving up that value.
Great trade that I'd do 10/10 times.
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Did you just compare an unproven decent prospect to the freakin man???
If he was a 6 foot version of Fleury that could win faceoffs he would have been drafted #1 overall.
Can you imagine the carnage in the aftermath of a six foot Theo?
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From my point of view, moving forward, we likely have the following spots filled with young players
not filled-not filled-not filled
Baertschi-Jankowski-Gaudreau
Backlund-Knight-not filled
Horak-Reinhart-Bouma
Brodie-not filled
not filled-not filled
Wotherspoon-Sieloff
Breen
Gillies/Ortio/Brossoit (all maybes)
I know some might question Sven being on the 2nd line, but I figure that we need star players on our first line to be a contender, and while Sven is really good, I don't know if he is that good.
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Listened to his interview on the radio on my way home this afternoon. Knight must have said "you know" to either begin or end every second sentence.
Are you suggesting that hockey players have a repetative and limited vocabulary?
I use to refer to that as helmet talk. As soon as a helmet goes on everything gets repeated in rapid succession. It's like the first time is to get attention and the second time is to actually convey thought.
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