[News] With the 173rd OA pick the Flames select LW Lucas Ciona

[shutout]

scouting all over the map

https://sports.mynorthwest.com/11132...rds-forwards/?



Lucas Ciona, LW (Last season: 53GP, 3G-10A-13Pts): A combination of size and skating ability allowed Ciona to flirt with top-six minutes early last year. His scoring should increase with more ice time this season. Like Uchacz, Ciona became a strong penalty killer and he just might have the skill set to be a net-front presence on the power play. He may be the strongest player on the club.

[Northendzone]

Stunned he was still on the board at 173. The prior 150 or so picks will be mad at themselves in a few years for not grabbing this guy

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by Robbob

So this is the Hunter Smith pick.

Taken where Hunter Smith should have been taken.

[Sandman]

Hunter Smith shouldn't have been taken, lol.

[Kipper_3434]

Originally Posted by Robbob

So this is the Hunter Smith pick.

there was only 1 Hunter Smith, being over 6 feet and having skating issues does not equate the untalented pile of meat that is Hunter Smith

[Ziggy Lidstrom]

Hmmm 6th rounder, what should we expect? Size and some diverging opinions oh his skating is at least some minor intrigue. Agreed this is where we should pick these size types late. No more size over tangible skills so early with our assets is a good philosophy.

[sureLoss]

Tod Button just said Ciona is a great skater

[GranteedEV]

wat

[AC]

Originally Posted by sureloss

Tod Button just said Ciona is a great skater

https://twitter.com/user/status/1419041190452862978

Sounds just like a good number of scouting reports for non 1st round picks where polar opposite opinions exist for very specific traits and abilities, lol.

"skating is brutal"
"skating is apparently really rough"
"skating stride is uuuuugly"

"a combination of size and skating ability"
"great skater"
"skates well enough to skate the puck out"

[Flamesfan05]

It’s a Sutter pick

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

It’s a Sutter pick

By the time Ciona ever gets a sniff of the NHL, Sutter will be long gone from coaching.