[News] With the 13th OA pick the Flames select RW Matthew Coronato

[SportsJunky]

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[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by Freeway

Short of signing a contract during the media Zoom call, I don't know what else Coronato could've done at this point to assuage everyone's nerves.

Could get a Calgary Flames Tattoo on his neck.... but then again those pesky Rangers might pay for laser removal.

[Roughneck]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

Don’t know much about this kid

Is he better than Cole Caufield at his age?

I can say with confidence that he's bigger than Caufield was at his age.

[Freeway]

Historically, if you look at the two NCAA kids who were traded, there's a commonality:


Brandon Hickey (2014) was a lefty defender when the team had Mark Giordano, Brett Kulak and then drafted Oliver Kylington. If you thought you could be in the NHL right away, there wasn't much of a path to a roster spot at the time.



Adam Fox (2016) was a righty defender who, seemingly, decided he wanted to play for the Rangers (Tim Erixon style). The Flames also had Rasmus Andersson and Dougie Hamilton on the team at that point, so it wasn't as if the Flames had a top four roster spot to dangle in front of him to combat his desires.


Coronato? He seems destined for top nine duties and as a right shot forward who can score goals like crazy, he's basically a unicorn in the system right now.

[dustygoon]

We complain about Francis so much, nbut he fell over himself to be the first to ask that question. Nice welcome for the kid. Embarrassing.

And you can draw a straight line from the comments in this thread to emboldening Francis to ask that question. He reads this forum and knows people were panicked.

[Macman]

It was a legit question to ask though, this is pro sports and a reporter covering a team that got burned doing this before.

Matthew Coronato handled it well, people need to stop complaining so much about other people venting. Let mods handle it.

[tony-soprano]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Maybe we could make him sign a promise that he will sign with the Flames with his own blood for the ink.

Whoa whoa, bit too much.. signature in red using Microsoft Paint would suffice.

[The Fonz]

Originally Posted by devo22

I honestly felt a bit bad for Coronato during the interview when the very first question from Francis was basically "are you going to do the same thing the last Harvard kid did?". FFS. Kid just got drafted in the NHL and you start with that stuff right off the bat ...

Way to make the kid feel welcome, Scooter.

There’s a point where insecurities and projecting these fears onto players (or, people in general) becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. You treat someone like they’re always going to leave you and you might just make sure that happens.

[Freeway]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Could get a Calgary Flames Tattoo on his neck.... but then again those pesky Rangers might pay for laser removal.

Or they'll give him turtlenecks.

[dustygoon]

Originally Posted by Macman

It was a legit question to ask though, this is pro sports and a reporter covering a team that got burned doing this before.

Matthew Coronato handled it well, people need to stop complaining so much about other people venting. Let mods handle it.

Ya it’s a legit question. No shinola. But you think it is good decorum to ask that as the first question of an 18 year old? Rather than a welcoming, warm up the room question like “tell us about yourself” or “have you ever been to Calgary before”.

[Monahammer]

This was not the pick I was hoping for but I wish him all the best developing the next few years at Harvard and hope to see him light it up on the ice.

[Macman]

And someone did ask him what his favorite animal was that he would be, is that a better question?

I didn't see anything wrong or off about that exchange, it was a hard question I'll say that much but I don't think it was offside to ask. And Coronato handled it well, it's not like they got into a big fight about it.

A couple of the other reporters in that interview were actually worse fwiw.

[The Fonz]

Originally Posted by Macman

And someone did ask him what his favorite animal was that he would be, is that a better question? .

Are those the only 2 options? Either ask if he’s going to leave us, or what is his favorite animal?

[Chingas]

Originally Posted by tony-soprano

Whoa whoa, bit too much.. signature in red using Microsoft Paint would suffice.

User name doesn't check out.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

I’m more tired of the complaining about the complaining.

I’m not the least bit surprised about the concern over drafting a Harvard commit. Treliving will be asked about it after the draft and it will be talked about on 960. Wanting to muzzle that discussion is going way too far the other way IMO.

Get used to it!

It's all we have.

If every single decision or happening in the Flames world is spun into a negative thing on the place we go to talk about hockey we need to fight the good fight and push it back.

I agree it's a topic.

But I also know you're smart enough to know the difference between ignoring the possibility of something and literally focusing on the problem solely.

I mean couldn't you say great pick, sure it will work out, but I'm worried?

And you're not that bad. But sometimes I think the rational negative types think it's about them when really it's about the people that are baby with the bath water types that need to be pushed back on.

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

Revisionist history, he totally signed.

Yeah, but he hasn’t signed his next contract! Loophole!

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by dustygoon

Ya it’s a legit question. No shinola. But you think it is good decorum to ask that as the first question of an 18 year old? Rather than a welcoming, warm up the room question like “tell us about yourself” or “have you ever been to Calgary before”.

Yeah, just like Edmonton's first question should be "have you been to the mall?" Calgary's first questions should be "have you been to the Stampede?" Show them how polite Canadian media can be!

I agree that the first question shouldn't be about the contract situation, but based on the very recent history involved with that issue I can see why it would come up early. If the Flames didn't want this to be dealt with early, they wouldn't have gone to Francis for the question, because you know he had that one in the hopper. And for all those faux media types out there who are attacking him for it, they would have asked the exact same question. They are just pissed they didn't get the chance to ask the question that was on everyone's mind.

[oldschoolcalgary]

Could be worse.

the teams only have negotiating rights for one year for drafted players in the NFL and NBA

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

Yeah, just like Edmonton's first question should be "have you been to the mall?" Calgary's first questions should be "have you been to the Stampede?" Show them how polite Canadian media can be!

I agree that the first question shouldn't be about the contract situation, but based on the very recent history involved with that issue I can see why it would come up early. If the Flames didn't want this to be dealt with early, they wouldn't have gone to Francis for the question, because you know he had that one in the hopper. And for all those faux media types out there who are attacking him for it, they would have asked the exact same question. They are just pissed they didn't get the chance to ask the question that was on everyone's mind.

This is a good point. Probably better that the question got asked now as it helps the player and the team hit a common ground. It also adds clarification for the fans. I could see cp in 2 or 3 years going crazy had the question not been asked. Lets relax and enjoy the player. We got one of the best pure goal scorers in the draft, that is a lot to be excited about. On Fox, that was worth the gamble and we got something in return. Scouts got it right with Fox, just have to hit more of these out of the park.

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Maybe. I don't see it as big of a risk with 1st round picks.

If he wants to start making money, which he just may, he only has one option.

Unfortunately Adam Fox has shown that a really good player, who could easily have left college early, can finish their prestigious education, pick their destination, and win a trophy two years later.

There’s also this...NCAA athletes can now get paid for appearances etc.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ncaa-ru...mage-likeness/