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Old 08-08-2009, 06:55 AM   #21
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Wow. I never even realized that there were actually people out there who used HF for anything substantial.

Well, besides the Edmonton Outscorers.
thats because oilfans.com sucks so much
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Old 08-08-2009, 02:26 PM   #22
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So was Dan Ryder... Ouch.
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Old 08-08-2009, 06:18 PM   #23
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So was Dan Ryder... Ouch.
No one doubted the kid's talent, his heart just wasn't in it.
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Old 08-08-2009, 08:40 PM   #24
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IMO, Hockeys Future doesn't exactly hold alot of credibility when it comes to ranking prospects. Seems like just fan opinion, which is no better than anyone here.
That is, in fact, exactly what Hockeys Future is. Just a bunch of fans with a website, an opinion and delusions of grandeur. Once you get to that point, it's easy to take HF for what it is.
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Old 08-09-2009, 11:02 PM   #25
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No one doubted the kid's talent, his heart just wasn't in it.
Very true, it just serves as a reminder that he could have been something. Stick to hockey and leave your vices behind.
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Old 08-10-2009, 03:41 AM   #26
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Very true, it just serves as a reminder that he could have been something. Stick to hockey and leave your vices behind.
Geez, what happened to that kid. Was he just depressed out of hockey or were they real 'vices'?
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Old 08-10-2009, 09:38 AM   #27
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I know the guy that writes the Flames HF rankings, and he noted that the HF writers are fairly hamstrung by the individual prospect ratings that are given.

That said, I feel more or less the same as you guys.
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Old 08-10-2009, 02:59 PM   #28
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Geez, what happened to that kid. Was he just depressed out of hockey or were they real 'vices'?

Depends who you talking too. Nothing however has been really proven, just whispers in back rooms.
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Old 08-18-2009, 11:21 AM   #29
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I know the guy that writes the Flames HF rankings, and he noted that the HF writers are fairly hamstrung by the individual prospect ratings that are given.

That said, I feel more or less the same as you guys.
Why don't they just build a grouping of good prospects with upside, likely call-ups in the minors that may have an NHL future, and then the rest....then they can get rid of the 6.5b garbage.
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Old 08-18-2009, 11:40 AM   #30
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Just me... or is Aaron Marvin out of left field. Never heard of that guy. Seems like a good prospect tho after looking into him.
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Old 08-18-2009, 11:01 PM   #31
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Not really.
Third round pick from 06 (pretty sure anyway) and is liked quite a bit by the Flames. He's more difficult to follow, and more of a project, as he's in the NCAA with no plans to leave anytime soon from what i've heard. So he also only makes development camp and never the main camp so I can see how he wouldn't be as known.
Very solid prospect though and always been fairly highly regarded, in my view anyway
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