So how are we feeling about the prospect pool?

[Hells Bells]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Need some more top end talent still, not that is Feaster's fault.

Lots of good potential complimentary pieces and depth, but short on game changers if we want to be in the top 5 in the league.

Current to 3ish teams:

Boston: Chara, Krejci, arguably more
Pittsburgh: Crosby, Malkin, Letang
Chicago: Toews, Kane, Keith


We still don't have those guys. Hopefully 1 in the pipeline after this year

Crosby/Malkin/Chara types come along every 10-20 years so that's not really fair.

As for Toews, Kane, Keith & Krejci... the Flames most certainly have guys with that kind of upside.

Reaching that potential is another story altogether but to say the Flames don't have those types of players is a little hasty IMO.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Hells Bells

As for Toews, Kane, Keith & Krejci... the Flames most certainly have guys with that kind of upside.

I'll give you Toews and Krejci....because I think Monahan could possibly fill those shoes (in Toews case, if we're a little lucky), but I gotta disagree with the other guys.

I just don't see a Patrick Kane level guy in our organization currently. Perhaps you're thinking Sven (or Gaudreau?), but I think there's a difference between a guy like him, and a first overall draft pick who already has a Calder and a Conn Smythe under his name. Both might be skilled guys, but I think Kane has that additional step up. The guy was already a Calder winner at Svens age, and had 72 points in his first season.

Also, who is the defenseman that could be a Norris trophy winner? I would love it if we had one, because that's one of our biggest holes, but I don't see anyone with that kind of realistic potential.