[News] With the 80th selection, Flames select LW Aydar Suniev

[bdubbs]

He reminds me a lot of Kucherov on the right side with his one-timer. What a shot.

[Sandman]

3 goals and 4 points in 6 games for Suniev.

[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by Sandman

3 goals and 4 points in 6 games for Suniev.

Solid Freshman Start

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Think he's going to be our best pick in that draft.

[Sandman]

^Agreed on both points^

Suniev is already a fan favorite.

[jg13]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Think he's going to be our best pick in that draft.

Morin tho

[Sandman]

Our first 3 picks are all equally exciting I think. I have to confess, I was not a Suniev fan before the draft- I thought his skating was more of an issue than it actually is, and I believed that he greatly benefitted from playing with the 2 best players in an inferior league. Hard not to love him now.

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Think he's going to be our best pick in that draft.

Good possibility, I'm keeping an eye on Caden Price, I was told he was the Flames target until Aydar became available.

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

Good possibility, I'm keeping an eye on Caden Price, I was told he was the Flames target until Aydar became available.

It would have been an interesting scenario to have drafted both Morin and Price. I know you'll remember Snuffy, but Price fell quite a bit in the draft because of his ups and downs, but he currently has 11 points in just 8 games, and looks a bit like the star he was projected to be in the first half of last season.

[D as in David]

Aydar Love.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by jg13

Morin tho

Maybe!

[Canada 02]

I'm bumping this thread, whether you like it or not

https://twitter.com/user/status/1755648814629667158

https://calgaryherald.com/sports/hoc...omising-future

At UMass, where he has contributed eight goals and nine assists in 23 appearances so far as a college freshman and earned a nod in mid-December as the Hockey East rookie of the week, Suniev is getting schooled on his defensive details. As he said in an interview earlier this season: “I would say that I know how to play with the puck, but playing without the puck, that’s the biggest thing for me to focus on right now. That will definitely help me, establishing those habits right now, to be better at the next level.”

“He’s been an offensive threat for us from early on,” Carvel said. “He plays on the first power-play. He’s willing to compete. He just needs to learn to play without the puck better, and that’s nothing we didn’t expect. He’s growing, and he’s very coachable. He wants to be coached. He wants to know everything he needs to know to get to the NHL.

[Titan2]

The golden quote for any young player: "He’s growing, and he’s very coachable. He wants to be coached. He wants to know everything he needs to know to get to the NHL."

[Johnny Makarov]

can't wait to see our players zoom around Tyler Slowfolli.