Calgarypuck Prospect Ranking 2016 - Round 34 - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Bingo · 08-15-2016, 12:16 PM

Cali Panthers Fan · 08-15-2016, 12:58 PM

Poor Kanzig. The kid's status on this site has gone from 22 to 20 to 25 to 34 (assuming he wins this round). Massive drop this year for him but he's made steady progress year after year. I myself see an outside shot at the NHL if he continues to improve, but does everyone else see this as a no hope situation?

Robbob · 08-15-2016, 01:06 PM

Realistically you might only get 10 players on this list become a regular in the NHL. I don't like his chances, especially in this organization.

Robbob · 08-15-2016, 01:19 PM

Looking back at Cheese's spreadsheet, that 10 number might be super optimistic.

savardandjokinen · 08-15-2016, 02:13 PM

Karnaukhov. I feel he's not taken seriously due to going over to Russia, but that's fair, however I feel he has NHL potential if he were to come back and I don't think the other 3 do.

FBI · 08-15-2016, 03:41 PM

I still kinda like Kanzig and am cheering for him.

btimbit · 08-15-2016, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by savardandjokinen

Karnaukhov. I feel he's not taken seriously due to going over to Russia, but that's fair, however I feel he has NHL potential if he were to come back and I don't think the other 3 do.

Been voting for him for a few rounds now. I think he'd be hogher I'd he didn't go back to Russia, for sure.

Cheese · 08-15-2016, 10:03 PM

update overall

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...brQ/edit#gid=0

N-E-B · 08-15-2016, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

Poor Kanzig. The kid's status on this site has gone from 22 to 20 to 25 to 34 (assuming he wins this round). Massive drop this year for him but he's made steady progress year after year. I myself see an outside shot at the NHL if he continues to improve, but does everyone else see this as a no hope situation?

I wouldn't say no hope, but very little hope.

GreenLantern2814 · 08-15-2016, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

Poor Kanzig. The kid's status on this site has gone from 22 to 20 to 25 to 34 (assuming he wins this round). Massive drop this year for him but he's made steady progress year after year. I myself see an outside shot at the NHL if he continues to improve, but does everyone else see this as a no hope situation?

Kanzig could carve out an NHL career for himself, that wouldn't surprise me. I like the kid.

But look at defensemen just within the organization who can play in the NHL this year (Never mind other NHL players Treliving will bring in or Hickey + newbies)

Gio, Brodie, Dougie, Jokipakka, Engelland, Wideman, Kylington, Andersson, Wotherspoon, Kulak, Culkin.

Kanzig doesn't even have Engelland-level puck skills, and while I could see him getting a call up in the event Deryk gets injured (fill the toughness void etc) and even sticking around for a few games because he knows his role, he does not fit with the blue line the Flames are assembling.

You throw Hickey and Fox into the mix, and it doesn't look good for Keegan ever seeing much ice time at the Saddledome.

Enoch Root · 08-16-2016, 08:23 AM

I don't think it's an issue of how many defensemen and prospects the Flames have, Kanzig is targeted for one particular role - the role currently occupied by Engelland.

He has the tools required for that role, and if he can develop his skating and puck moving to the point where they wouldn't be a liability at the NHL level, he'll get his chance, regardless of how many other (better) prospects the Flames have.

Is he a long shot? Absolutely. And it isn't going to happen in the next year or two.

But look at other 6'6" defensive prospects in the past (guys like Breen). They are given years to develop - and they take years. And most of them don't make it.

But if he does pan out one day, it's totally worth the investment. And yes, there is a chance of that happening.