[News] With the 16th selection, the Flames select LW Samuel Honzek

[cannon7]

Originally Posted by cannon7

Wonder if the Flames take Honzak's teammate Jaden Lipinski with a 2nd or 3rd pick. Another 6'4" kid, put up 51pts with the Giants as a 17 year old. Ranked 80th by TSN.

Was off by a round.

[AC]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Honzek comparable to Meier? Sounds good.
Morin comparable is Theodore? Ok

Let's hope she's not far off

https://twitter.com/user/status/1674492181568946177

That list has Nate Schmidt as Morin's comparable. Theodore isn't on the list.

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Honzek comparable to Meier? Sounds good[/tweet]

Look forward to his production in 2029 if he develops at the same rate Meier did.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by AC

That list has Nate Schmidt as Morin's comparable. Theodore isn't on the list.

Damn beer. My bad. Thanks AC.

[Red Slinger]

Based on his skating, playmaking, defensive awareness, size and not-so-great finish he looks like a natural center to me. No idea about his face-off skills but that is relatively easy to learn.

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Plus if people are going to make irrelevant comparisons the better one is Kris Chucko

Kris Chucko got his MBA after he retired and now works as a banking executive - so kudos to him for figure it out after hockey didn't pan out.

[Calgary4LIfe]

I think Honzek is being undervalued here. Just look at his point totals, and then go look at who he was playing with. He was a line driver who was generating offence for himself and teammates.


He has no real holes in this game. Know what you call that? A bluechipper.



All he needs is to just continue getting stronger and faster - both of which are extremely likely as this kid seems very dedicated. I love the way he plays. He hunts down pucks and forces turnovers. His PPG is outrageous - and it had slowed since the injury probably took a lot of wind out of his sails.


I think he is going a bit under the radar simply because he had a significant injury. I didn't have the time (or the will this year) to really spend much time diving into prospects, and I completely glossed over him. After the Flames selecting him, it forced me to go and dig through this pick, and my jaw just keeps dropping. This is a fantastic pick.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

Look forward to his production in 2029 if he develops at the same rate Meier did.

Well, he did have 30 goals and 66 points in 78 games by year 3 after being drafted. Outscored Pavelski and Kane on a pretty underpowered team. Only one PPG player on that 2018-19 team - Brent Burns.

Meier was drafted 9th and is the 9th highest scorer from that draft (which had a couple biggies).

[flames_fan_down_under]

The more I read about Honzek the more excited I am about this guys future with the Flames. Plus he is a Vancouver Giant which makes following him even easier for me!

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by _Q_

This guy gives me Jankowski vibes.

I hope I'm wrong.

Jankowski was playing in an inferior league up to getting drafted, and was also an off board selection at the time with many holes in his game.

Honzek has been playing in good programs and putting up good numbers that are boarding on elite.

This is nothing like the Jankowski pick at all.

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Plus if people are going to make irrelevant comparisons the better one is Kris Chucko

Chucko was coming out of the BCHL and had major questions about his skating if I recall. So again, not even the best direct line of comparison. Honzek is putting up really good numbers in a really good league and receiving rave reviews for a reason.

He's maybe not truly elite at anything yet, but I'd rather the team take a calculated risk and maybe it pans out into one of those legit stars instead of playing it safe and grabbing another player that is a tweener forward.

The highlights I have seen show me he's going to be an NHLer for sure, but if the Flames do the right thing with him he could be a top line talent.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Well, he did have 30 goals and 66 points in 78 games by year 3 after being drafted. Outscored Pavelski and Kane on a pretty underpowered team. Only one PPG player on that 2018-19 team - Brent Burns.

Meier was drafted 9th and is the 9th highest scorer from that draft (which had a couple biggies).

Would we actually complain if Honzek put up 20 goals as a 21 year old and 30 goals as a 22 year old like Meier did? I suppose some still would.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

Would we actually complain if Honzek put up 20 goals as a 21 year old and 30 goals as a 22 year old like Meier did? I suppose some still would.

Meier actually had a slow start because he got mono as a rookie.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Meier actually had a slow start because he got mono as a rookie.

Yeah, apparently no one told him about stereo at the time.

[Hackey]

Someone come get their dad.

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

Kris Chucko got his MBA after he retired and now works as a banking executive - so kudos to him for figure it out after hockey didn't pan out.

He shoulda worked on his skating.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by fotze2

He shoulda worked on his skating.

Nice try but wrong again. Chucko was a good enough skater. he had zero ability to finish.

https://illegalcurve.com/prospect-pulse-kris-chucko/

[Steve Bozek]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

Has a player drafted outside of the top 10 ever played right away?

For the Flames, how about Kevin Lavallee?

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

Has a player drafted outside of the top 10 ever played right away?

Recently - Sillinger.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Recently - Sillinger.

He was probably rushed. Had a bad sophomore slump and finished the season in the AHL.