View Poll Results: Who is the Flames 6th dman for the playoffs?
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Oscar Fantenberg
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122 |
49.19% |
Juuso Valimaki
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67 |
27.02% |
Michael Stone
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32 |
12.90% |
Oliver Kylington
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15 |
6.05% |
Dalton Prout
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12 |
4.84% |
03-31-2019, 10:13 PM
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#1
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Five defensemen are in. Who's the sixth?
Mods, if you could add a poll, that'd be swell.
Going into the playoffs, it's pretty clear that five defensemen have punched their tickets onto the full-time playing roster:
- Noah Hanifin, 79 GP
- T.J. Brodie, 78 GP
- Mark Giordano, 77 GP
- Rasmus Andersson, 76 GP
- Travis Hamonic, 68 GP
Where each of those guys plays is up for debate, but make no mistake: barring injury, they'll be in there.
But the Flames don't have just five defensemen... they have ten. However, only one more spot exists in the Flames' lineup for one of these five players:
- Oliver Kylington, 36 GP
- Juuso Valimaki, 22 GP
- Dalton Prout, 17 GP
- Michael Stone, 12 GP
- Oscar Fantenberg, 12 GP
Who should fill that final spot?
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03-31-2019, 10:16 PM
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#2
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Franchise Player
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Valimaki
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03-31-2019, 10:18 PM
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#3
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Scoring Winger
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For Left side
#1 Fantenberg
#2 Kylington
#3 Valimaki
For Right side
#1 Stone
#2 Prout
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03-31-2019, 10:18 PM
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#4
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Franchise Player
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I think Fantenberg starts, but Valimaki takes over
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03-31-2019, 10:20 PM
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#5
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Powerplay Quarterback
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I’d showcase Prout for the final 3 games and if he keeps up the strong play I’d stick with him. He adds a level of toughness no others on that list have. Keeps the other team in check and if liberties are taken then they need to answer the bell. If he struggles, I’d move to Kylington
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03-31-2019, 10:21 PM
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#6
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All I can get
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Stone has the most experience. Usually you go with the tried and true. Interesting question though.
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03-31-2019, 10:21 PM
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#7
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Captaincanada80
I’d showcase Prout for the final 3 games and if he keeps up the strong play I’d stick with him. He adds a level of toughness no others on that list have.
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Prout is certainly a tough customer, although I don't think it should be forgotten that Stone racked up 106 hits last year and has a career-high of 202. Prout's is 151
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03-31-2019, 10:22 PM
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#8
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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I'm so happy with the fact that there is no clear order, and no clear bottom.
Legitimately could make a sound case for any of the 5 and I wouldn't be opposed to any of them.
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03-31-2019, 10:24 PM
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#9
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary, AB
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Not Prout. He was on the ice for the three goals against tonight and was a big reason for two of those goals. Stone should be playing ahead of him.
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03-31-2019, 10:24 PM
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#10
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Franchise Player
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Let's give these guys a bunch of ice time in the next 3 games
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03-31-2019, 10:25 PM
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#11
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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I'd say Fantenberg. He and Andersson were having some good chemistry going.
These are my two options:
Gio - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Fantenberg - Andersson
Or
Gio - Andersson
Hanifin - Hamonic
Brodie - Stone
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03-31-2019, 10:27 PM
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#12
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geeoff
Let's give these guys a bunch of ice time in the next 3 games
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Do we maybe see a lineup like this tomorrow?
Giordano - Stone
Valimaki - Prout
Fantenberg - Kylington
?
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03-31-2019, 10:27 PM
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#13
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Scoring Winger
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I'd love for Stone to step in and be just as effective as he was two years ago. He brings the same physicality that Prout does but is a much better player overall (assuming he's back in game shape mentally by game 1).
Gio-Andersson
Hanifin-Hamonic
Brodie-Stone (in 2017 form)
This D-core is stupid deep.
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03-31-2019, 10:27 PM
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#14
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
Stone has the most experience. Usually you go with the tried and true. Interesting question though.
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I would agree with Stone if he had been playing, but he hasn't seen much ice in the last 2 or 3 months
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03-31-2019, 10:28 PM
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#15
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
Stone has the most experience. Usually you go with the tried and true. Interesting question though.
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Stone's played twelve games this, only once since November 11th and that's because we went with a 7D rotation. Sure there are three games left for him to get into game shape but if he was going to be the guy above Valimaki, Fatanberg, Kylington and Prout to play, I think he would've already been playing.
Solidly I'd have Kylington, Valimaki and Faranberg above him.
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03-31-2019, 10:34 PM
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#16
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Franchise Player
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The lack of NHL icetime for Valimaki, Stone and Kylington lately tells me me they are numbers 8,9 and 10. In that order.
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03-31-2019, 10:35 PM
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#17
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Lifetime Suspension
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I'd say that Kylington would be the last choice.
Prout is in against a heavy team. But all in all I think it's between Valimaki and Fantenberg.
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03-31-2019, 10:38 PM
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#18
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Franchise Player
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Yeah, I don't see Prout in against the Avs, I would think they want guys that can skate. Fantenberg, Kylington, Valimaki (though I agree that the rookies are going to be used sparingly)
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03-31-2019, 11:28 PM
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#19
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Parkdale
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Can’t see Valimaki getting in the lineup without an injury or two. He’s elite talent but he also hasn’t played all year and is a rookie. 3rd pairing guy needs to be a rock. I think it is fantenberg to start.
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03-31-2019, 11:43 PM
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#20
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Salmon with Arms
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With what Fantenburg has done (sample size is small granted), I'm not sure how you could break that up.
Gio-Andersson
Hanifin-Hamonic
Fantenburg-Brodie
Kylington
For me, Valimaki has been outstanding for a 20 year old in his first season as a Pro, but there's quite a few unknowns to be used a lot in the playoffs
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