[GDT] Flames Rookies vs Canucks Rookies, 8:30 MST

[_Q_]

7-1 Flames

Granlund keeps rolling tonight and gets 2 goals
Monahan wakes up and gets another 2
1 each from Reinhart, Poirier and Hanowski

Baerstchi plays like garbage again.

Shinkaruk looks as useless against real competition as Nurse looked last night.

baby Canucks only take 15 shots on net.

Go Flames Go!

[thymebalm]

I would say evaluating Ortio is at the top of the list tonight. He was basically chased out of NA a couple seasons ago. Excited to see if he has game tonight.

[MisterJoji]

Originally Posted by sun

canucks fans are already anointing shinkaruk and horvat as the future faces of the franchises. Saying horvat could head straight to the big club this fall.

Will be nice to give them a dose of reality tonight. Go Flames!

While I think Monahan is a step above Shinkaruk and Horvat and has a greater chance of making the NHL this year, every single fan does this with their respective prospects. HFOilers are talking about Nurse potentially making the jump this year, and that Nurse, Klefbom and Marincin will form a solid back end for years. We're guilty of the same with Monahan, Gaudreau, etc. That said, I think we have a better collection of prospects, considering that a couple of our top ones (Gaudreau, Gillies, and to a lesser extent Jankowski) can't even play in the tournament.

[foshizzle11]

I'm going for a 5-2 win for the baby flames. I hope Poirier can pot a couple.

I don't know that Shinkaruk will step it up tonight. Flames D will make him pay a little bit I think!

Go Flames!

[Itse]

Originally Posted by Wastedyouth

Wtf is a smosykowitskzi?

[ignite09]

Kanzig seems to be recieving a decent try-out in this camp. Would like to see what his TOI per game is at the end of the series.

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by sun

canucks fans are already anointing shinkaruk and horvat as the future faces of the franchises. Saying horvat could head straight to the big club this fall.

Will be nice to give them a dose of reality tonight. Go Flames!

My friend who is a Blackhawks fan watched the canucks game last night. He hates the Canucks as much as i do. Even he said Horvat was incredible. He thought that if Horvat can play like that through camp, he would make the roster as the #3 center.

Didn't say anything about Shinkaruk.

Should be a better match up tonight. Edmonton's prospects looked brutal. Granted i think Nurse is going to be a great d-man in years to come.

[MissTeeks]

Troy Ward:

[metroneck]

A little OT, but this makes me even more glad we did not draft him. What kinda prospect goes public with this stuff?

I think he just painted a target on his back for tonight...

http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/story.html?id=8875404

[tempz]

Originally Posted by metroneck

A little OT, but this makes me even more glad we did not draft him. What kinda prospect goes public with this stuff?

I think he just painted a target on his back for tonight...

http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/story.html?id=8875404

That is almost worthy of its own thread man. What a ######bag.

[Muta]

Lots of teams passed on Shinkaruk. He was projected to go about 10th overall, and he fell qutie a bit. There's only one person at fault for this.... him. Calgary saw past the 'hometown' factor and drafted according to other high priority factors - as they should have.

If he wants to be butthurt, maybe he should look in the mirror and ask why Calgary didn't consider him.

[Machiavelli]

Meh, what he said wasn't that bad.

[Anduril]

I don't think that's an bad thing to say at all. It really doesn't matter how he feels about us not picking him since management had their priorities instead. That being said, I hope Kanzig destroys him tonight.

[Pontine]

I don't think what he said was bad. I'm sure other prospects that fell, feel this way too. Nothing wrong with being motivated to prove those teams wrong.

[Calgary4LIfe]

Originally Posted by metroneck

A little OT, but this makes me even more glad we did not draft him. What kinda prospect goes public with this stuff?

I think he just painted a target on his back for tonight...

http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/story.html?id=8875404

I actually don't mind that he said that - I would have expected nothing less actually. Didn't go overboard or anything. Just shows his competitive fire. I actually expected a whole lot of 'trash talking' from this kid to be honest, especially with all the talk about him having attitude problems.

I am also fairly sure he will shine during this tourney. He is an elite scorer after all, and will show up well amongst his peers. He has been doing that for a while after all.

I do not, however, think he will be a thorn in the Flames' side much. Kid has an uphill climb to get into the NHL. I am happy to have Poirier over Shinkaruk, and I believe Poirier will end up being a very important piece for the future of the Flames. I think Shinkaruk could have been a good gamble for a team like the Flames to take with 3 first rounders, but I am also happy that the Flames did their best to make all 3 picks count as much as possible. Shinkaruk is a risk, and thus the drop from 'sure fire top 10' into the mid 20's. Attitude problems are a huge reason why kids fall in the draft these days (hence the interview process is often more regarded by teams over the physical testing portion). If true that this kid does have attitude problems, makes him more of a risk.

Really great to see Ferland being paired with Monahan tonight. Nice to see Ward rewarding this kid for his hard work and great play. Really love this kids game, and I still say he has the potential to be one of the biggest fan favorites of the franchise if he makes it.

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by Machiavelli

Meh, what he said wasn't that bad.

2 months ago it sounded like he wasn't even interested in coming to Calgary in these articles.

Now he's mad that the team he didn't want to play for passed on him (twice, lol, like he was going to get picked at 6th)? The kid is full of himself.

He's a little dink and belongs on a line with Kesler and Burrows. A true Canuck if I've ever seen one.

[MisterJoji]

Originally Posted by Muta

Lots of teams passed on Shinkaruk. He was projected to go about 10th overall, and he fell qutie a bit. There's only one person at fault for this.... him. Calgary saw past the 'hometown' factor and drafted according to other high priority factors - as they should have.

If he wants to be butthurt, maybe he should look in the mirror and ask why Calgary didn't consider him.

Sure, probably hurts not being picked by your home town, but he should also be mad at Dallas, Philly, Winnipeg, Columbus x 2, New York, Buffalo, Ottawa, Detroit, San Jose, Toronto and Washington. But he's right, it wasn't him that was the problem, there's obviously something wrong with those 13 teams.

[19Yzerman19]

Canucks lines

Hunter Shinkaruk - Bo Horvat - Zach Hall
Cain Franson - Cole Cassels - Nicklas Jensen
Adam De Champlain - Phillippe Maillet - Alexandre Mallet
Mitch Elliot - Alex Friesen - Ludwig Blomstrand

Evan McEneny - Frankie Corrado
Sacha Guimond - Jordan Subban
Miles Liberati - Henrik Tommernes

Joacim Eriksson
Mathieu Corbiel

Top 6 is good, but Flames forwards should chew that defense up and spit it out.

Gaunce out, maybe injured?

[Dion]

Originally Posted by metroneck

A little OT, but this makes me even more glad we did not draft him. What kinda prospect goes public with this stuff?

I think he just painted a target on his back for tonight...

http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/story.html?id=8875404

The fact that he thinks he's better than what teams rated him at is nothing new. Many a draftee has been ticked that they didn't go higher in the draft. The problem now is he has to back his words up on the ice surface and is using that as a means of motivation.

[FlamesPuck12]

Is the stream available again?