06-30-2014, 04:05 PM
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#521
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
OT a bit, but I thought Gilmour got the nickname Killer from one of the Sutter when he was a 'Hawk.
IS that correct?
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That's right, Brian Sutter is responsible.
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06-30-2014, 04:07 PM
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#522
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Gaskal
Galiardi didn't get qualified, so 39 just became free.
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Explains why TJ didn't get qualified
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06-30-2014, 04:09 PM
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#523
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Wolfman
We'll wait and see how he plays in the NHL before we compare him to a current NHLer. I don't see how you can compare without seeing him play.
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Completely agree. It's just fun to try and match playing "styles" to current players. Unless you're being compared to Eric Tangradi or something.
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06-30-2014, 04:10 PM
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#524
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In Your MCP
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans
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Pretty sure the hockey gods owe us one for Gary Leeman. Hopefully this kid is it.
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06-30-2014, 04:11 PM
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#525
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Saving the world one gif at a time
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Originally Posted by H2SO4(aq)
Completely agree. It's just fun to try and match playing "styles" to current players. Unless you're being compared to Eric Tangradi or something.
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I understand, but this makes the players being compared (Bennett) to meet those expectations.
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06-30-2014, 04:31 PM
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#526
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
OT a bit, but I thought Gilmour got the nickname Killer from one of the Sutter when he was a 'Hawk.
IS that correct?
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Blues, not Hawks
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06-30-2014, 04:32 PM
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#527
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Lifetime Suspension
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So, will he start with the Flames in October?
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06-30-2014, 04:34 PM
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#528
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Blues, not Hawks
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06-30-2014, 04:34 PM
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#529
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Franchise Player
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I hope he puts on some weight (and builds strength) this summer, comes to camp and absolutely forces his way onto the roster like Monahan did last year.
If he doesn't though, that's fine too. I'd be perfectly OK following his season in the OHL and watching him light up the WJC with (hopefully) Klimchuk.
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06-30-2014, 04:35 PM
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#530
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Resident Videologist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
I hope he puts on some weight (and builds strength) this summer, comes to camp and absolutely forces his way onto the roster like Monahan did last year.
If he doesn't though, that's fine too. I'd be perfectly fine following his season in the OHL and watching him light up the WJC with (hopefully) Klimchuk.
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It's not out of the realm of possibility, by most reports it looks like he's only 7 lbs lighter than Mono was last camp.
It'll be interesting to see what Bennett weighs at the start of the real camp.
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06-30-2014, 04:57 PM
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#531
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Scoring Winger
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hoping these three things happen.
1) Goes back to junior and is the best drafted prospect not in the NHL next year, like Drouin.
2) Becomes a Toews like situation for the Flames where he falls and becomes the face of our franchise
3) Becomes as big as Doug Gilmour for our team and hopefully cup run
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06-30-2014, 04:57 PM
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#532
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
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Has anyone else had the excitement NOT wear off yet that this guy is going to be a Flame for a very long time?
I'm still giddy!
Last edited by dammage79; 06-30-2014 at 05:04 PM.
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06-30-2014, 05:03 PM
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#533
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dammage79
Has anyone else had the excitement NOT wear off yet that this guys is going to be a Flame for a very long time?
I'm still giddy!
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When he was being compared to Gilmour and kind of looked like him on the ice, I wanted Bennett to be a Flame as #1 choice. I thought Ekblad would slide to 4th but extremely happy Bennett is a Flame.
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07-01-2014, 12:18 AM
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#534
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Monahan23
2) Becomes a Toews like situation for the Flames where he falls and becomes the face of our franchise
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Falls?
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07-01-2014, 12:57 AM
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#535
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Falls?
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Pretty sure he means in the draft.
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07-01-2014, 12:58 AM
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#536
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: The Netherlands
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Textcritic
Falls?
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As in falls to us in the draft.
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07-01-2014, 01:00 AM
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#537
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jagermeister
Pretty sure he means in the draft.
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That's probably it, but what a weird thing to say. The top of the draft was four players deep, with a very realistic chance that each player could go anywhere from 1–4. A player like Josh Ho Sang or Roland McKeown are players that I would say had fallen, but not Sam Bennett.
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07-01-2014, 05:42 AM
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#538
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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It has probably been mentioned already, but I just checked Sam Bennett's NHLE based on his last Juniour season, and discovered that it is identical to Nathan MacKinnon's. Bennett was only 2 mos. older than MacKinnon when he was drafted, he is very close in size and weight, and given how well rounded his game is, I think that this is something that is likely significant. Bennett could very realistically become the best player from the 2014 draft.
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07-01-2014, 05:45 AM
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#539
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Peterborough, ON
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Selfishly I hope they return Bennett to junior so I can watch him a ton.
So happy with this selection, he was my top forward and has a lot of room for growth.
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07-02-2014, 07:43 AM
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#540
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First Line Centre
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BUMP!
with all the excitement of free agency this thread has fallen to page 3
feeling really lucky we got this kid
here's a brief hockey news video
http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/ge...nnett-video-2/
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