[News] Flames development camp - Week of July 4th

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by Demetric

I would like to hear more regarding Tuulola, please

Think David Wolf with speed and more skill. Wrecking ball out there and drives the net. I'm shocked he fell as far as he did. Likely not a top 6 forward in the future, but is very much a banger type forward with some offense. Raw still.

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

Think David Wolf with speed and more skill. Wrecking ball out there and drives the net. I'm shocked he fell as far as he did. Likely not a top 6 forward in the future, but is very much a banger type forward with some offense. Raw still.

Tell me he doesn't skate like Wolf. He skated like a really clumsy mix of post-injury David Jones and a dump truck.

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by EVERLAST

Like reading about Ollas-Mattsson being big and physical and wanting to be noticed for that.

Like to know from Caged Great how he looked or if he stood out to anyone else.

He did, and was impressive. With his size and physicality, he may be able to reach the potential Sieloff was supposed to have as a high quality bottom pairing physical defender. Still has work to do though. He'll be in Stockholm next season and Stockton the year after most likely.

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Tell me he doesn't skate like Wolf. He skated like a really clumsy mix of post-injury David Jones and a dump truck.

No, more like Carroll or Hunter Smith in their draft year.

[Freeway]

Tuulola made a couple really nice passes during the mini-scrimmage.

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by Cantrader

Most people are pegging Gillies as the flames future #1 goalie. Does he look like an elite goalie in the future?

He's the best prospect goalie the Flames have had since Trevor Kidd. Could he plateau as a middling starter at the NHL like Kidd, sure. Could he become a top 5 goalie, sure.

Goalies are a total crapshoot though. He's checking all the boxes as of right now.

[Caged Great]

The best of the newly drafted players were Tkachuk, Fox, and Tuulola today.

Dube has flashes of awesome as well. One play he undressed the defender entirely and got a quality shot off.

The thing that stood out the most was that nobody came in and was terrible. Sieloff for example last year came in and was terrible. Some progressed less than others like Carroll, but everyone made forward movement in their development, which is a good thing.

[Caged Great]

I am transferring all the vids from the two groups onto my laptop before they go up on youtube.

Took most of the mini scrimmages and some other stuff as well mostly of the morning group.

[fanman]

Thanks for your efforts Caged Great, Freeway and any others who are watching and reporting.

I really appreciate the info. It kinda sucks never being able to check out these camps in person, but your reports always take some of the sting off.
Kudos!

[TheScorpion]

Yeah, Matt, thanks for doing all of this. It's been really helpful.

[Badgers Nose]

This thread is terrific, thanks guys!

[hockey.modern]

Just saw the first video you posted up Caged, definitely a lot more physical this year. Brian Burke is a happy man.

[GranteedEV]

Whoa that move by Janko at 0:26 of the first video. Creativity.

[Caged Great]

I was asked in a PM about Phillips. I'll copy my reply here.

He's good. He still needs time, just like Mangiapane last year. The true test will not come until he hits the AHL. He has all the skill in the world, but it's that change from juniors to the AHL that will show if he's the next Bryan Cameron, or the next Nathan Gerbe (or better). The unfortunate thing is that we won't know for two years. I'm hoping he has another good year in the dub this season.

[StrykerSteve]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Whoa that move by Janko at 0:26 of the first video. Creativity.

Which video?

[CETokyo]

Thank you for all the informative posts!!
Could you provide a link for the videos ?

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

Which video?

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by CETokyo

Thank you for all the informative posts!!
Could you provide a link for the videos ?

I'm in the process of adding them all into a single playlist. It's going to be about 28-30 videos that are anywhere from 10-30 seconds in most cases with a longer one or two at 1:30.

[chubeyr1]

Best thing I could say in this thread is simple!

Thank You!

Passionate fan here, would love to debate prospects we have, yet without watching them, and the fact its their first day on the ice I will reserve my comments about which players are busts or futures stars till tomorrow.

Tomorrow I will still have not watched them yet will predict their future.

Kidding I wont!

Thanks for the updates guys and gals.

[nickerjones]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

I am transferring all the vids from the two groups onto my laptop before they go up on youtube.

Took most of the mini scrimmages and some other stuff as well mostly of the morning group.

Were you by any chance recording by the glass with a tablet?