[News] Gridin and Brzustewicz assigned to AHL for Olympic break

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Bingo

This argument won't matter by mid May when all of the ones you love come out with updated lists that have Calgary top ten.

It's also important that we remember different lists have different criteria.
Some lists look at only what is remaining in the pipeline, ignoring any graduated prospects (which is always a matter of debate where to draw that line).
The Athletic, typically, just looks at all players below a certain DOB cut off regardless of whether or not they are in the NHL.
This was the criteria from Pronman's summer rankings:

Player eligibility is determined by age. A player is eligible if he is 22 years old or younger as of Sept. 15, 2025


I also think the Flames will be further down Pronman's lists than others, and higher in Wheelers. Not because Pronman has a bias against Calgary, but because he hasn't been high on many of their top prospects going back before they were drafted. He has never been as high on guys like Parekh, Gridin, and even Wolf when he was a prospect (he hates the new contract). Pronman has really shifted away from favoring smaller skilled guys, to now really quesitoning if a player can make it if they aren't of a certain size.

[Circa89]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Gridin looks like a top liner in the making.

The upside of guys like Wyttenbach, Reschny and Potter is also very much TBD. Top line upside while not probable isn't out of the question either with what they've individually shown.

90% of writers with scout access would classify Parekh as a top pairing talent.

curious if true, people seem to be much higher on Reschny than Potter . I have watched Reschny in the workls juniors and maybe 1 game this year. I have seen Potter in exactly 1 game

Potter 12 G, 14 A 1.09 PPG
Reschny 4 G, 22A 1.00 PG

is UND a much harder division that Arizona ? why the preference for Reschny as the better prospect?

[Hockey-and_stuff]

ASU and UND play in the same conference.

NoDak have a much longer track record of producing NHL talent from their program.

ASU has only more recently joined a conference (I think just a few years ago) and don't have as strong a program.

Potter was really coming on prior to his injury. His last 10 games compared to his first 10 were night and day and he was dominating.

Reschny hasn't had a point explosion like Potter but he's been much more consistent, playing for a higher ranked team in all situations.

I think they're both trending well, and I believe most of us are nitpicking parts of their game, rather than having a big gap between the two players.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Probably because of the scouting reports emerging on Reschny. The strengths of his game purportedly look to translate well to center at the next level as well as in supporting top line talents. Guess they liked his WJCs.

I think his production was stunted a bit recently with the injury.

[Lewis_D]

Reschny also has 2 seasons under his belt in the WHL, one of which being a 92 pt season and 25 points in 11 playoff games that same year. Also looked good at WJC.

It's more due to sample size & that Reschny is just further along at this point in time IMO.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by D as in David

Psst, don't tell him, but his attempt at managing others' expectations is actually him attempting to manage his own expectations because of his fear of being disappointed in the future.

I get that. It's easy to get caught up in the hype but I maintain that most of these players aren't going to make the NHL in a meaningful capacity and it's the same for every team as I think the average is that <30 players per entire draft year go on to meaningful careers. We just have to hope that the Flames have a few as we are in the "selling hope" stage of rebuilding. It's why a few top 5 picks in the coming seasons are of paramount importance as the odds of getting a player significantly increases.

[PeteMoss]

I'm a 'realistic' fan but the guys who tear down prospects who are over-shooting their preseason scouting reports are no good.

They are scouting reports - sometimes players improve and out play them (or play worse and under perform them). Just ignoring months worth of data on a player who was previous data was based on 1 season is ridiculous.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Circa89

curious if true, people seem to be much higher on Reschny than Potter . I have watched Reschny in the workls juniors and maybe 1 game this year. I have seen Potter in exactly 1 game

Potter 12 G, 14 A 1.09 PPG
Reschny 4 G, 22A 1.00 PG

is UND a much harder division that Arizona ? why the preference for Reschny as the better prospect?

Potter is more boom/bust. Hard prospect to get a full read on. And then you have the injury risk over the top, including for a guy who's unique element is his elite skating.

Reschny has a more pro-style and complete game. He's got various paths to the NHL, and it's more of a matter of how far up in the lineup he plays, or if he's more a middle 6 guy.

Potter seemingly would be a guy that needs to be in a top 6 offensive role, or he won't have as clear a path.

Similar ceilings overall, but Reschny's floor is much higher.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

It seems like this year most of the hype about Flames prospects that are objectively overshooting their draft profiles is coming from OOT sources too.

Even with his single point in 13 games, people around the league salivate over Parekh. I watch mainly away broadcasts of games and they buzz about what's in the Flames system. Wyttenbach has been a prominent talking point since december.

If anything, by comparison the local community has downplayed the talent that others believe exists here.

So these lonesome trolls aren't really "showing us" with their pessi-realism. Most of us here are just enjoying the ride and celebrating wins where they arise, but the narrative about the Flames system building into a commendable one is a prevailing sentiment that goes well beyond this forum and city.

To rag on us for enjoying it by introducing negative fictions is just lame behavior and patently untrue.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Potter is more boom/bust. Hard prospect to get a full read on. And then you have the injury risk over the top, including for a guy who's unique element is his elite skating.

Reschny has a more pro-style and complete game. He's got various paths to the NHL, and it's more of a matter of how far up in the lineup he plays, or if he's more a middle 6 guy.

Potter seemingly would be a guy that needs to be in a top 6 offensive role, or he won't have as clear a path.

Similar ceilings overall, but Reschny's floor is much higher.

That's almost precisely my read on those two players as well.

[YyjFlames]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Potter is more boom/bust. Hard prospect to get a full read on. And then you have the injury risk over the top, including for a guy who's unique element is his elite skating.

Reschny has a more pro-style and complete game. He's got various paths to the NHL, and it's more of a matter of how far up in the lineup he plays, or if he's more a middle 6 guy.

Potter seemingly would be a guy that needs to be in a top 6 offensive role, or he won't have as clear a path.

Similar ceilings overall, but Reschny's floor is much higher.

Nice take. Reschny also is likely to stick at centre in the NHL with the way he plays and his face-off ability. Potter may too, but not as certain. That to me bumps Reschny up too.

[BigThief]

Originally Posted by cam_calderon

These aren't stock tips, they don't just become irrelevant after six months. Of course there are fluctuations, and that includes prospects who are now trending in the opposite direction, or the ones whose development has been stunted by serious injuries.

[Monahammer]

Reschny's PPG was also climbing prior to getting a little bumped up. Now he seems to have slowed that clip again. At one point his PPG was higher than Potter's.

The lack of goals is a bit concerning though. Have to wonder how that translates to the NHL.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

He was filling the net just fine at the worlds.

I feel like it's just a product of how he's being used on UND.

Would like to see a couple of tallies in the final stretch though, for sure.

[BigThief]

Reschy also made the Canadian world junior team as a 18 year old, not an easy feat unless you're a top prospect. Things like that tend to put you on the fan radar

[Bingo]

There is a bell curve on this.

Anyone assuming every and all Flames prospects are destined for stardom is being foolish in the other extreme.

They have quantity of quality going for them so they don't need an above average hit rate to fill out the secondary part of a future NHL roster.

Just need to convert on high picks in the next two drafts, and continue to find more value than expected with the other quality picks and they are off to the races.

How it comes together and how far this future new core goes is anyone's guess. But the signs of Calgary drafting well and building a good base has been a fairly universal opinion out of this market for some time.

[Cain]

Always chuckle a bit when people take a different view so seriously (both from the overly optimistic and debbie downer perspective). Its ok to see different things than other people, it isn't an exact science and it wouldn't be fun if it was.

Personally, I'm not sold on Parekh yet. I think he's got lots of potential and promise, but if pressed, I'd guess that it is more likely he doesn't reach it and ends up as a PP specialist and a 5/6 guy. I don't watch the other leagues though, so it is based purely on him as a flame thus far and its a tough league for a young guy so I think any "projection" of him is with a lot of built in error margin. If he makes full use of his potential I'd be ecstatic and I'm not going to begrudge anyone that sees it differently than I do...and I may change my view completely in the next 4 months. Nothing is locked in stone.

Gridin seems like the real deal to me for sure. I think its a tough year for Coronato but think he's a solid top 6 guy at minimum.

I'm excited to see the next bunch that make the flames! Even the "experts" who do this for a living can't reliably pick who is going to make it vs not, so its always humorous to see some people so firm in their perspective and convinced that other people are "wrong".

Calgary seems to be drafting some interesting and exciting players. Whether they all hit or not is to be determined, but it is going to be fun watching to see.

[Macho0978]

Originally Posted by Bingo

There is a bell curve on this.

Anyone assuming every and all Flames prospects are destined for stardom is being foolish in the other extreme.

They have quantity of quality going for them so they don't need an above average hit rate to fill out the secondary part of a future NHL roster.

Just need to convert on high picks in the next two drafts, and continue to find more value than expected with the other quality picks and they are off to the races.

How it comes together and how far this future new core goes is anyone's guess. But the signs of Calgary drafting well and building a good base has been a fairly universal opinion out of this market for some time.

Add managing the contracts of the players too. Good returns on the players will also be a big factor.

Huberdeau when the time comes, how do we get out of that deal.

All rumours point to selling, not all teams near the bottom or out of the playoffs are selling their players. The next 6 months can swing the outlook dramatically.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Against the grain dressed up as "realism" deserves ridicule.

Own the pessimism and then at least you'll get a modicum of respect for the opinion.

[dino7c]

lol this all started because I said people are sleeping on Gridin. This is why we can't have nice things. Guy has one of the better seasons for a 19 year old in the AHL in recent memory and just dominated the ASG. Can't be excited though, no fun allowed!

Zayne sets the record at the WJC, dominates the AHL for a few games, and comes back looking like a new player...please no fun there either, he is 19 and has not fully filled out yet! imagine that!