Don't remember Monahans exact comments after being drafted but both he and Monahan were stoked to be here and we are stoked to have them! Always nice to have people who want top be here i hope Bennet inspires some truculence in our other players! He was who i wanted so i am beyond stoked right now!
He told Ken King he wanted the Flames to draft him. So awesome.
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Considering he showcased that he was able to do at least 5-6 pull ups afterwards maybe it truly was his plan going into the combine. He's secretly a total genius and engineered his own destination.
Still funny how distraught Draisaitl looked in the first 5 minutes after he was picked.
Looks like word has come down the grapevine of just how no good Edmonton is.
So pleased we got Bennett and the draft went pretty much how we wanted it too, even the Oilers managed to not mess it up when they picked Draistl (sp).
Send him back to Junior and bring him on slowly, no need to rush him right now.
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Calgary Flames exec Craig Conroy had an 18-minute interview Friday morning with Boomer on Sportsnet 960 and discussed the NHL draft. On how Sean Monahan was at the combine last year:
"Yeah, you know I actually wasn't at the combine last year. But when Monahan came into Calgary, he was a great interview. He came in and he was focused, determined, and he was serious. It was all business. He said he wanted to be a Calgary Flame right then. I mean, I think on the floor he text Jay in the morning, before the draft, like, I hope I'm a Calgary Flame.
"So, I mean Monahan was real focused. So you felt like, geez, this guy really wants to be with us and that makes you feel good... even though if he wasn't the guy we had on our list, we would have went somewhere else. But he actually was on our list, he fell to us and it worked out perfect. But we had him in Calgary, we went to lunch. I mean, all that stuff. You know, I think sometimes he's a little guarded with the media where you see him, but... when he's just around the guys, you know, he's real good. He's easy to talk to."
Colour me surprised! I thought Bennett would be gone by #4. Very pleased to see we picked him up.
I must confess, Draisatl was my choice going into the draft. It seems to me that what he accomplished with a terrible Raiders team was really impressive (like Monahan the year previously). Plus I like his size given our smallish LW pool. That said, Bennett has really won me over. Particularly informative on here have been the posts noting his young age and developing frame. Seems like the sky is the limit with this kid. Amazing stuff!
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after watching that video about Monahan i even said, Man hes boring. Didn't someone on this site ask Monahan who he wanted the flames to draft at a poker tournament? Wasn't it Bennett?
after watching that video about Monahan i even said, Man hes boring. Didn't someone on this site ask Monahan who he wanted the flames to draft at a poker tournament? Wasn't it Bennett?
Love that, fighting a guy who is two years older and more developed and a equally tough and good player in Laugton.
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Bennett, Baertschi, Klimchuk, Poirier, Jankowski and Gaudreau, Yikes. That is incredible.
I think that you can add Granlund (and Monahan) to that list of forwards. Granlund is going to be a player IMO.
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I did the "Donovan Bailey sprint" screamed like a school girl and shed a tear. Haven't been this excited in a long time. Although I was pretty stoked at the prospect of having some of the best hockey nicknames on a team. Johnny Hockey/God-row, Moneyhands, Duetchland Dangler? We'll have to anoint Bennet with a worthy nickname. Killer is definitely a good fit lol.
Duetchland dangler sounds like something you'll have in your fruit of the looms if you don't wipe thoroughly.
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