06-27-2014, 07:54 PM
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#181
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Late to this as well, but so happy with the pick!!
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06-27-2014, 07:54 PM
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#182
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
What's the Monahan/Bennett connection? Did they play together, or Sean just knows him personally?
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Sean had a very high opinion of Bennett, not sure if they know each other personally though.
The highlights.
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06-27-2014, 07:56 PM
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#183
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Still sinking in for me ...
Can't believe it went down exactly like most of us figuered (and hoped). I would have been happy with Reinhart but I wanted Bennett more ... and drafting a D would have me worried about Flames patience for development.
How do you go from can't find a center for 20 years to two studs down the middle in 370 days?
Is it Monahan/Bennett or Bennett/Monahan in 5 years (realize it could be 2)
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06-27-2014, 07:57 PM
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#184
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: A small painted room
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Imagine walking into the flames dressing room vs the oilers. What a difference that could make on the development of a player. :-)
Happy for Bennett, and happy for the flames!
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06-27-2014, 07:58 PM
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#185
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Abbotsford, BC
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Just got off work and holy crap, I can't even express my excitement. Getting Bennett is ineffable.
Monahan, Bennett and maybe even Jankowski down the spine. Looking awfully brighter in Flames land.
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06-27-2014, 07:58 PM
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#186
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Scoring Winger
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Ecstatic. I think everything else has been said by others.
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06-27-2014, 07:59 PM
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#187
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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We are going to see some seriously interesting Flames/Oilers games over the next ten years.
The Flames have restocked so quickly, ... was sure we'd be fodder for 5 years to their rising bunch.
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06-27-2014, 08:01 PM
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#188
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Originally Posted by nik-
Reinhart was my hope, but it's like Lindholm/Monahan last year. I had a preference for one, but was going to be happy with either. Reinhart and Bennett were both over Ekblad for me.
Now looking at it, Reinhart and Monahan would have been awesome, but have more variance in the playstyles of Monahan and Bennett is probably going to end up being really awesome for us.
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Very similar to last year, trying to get myself pumped up for the Euro prospect that I figured the Flames would take, but secretly hoping the Canadian would fall. Easily the best 2 drafts I've ever seen as a Flames fan
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06-27-2014, 08:01 PM
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#189
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Glastonbury
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This is the most excited I've been for a pre-season in a long time...
and we haven't even had free agency yet.
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06-27-2014, 08:02 PM
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#190
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Franchise Player
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Wonder who's more excited to play with the other....Monahan or Bennett! Sounds like Monahan did a great job just like Gio to sell Bennett on Calgary.
Everything is just sunshine, daisies and rainbows.
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06-27-2014, 08:02 PM
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#191
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Not cheering for losses
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Pretty stoked. Can't wait to see him on the big club in a year or two.
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06-27-2014, 08:03 PM
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#192
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
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I still think it was all a ploy so he didn't get picked by the Oilers 
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06-27-2014, 08:05 PM
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#193
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingo
We are going to see some seriously interesting Flames/Oilers games over the next ten years.
The Flames have restocked so quickly, ... was sure we'd be fodder for 5 years to their rising bunch.
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Helps that the Flames seemed to have finally figured out how to draft past round one. With Gaudreau and Poirier looking like steals that would give the Flames a huge leg up on the Oilers who haven't been able to draft for crap past the central scouting consensus for first overall
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06-27-2014, 08:06 PM
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#194
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Vancouver, under cover Flames spy in knucklehead land
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ComixZone
....can we please use "Killer" as his nickname? or K2?
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Killer 2.0
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06-27-2014, 08:12 PM
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#195
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Scoring Winger
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Thrillled by the pic and they kept to game plan, pheewwwwww.
man the kid looks like a young nieuwendyk LOL
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06-27-2014, 08:13 PM
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#196
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First Line Centre
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Too bad Draisaitl had to go to the tar pits up north. Another waste of talent. Having a spark plug who was projected to go 1-3rd overall is a damn good consolation prize.
Welcome Bennett. I look forward to you skating circles around the German Gretzky for BOA's to come.
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06-27-2014, 08:15 PM
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#197
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Crash and Bang Winger
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I love this pick, I honestly see him scoring 450 goals and 1,414 points!
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06-27-2014, 08:15 PM
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#198
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I believe in the Pony Power
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingo
Still sinking in for me ...
Can't believe it went down exactly like most of us figuered (and hoped). I would have been happy with Reinhart but I wanted Bennett more ... and drafting a D would have me worried about Flames patience for development.
How do you go from can't find a center for 20 years to two studs down the middle in 370 days?
Is it Monahan/Bennett or Bennett/Monahan in 5 years (realize it could be 2)
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You have to feel good about the forward group overall - lots of different types of players and lots of skills.
Need to get that D sorted out. But lots to be encouraged about.
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06-27-2014, 08:15 PM
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#199
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Franchise Player
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K-2 is the toughest mountain in the world to climb, so....
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06-27-2014, 08:16 PM
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#200
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I honestly think this is starting to look like a championship team.
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