I don't think goaltending is the issue there as much as the team is an absolute tire fire defensively from what I have heard. Perhaps someone who follows them more closely can input on that. I have a very hard time believing all of the sudden Parsons and Gillies have regressed a bunch.
The only legit D prospect the Flames still have in Stockton is Mattsson I think. So yeah it’s likely pretty ugly (although I think Mattsson has been decent).
The only legit D prospect the Flames still have in Stockton is Mattsson I think. So yeah it’s likely pretty ugly (although I think Mattsson has been decent).
And he’s not even Flames property
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Phillips is currently riding a 23 points in 23 games streak as a 5’7, 20 yo rookie in the AHL
This really doesn’t happen too often… so how is he doing it?
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He is very shifty. Very, very shifty.
He is often the first one to a puck and rightfully so. His acceleration is top notch and it’s hard not to notice his little legs moving as fast as they do. Short powerful strides. He needs that extra time in order to not be knocked off the puck right away.
He is also seemingly constantly moving. He is wonderful at noticing spacing in all ends of the ice in order to maximize his ability to capitalize on a loose puck.
That back door set up on the powerplay was really impressive, especially the hesitation fake to freeze the defender and then the vision to find the goal scorer.
Really like these under sized but highly skilled players the Treliving regime takes chances on after the first round:
Always draft for skill, you get a premium on it. You can trade for size and toughness when you have all the skill in the world.
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Calgary Flames, PLEASE GO TO THE NET! AND SHOOT THE PUCK! GENERATING OFFENSE IS NOT DIFFICULT! SKATE HARD, SHOOT HARD, CRASH THE NET HARD!
I am not blaming any of our goalies for their numbers this year given the D of this squad. The good news is at least they are facing plenty of shots.
The bad news is it's fatiguing to lose that bad all the time and be letting in 5+ goals.
I think there will be a lot of defenders drafted by the Flames come June. Defensive prospects seemed to go from organizational strength to weakness over night.
The bad news is it's fatiguing to lose that bad all the time and be letting in 5+ goals.
I think there will be a lot of defenders drafted by the Flames come June. Defensive prospects seemed to go from organizational strength to weakness over night.
It happens when your three top d prospects are all up and playing rookie NHL minutes.
Kulak, Hickey, Andersson, Kylington, and Fox. And we added Valimaki to that mix.
We went from having one of the best collections of D prospects in the league, to having absolutely none (because 4 graduated to the NHL, and one was used to acquire some incredibly valuable assets).
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Random question, but not sure where else to put it. Is there a site that shows all of the minor league contracts?
AOM for example, he's just on an AHL contract, correct? Where could I find other players in this situation?
There isn't really a good site that keeps track of AHL/ECHL contracts.
You can go to CapFriendly and see all the players in the minors on NHL deals and then cross reference with https://theahl.com/stats/roster/406/61?league=4. By process of elimination everyone else on the Heat roster is on AHL/ECHL/PTO deals.