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

[Press Level]

Oilers fans: "Everybody wants to sign here!"


Flames fans: "Nobody wants to sign here!"


Not sure which is worse some days.

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by Press Level

Oilers fans: "Everybody wants to sign here!"


Flames fans: "Nobody wants to sign here!"


Not sure which is worse some days.

Edmonton, obviously.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Yes, definitely Edmonton

[InternationalVillager]

Can we please stop talking about Adam Fox? Holy. It's like talking about your ex that dumped. It's tiresome.

I wonder how some of you have relationships.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by InternationalVillager

Can we please stop talking about Adam Fox? Holy. It's like talking about your ex that dumped. It's tiresome...

Or, it's like droning on and on about the opponent you beat in the "historic" 2016 Election five years later.


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[Press Level]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

Edmonton, obviously.

Sorry, lost my mind for a second there. Edmonton is obviously no good.

[Spinach]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

The chances of a 13th overall pick becoming an NHLer are probably no better than a coin flip. So really, how much risk can there be that he’ll go ufa? It’s far more likely he’ll be a bust.

Players taken at 13th between 2000 and 2017 (it's too early to tell re. guys taken later than that):

2017 - Nick Suzuki (127 games)
2016 - Jake Bean (44 games)
2015 - Jakub Zboril (44 games)
2014 - Jakub Vrana (284)
2013 - Josh Morrissey (344),
2012 - Radek Faksa (406),
2011 Sven Baertschi (uh oh - still had 291 games played)
2010 - Brandon Gormley (58 games - curiously, the pick the Flames gave up in the Olle Jokinen deal)
2009 - Zack Kassian (552)
2008 - Colton Teubert (58)
2007 - Lars Eller (798)
2006 - Jiri Tlusty (446)
2005 - Marek Zagrapan (0)
2004 - Drew Stafford (841)
2003 - Dustin Brown (1232)
2002 - Alexander Semin (650)
2001 - Ales Hemsky (845)
2000 - Ron Hainsey (1132)

Over the course of 18 years, some of them not even occurring during the post-lockout era, there've been hree busts (Zagrapan, Gormley & Teubert), two or three disappointments (Tlusty, Baertschi, maybe Zboril), eleven successes, and one vomit-inducing guy (Kassian).

13 isn't a bad spot at all, with 61 % of players taken there between 2000 & 2017 having solid careers or starts to their career, and then another 16% at least being somewhat serviceable.

Given that no college commit has ditched a Canadian team in however long, it's unlikely that there's a 39% chance Coronato bails, much less a 50% one.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Sadly we had that one camp with Saprykin, Tkachuk and Fata. Looked like so much promise

Saprykin was a decent player, Tkachuk got hurt or would have been just fine in my opinion. Fata a sketchy pick that did play many seasons.

if we're talking camp, Gaudreau-Bennett-Ferland was a heckuva kid line during the 2014 preseason. Bennett gets shoulder surgery and Ferland gets a concussion that year, but maybe in another timeline those three are still a line.

[MolsonInBothHands]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Why not?

Don't think he is a goalie.

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1419060739168378881

[Francis's Hairpiece]

Nice. ^

[Nelson]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

https://twitter.com/user/status/1419060739168378881

Do prospects often do things like this? Or is this a very intelligent young man who understands the insecurities of Flames fans?

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Nelson

Do prospects often do things like this? Or is this a very intelligent young man who understands the insecurities of Flames fans?

this looks like organization driven damage control after Eric Francis publically brought up the Adam Fox parallel

[Savvy27]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

https://twitter.com/user/status/1419060739168378881

Would love to hear him and Monahan try to pump each other up pre-game.

[1qqaaz]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

this looks like organization driven damage control after Eric Francis publically brought up the Adam Fox parallel

Based on the somewhat forced, artificial and awkward tone, I tend to agree.

Or he could just be like Monahan.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by Savvy27

Would love to hear him and Monahan try to pump each other up pre-game.

Hey Sean, I made you this slice of toast. Have a good game.

Thanks Matt

[Savvy27]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

Based on the somewhat forced, artificial and awkward tone, I tend to agree.

I watched some pre-draft interviews with him and it seems like he just has kind of a flat affect. Which is kind of odd because his game is pretty bombastic from the scouting videos.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Coronato's Family Advisor *cough* Agent *cough* to Flames: "That's a nice prospect you have there..... Shame if something happened...."

[Ziggy Lidstrom]

This kid comes to play all day. I predict a big WJC for him. They probably defend. He then rides that to a big freshman season and goes back for one more year to win a honey baker. Then we sign him a la gaudreau and he becomes a regular fixture on our team.

He is a fascinating blend of determination and skill. Plus being right handed he will really give our prospect pool something we don’t tally boast.

This kid is gonna play many games for this team. He won’t bail. Plus we have a good history with goal scoring wingers from his neck of the woods. Send him a joe Mullen highlight reel AC! Jks

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by Nelson

Do prospects often do things like this? Or is this a very intelligent young man who understands the insecurities of Flames fans?

He’s going to Harvard so probably a given that is a very intelligent young man.