2014-15 Flames' CHL Prospects, General Discussion Thread

[djsFlames]

Carroll looks to be one heck of a 7th round pick. Then again you have to be weary of overagers producing high numbers. It's more of a concern if they aren't. Cool to see Carroll is showing he's a pest that can also put the puck in the net. Really excited to see what he can bring at the next level.

[FlameZilla]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Carroll looks to be one heck of a 7th round pick. Then again you have to be weary of overagers producing high numbers. It's more of a concern if they aren't. Cool to see Carroll is showing he's a pest that can also put the puck in the net. Really excited to see what he can bring at the next level.

Carroll must be riding a serious high from the excitement of being unexpectedly drafted. To me it's nice to see the positive impact that being drafted has had on him, especially considering he sadly lost his dad a couple of years ago.

In addition to being an over-ager he's also a big guy. It's correct to be cautious and not overly hype up this prospect, but it would be one helluva stroke of luck if this guy makes the NHL one day. He could slot in well on our bottom 2 lines and if he happened to have some scoring touch as well it'll be a total bonus.

[442scotty]

Carroll is one to watch for sure. He was pretty good in camp.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by FlameZilla

Carroll must be riding a serious high from the excitement of being unexpectedly drafted. To me it's nice to see the positive impact that being drafted has had on him, especially considering he sadly lost his dad a couple of years ago.

In addition to being an over-ager he's also a big guy. It's correct to be cautious and not overly hype up this prospect, but it would be one helluva stroke of luck if this guy makes the NHL one day. He could slot in well on our bottom 2 lines and if he happened to have some scoring touch as well it'll be a total bonus.

If he had gone undrafted he'd have 30 NHL teams knocking down his door. If you look at all the high scoring undrafted overagers that never got signed, they have one thing in common: too small/slow for the NHL. Carroll's offensive production has seriously ramped up well above expectations. Like I said, with his size, speed and now production, there'd be a lineup of 30 gms with contracts in hand

[canflip_101]

who are the flames prospects in this years IIHF world juniors?

[Scornfire]

Originally Posted by canflip_101

who are the flames prospects in this years IIHF world juniors?

Rushan Rafikov is the only one

[canflip_101]

Originally Posted by Scornfire

Rushan Rafikov is the only one

thanks man

[Fire]

Originally Posted by FlameZilla

Carroll must be riding a serious high from the excitement of being unexpectedly drafted. To me it's nice to see the positive impact that being drafted has had on him, especially considering he sadly lost his dad a couple of years ago.

In addition to being an over-ager he's also a big guy. It's correct to be cautious and not overly hype up this prospect, but it would be one helluva stroke of luck if this guy makes the NHL one day. He could slot in well on our bottom 2 lines and if he happened to have some scoring touch as well it'll be a total bonus.

My gut feeling is that he becomes an NHLer. He was impressive in development camp. It will be interesting to see how he does in the AHL next season. A 6'3" RWer with a right hand shot could be quite useful for the Flames.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Fire

My gut feeling is that he becomes an NHLer. He was impressive in development camp. It will be interesting to see how he does in the AHL next season. A 6'3" RWer with a right hand shot could be quite useful for the Flames.

I'm higher on Carroll than Ferland

[Fire]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

I'm higher on Carroll than Ferland

While it wouldn't completely shock me if Carroll ends up being better, I believe Ferland is almost a sure thing to play in the NHL. Even if Ferland fails to reach his potential offensively in the NHL he would fit in just fine on the bottom two lines. Ferland failed to produce in the NHL in his 10 games but he didn't look out of place imo.

[Mony]

Wow, I didn't know Carroll lost his dad. Good kid it seems who could turn out nice for us. That kind of personal adversity builds character. Would love to see him make it in the bigs.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Fire

While it wouldn't completely shock me if Carroll ends up being better, I believe Ferland is almost a sure thing to play in the NHL. Even if Ferland fails to reach his potential offensively in the NHL he would fit in just fine on the bottom two lines. Ferland failed to produce in the NHL in his 10 games but he didn't look out of place imo.

Carroll is bigger and faster I think. I'm excited to see what he can do in the AHL next year. I think he can be that Bollig type but better at hockey

[TheDebaser]

Ferland has some slick mits, showed as much in the chl as Carroll is showing now, and he has shown that he can play his game at a higher level. He's a little less risky of a prospect IMO.

[RyZ]

Interesting that Mason Macdonald has slightly better numbers than Zach Fucale this year in the QMJHL while playing on a similar level team.

Bodes well for his WJHC bid for next years team possibly.

[mile]

Klimchuk just scored a natural hat trick (all tap-ins) in the last 10 minutes of the third period to propel the Pats to a 5-3 win over Saskatoon.

13G 16A 29P in 26GP

[FBI]

It's a bummer that he has no offensive potential though.

[getbak]

What a wasted draft pick.

[PeteMoss]

Not Flames prospect related directly - but Oshawa has made a couple of 'go for it' trades in the past few days. Seems like a decent shot Hunter Smith will get a bunch of playoff games and will likely be in the mix with a few other teams for the Memorial Cup slot.

[GettinIggyWithIt]

With the trade of Klimchuck to Brandon, it got me thinking about Eric Roy. A quick look at his stats shows a decrease in points so far, but quite the turnaround in his plus/minus (although the team itself seems to have improved quite a bit). Has anyone had an opportunity to watch Roy at all to comment on his play?

[sureLoss]

Saturday January 3

Mason McDonald: team did not play

Hunter Smith: 1 goal +2 0 pim in a 6-0 win over Sudbury
34gp 16g 12a 28pts +8 64pim

Morgan Klimchuk: 1 goal 1 assist +2 0pim in a 7-4 win over Calgary
The goal that Klimchuk scored was the game winning goal - Clutch!
Klimchuk was named 3rd star of the game.
Klimchuk has scored a goal in 3 straight games
28gp 15g 17a 32pts +15 12pim

Eric Roy: 0pts -1 0pim in a 7-4 win over Calgary
34gp 3g 14a 17pts +9 40pim

Kegan Kanzig: 0pts even 0pim in a 7-4 loss to Brandon
36gp 0g 12a 12pts +19 97pim
since being traded to Calgary:
15gp 0g 6a 6pts +14 46pim

Austin Carroll: 1 goal 1 assist +2 in a 4-2 win over Spokane
continued his agitating ways picking up a 2 min unsportsmanlike penalty.
Carroll was named 1st star of the game.
currently on a 6 game point streak and a 3 game goal streak
while on his 6 game point streak collected 6 goals and 5 assists
as of the end of game, Carroll was 7th in WHL scoring
39gp 26g 23a 49pts +9 76pim