06-22-2018, 09:28 PM
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#621
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: A small painted room
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So, how is valimaki doing these days?
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06-22-2018, 09:28 PM
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#622
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Flames Town
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
um...we don't a 2nd or 3rd picks either...
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Thats fine.. not like we do much with our 2nd or 3rd round picks anyway.
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06-22-2018, 09:32 PM
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#623
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Calgary
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Wow, hope tomorrow is a more interesting day.
Not sure I remember a quieter draft...
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06-22-2018, 09:32 PM
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#624
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by PugnaciousIntern
Completely unrelated to the last few hours, but I feel bad for Kotkaniemi. Broadcasting that lady's reaction at the time of his drafting will surely colour the immediate reaction in Montreal. Obviously her disappointment was shared with many...but broadcasting it side-by-side almost validates that reaction. Not to mention how dramatic it was. As if a prospect in that city needs any additional reason for their fans to be disappointed in them - he lasted like 2 seconds before those emotions were sewn.
I've watched this reaction about 50 times, and keep nervously chuckling at how screwed this kid is.
https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status...13628526891008 |
I always wondered what happened to the angry Miz girl
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06-22-2018, 09:35 PM
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#625
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Originally Posted by dino7c
34% of first round picks never become NHL regulars... even though they all look good on draft night
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Yeah they showed a stat tonight that said only 56% become regulars.
22% in the 2nd round.
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06-22-2018, 09:46 PM
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#626
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by keenan87
Thats fine.. not like we do much with our 2nd or 3rd round picks anyway.
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Yes, it's the 4th round picks that really count...
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06-22-2018, 10:07 PM
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#627
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Saving the world one gif at a time
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
um...we don't a 2nd or 3rd picks either...
maybe i'll mow the lawn...
oh wait... i live in a condo.... damn
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You can't even yell get off my lawn?! You call yourself old school?! Lol
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06-22-2018, 10:39 PM
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#628
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Stampede Grounds
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
Yeah they showed a stat tonight that said only 56% become regulars.
22% in the 2nd round.
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Yeah with those odds, why bother drafting at all.
Not drafting in the first three rounds means you have just about zero chance of adding a regular. You can still be a Flames fan and openly admit this result was a serious #$%$ up by Flames management.
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06-22-2018, 10:49 PM
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#629
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Corral
Yeah with those odds, why bother drafting at all.
Not drafting in the first three rounds means you have just about zero chance of adding a regular. You can still be a Flames fan and openly admit this result was a serious #$%$ up by Flames management.
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
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06-22-2018, 10:54 PM
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#630
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Corral
Yeah with those odds, why bother drafting at all.
Not drafting in the first three rounds means you have just about zero chance of adding a regular. You can still be a Flames fan and openly admit this result was a serious #$%$ up by Flames management.
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You can still be a Flames fan and BELIEVE that this result was a serious #$%$ up, but then that is still an opinion formed long prior to knowing all the results.
· This was a super boring draft.
· Its boringness was greatly compounded by the lack of any first round picks for the Flames.
· I can openly admit that I remain happy that Hamonic is a member of the team.
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06-22-2018, 11:06 PM
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#631
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Well you have to admit. Disastrous season, miss the playoffs by a lot, no picks in first three rounds of draft. Today was the day that was going to suck as a Flames fan as all the talking heads talk about how great these draft picks are.
Things will get better after tomorrow.
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06-22-2018, 11:11 PM
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#632
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Well you have to admit. Disastrous season, miss the playoffs by a lot, no picks in first three rounds of draft. Today was the day that was going to suck as a Flames fan as all the talking heads talk about how great these draft picks are.
Things will get better after tomorrow.
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That's the spirit!
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06-22-2018, 11:30 PM
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#633
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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06-22-2018, 11:31 PM
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#634
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Textcritic
That's the spirit!
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That's all we got!
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06-22-2018, 11:44 PM
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#635
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Maybe it was me but when the Oilers were up it looked like a few of those highly touted defensemen left looked absolutely petrified that their name may be called next.
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06-22-2018, 11:51 PM
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#636
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Paradise
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Are we feeling bad for Brady for getting drafted by the 2nd biggest tire fire in the NHL? Or just happy hes in the East?
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06-23-2018, 12:00 AM
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#637
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Maybe it was me but when the Oilers were up it looked like a few of those highly touted defensemen left looked absolutely petrified that their name may be called next.
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Dobson had a huge grin, I couldn't believe the Oil didn't take him, Bouchard looks ok but for me Noah Dobson is far better because of his superior skating and solid character.
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06-23-2018, 12:24 AM
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#638
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Corral
Yeah with those odds, why bother drafting at all.
Not drafting in the first three rounds means you have just about zero chance of adding a regular. You can still be a Flames fan and openly admit this result was a serious #$%$ up by Flames management.
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its weird posting drafting odds...
I mean, have the last bunch of stanley cups built their teams from the drafts or from trades?
you can't build winners from trades alone because you have to give up so many picks in order to get someone that is typically mid career...and on the verge of overpaid on their contract
its like expecting to get rich by buying high during a real estate boom or during a bull market.
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06-23-2018, 12:50 AM
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#639
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Kamloops
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
its weird posting drafting odds...
I mean, have the last bunch of stanley cups built their teams from the drafts or from trades?
you can't build winners from trades alone because you have to give up so many picks in order to get someone that is typically mid career...and on the verge of overpaid on their contract
its like expecting to get rich by buying high during a real estate boom or during a bull market.
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Good point, but I think even though the Flames don't have F all this draft and its a boring time the team is still in good shape overall. Drafting has been good lately and there are some good prospects.
I live in BC and none of the people I talk to about hockey are Flames fans, yet the general comment about the team is that they are a bunch of really good young players. Funny thing is most of the people I talk hockey with are former high-level junior players or amateur coaches.
I still feel pretty good about this team, and theres always tomorrow for management to improve. I wouldn't have traded Sam Bennett for a single one of those skinny kids drafted after the scorer that fell to Detroit (don't want to butcher his name)!
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06-23-2018, 02:08 AM
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#640
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Samonadreau
Are we feeling bad for Brady for getting drafted by the 2nd biggest tire fire in the NHL? Or just happy hes in the East?
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Personally, both.
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