Where have I ever cheered against him or said it wasn't impressive? He has been impressive in the AHL. But lots of guys have been impressive in the AHL and done f*** all in the NHL. That's the point being made, but naturally you twist that to try and make a claim that I am cheering against a Flames player/prospect, something I have never done.
Reminds me more of Paul Byron / Martin St. Louis (smaller players) in the sense that he'll need another 3 or 4 years to blossom, and the Flames (among other teams) may give up on him at some point.
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Why do you always post shit like this? It's like you try and twist and manipulate everything I say and ignore what I actually said.Didn't say you were cheering against him; it's almost like you're betting against the guy, and have been for the last few years and it's weird. Like, I remember 3 years ago you were telling people how stupid they were for getting excited for his big year in the OHL. Not sure why he's drawn your ire, is it because other people are really excited about him?
Dunno about you, I'd rather have guys be overly impressive in the AHL than average, especially at 21 years old
I don't agree with him being a surefire NHL'er either, but I think he has the tools to be a contributor to the NHL. No one's a sure fire NHL'er in terms of 20some year olds for the most part, but his progress is exciting.
Some of us do and I think the Flames do. He was the only non-roster RFA named by the GM at the recent season ticket holders meetings as someone that will be back with the organization. Some of us feel his upside is a less offensive Michael Frolik
Out of all of Calgary's "overaged" prospects, I think he has the best hockey IQ of the bunch.
I feel the same way, Glencross' trajectory of development is pretty accurate IMO. A Glencross trajectory with a Frolik style of game.
Same could be said for many guys taken in that draft. It just simply never lived up to the hype, starting at #3 with Jonathan Drouin. Nichushkin (10) never accomplished much before defecting back to Russia. Samuel Morin (11) is still seen as a high potential guy, but still only has 3 games played. Pulock (15) has only played 84 games. Curtis Lazar (17), I don't think I need to add anything to his name
. Mirco Mueller (18) has only played 82 games. Kerby Rychel (19) is looking like a bust. Frederik Gauthier (21), also looks like a bust. Same with Poirier (22), Shinkaruk (24) and McCarron (25). All of whom went before Klimchuk.
Same could be said for many guys taken in that draft. It just simply never lived up to the hype, starting at #3 with Jonathan Drouin. Nichushkin (10) never accomplished much before defecting back to Russia. Samuel Morin (11) is still seen as a high potential guy, but still only has 3 games played. Pulock (15) has only played 84 games. Curtis Lazar (17), I don't think I need to add anything to his name
Eh, drafts are still and will always be, alot of guess work.
Was a weird draft in the sense you see guys in the 3rd round out-performing guys taken in the 2nd round. I think that was part of the issue, there was a huge plateau around say pick... 15-20? that carried right through to the 4th round.
Same could be said for many guys taken in that draft. It just simply never lived up to the hype, starting at #3 with Jonathan Drouin. Nichushkin (10) never accomplished much before defecting back to Russia. Samuel Morin (11) is still seen as a high potential guy, but still only has 3 games played. Pulock (15) has only played 84 games. Curtis Lazar (17), I don't think I need to add anything to his name
