Calgarypuck Prospect Ranking 2023 - Round 16

[Reggie Dunlop]

Klapka. I think the organization is pretty pleased with his improvement as last season wore on.

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

Klapka. Kerins has to prove he can play in the AHL at this point. Klapka then Lipinski.

I agree, but I would put Bell in there instead of Lipinski, due to the 5 S factor: size, skating, shot, snarl, smarts.

IMO, people are overrating Kerins a bit. He looked great at Dev Camp, but I need to see more before I put him ahead of Klapper and Bell.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

Klapka. Kerins has to prove he can play in the AHL at this point. Klapka then Lipinski.

Agreed. I am not writing off Kerins, but the jump from the ECHL to AHL is huge. Klapka showed he can play in the AHL already and seemed to really get going as the year went on. He also stood out in his first NHL camp.

He'll be a niche player, but I can see him becoming one of the undrafted gems the Flames have found in recent years (Hathaway and Duehr for example).

[Samonadreau]

As far as Klapka is concerned, Big doesnt mean #### unless you use it, does he?

[Macindoc]

Emilio for constant progression, 3rd line potential and possible early call-up

[keenan87]

I went with Klapka