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			Andersson, Rasmus
		
		
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	10.51% | 
 
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			Dube, Dillon
		
		
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	7 | 
	1.64% | 
 
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			Ehliz, Yasin
		
		
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			Fischer, Zach
		
		
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			Foo, Spencer
		
		
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	5 | 
	1.17% | 
 
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			Gawdin, Glenn
		
		
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			Gillies, Jon
		
		
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	1 | 
	0.23% | 
 
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			Healey, Josh
		
		
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			Joly, D'Artagnan
		
		
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	0 | 
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			Karmaukhov, Pavel
		
		
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			Klimchuk, Morgan
		
		
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			Koumontzis, Demetrios
		
		
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			Kylington, Oliver
		
		
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	0.93% | 
 
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			Lindstrom, Linus
		
		
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			Lomberg, Ryan
		
		
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			Mangiapane, Andrew
		
		
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	0.70% | 
 
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			Mattson, Mitchell
		
		
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			McDonald, Mason
		
		
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			Parsons, Tyler
		
		
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			Pettersen, Mathias Emilio
		
		
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			Phillips, Matthew
		
		
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			Pollock, Brett
		
		
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			Pospisil, Martin
		
		
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			Rafikov, Rushan
		
		
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			Roman, Milos
		
		
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			Ruzicka, Adam
		
		
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			Schneider, Nick
		
		
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			Shinkaruk, Hunter
		
		
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			Sveningsson, Fililp
		
		
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			Tuulola, Eetu
		
		
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			Valimaki, Juuso
		
		
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			Zavgorodny, Dmitri
		
		
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			07-09-2018, 10:55 AM
			
			
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			Gotta be Valimaki
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-09-2018, 10:56 AM
			
			
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				Join Date: Jul 2004 
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			Valimaki is going to be a good one.  A real good one.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			07-09-2018, 10:57 AM
			
			
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			#4
			
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			Valimaki for sure.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-09-2018, 10:58 AM
			
			
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			I think Valimaki's floor is trending to be top 4, and his ceiling is probably top pairing.  Oodles of leadership and maturity out of him.  6 months ago, I didn't have him at #1, but I think it is difficult to make a case for anyone else ahead of this kid right now.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-09-2018, 10:58 AM
			
			
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				Join Date: May 2004 
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			Juuso, Välimäki, easily.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-09-2018, 10:59 AM
			
			
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				Join Date: Oct 2001 
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			So we did end up adding the older guys?
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			07-09-2018, 11:01 AM
			
			
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			 Not the 1 millionth post winnar 
			
			
			
				
			
			
				 
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			We sure did love Porier the last half decade.  Wishful thinking I suppose.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			07-09-2018, 11:07 AM
			
			
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			Jusso crazy!!!
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
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			07-09-2018, 11:08 AM
			
			
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			The tradition of the number one spot making the team needs to continue. In my opinion Andersson is the most NHL ready player on this list. At 20 he dominated in the AHL, he came up last season and played 10 games and looked like he belonged.  He is a RHS with a 101.5 mph clapper. He will be the next D man to make to squad.  
 
 
Välimäki will be an NHL player one day but my guess is that he spends most of the year in the AHL logging top pairing minutes.   He is my number two.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-09-2018, 11:13 AM
			
			
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			CP election desk is calling this one, 10 minutes after polls opened
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-09-2018, 11:16 AM
			
			
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			Rafikov is still Flames property?
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-09-2018, 11:17 AM
			
			
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			Valimaki>Andersson>Mangiapane for me
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-09-2018, 11:18 AM
			
			
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				So we did end up adding the older guys? 
			
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			07-09-2018, 11:18 AM
			
			
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				We sure did love Porier the last half decade.  Wishful thinking I suppose. 
			
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			07-09-2018, 11:19 AM
			
			
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			Bingo- minor item but the 2017 link seems to go to the 2016 results on my phone.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			07-09-2018, 11:22 AM
			
			
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			07-09-2018, 11:22 AM
			
			
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			07-09-2018, 11:23 AM
			
			
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I'd stick Dube in there either just ahead of or behind Andersson.  I think he's a sure fire NHLer who can play up and down the lineup.  His versatility makes him a better bet to make the team long term than Mangiapane IMO.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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