G Dustin Wolf (2019, 214th, CGY)

[DJJones]

I think it has a lot more to do with Markström than with Vladar. Without Vladar, some other dude would be in his spot. It's Markström and the team's poor performance but mostly roster flexibility.

Some other dude wouldn't be making 2 million for an extra year

 

[aqsw]

I agree if he's ready he should have a spot if he's better than the alternative. You don't want to piss off your best prospect when he feels (and deserves) an nhl paycheck.. His time will come when it signing time and he might have a very good memory of what they pulled on him.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

fewest games to 100 W in the WHL (141 games)
is 3 W away to 100 W in the AHL (136 games)
- does anyone know the AHL record? for fewest games to reach 100 W

 

[Kielbasa]

Wolf has put up three 0.920+ performances in his last four starts. Hopefully he can continue to get more games as the Flames play out the remainder of the season.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Pretty funny that his first few games at the NHL level led him to be left off most top prospect lists.

Guy is consistently ranked way below Askarov despite the fact that he’s had way better numbers until this year. I don’t think Wolf had a great year in the AHL, this is his worst season and Askarov’s best, and yet his save percentage is still better than Askarov (.923 to .915)

Consensus was that he was at best the 4th best goalie prospect coming into this season despite his accolades. Another example of the ‘geniuses’ that rank prospects around here and on the internet

 

[Yepthatsme]

Pretty funny that his first few games at the NHL level led him to be left off most top prospect lists.

Guy is consistently ranked way below Askarov despite the fact that he’s had way better numbers until this year. I don’t think Wolf had a great year in the AHL, this is his worst season and Askarov’s best, and yet his save percentage is still better than Askarov (.923 to .915)

Consensus was that he was at best the 4th best goalie prospect coming into this season despite his accolades. Another example of the ‘geniuses’ that rank prospects around here and on the internet

Both him and Devon Levi suffered from the exact same thing. Early struggles when they weren’t quite ready and hadn’t made the adjustments yet for the NHL in their first stints. So goalies who hadn’t had to face that challenge yet got put ahead of them. This years development path for Wolf seems to have done wonders. Give him a stint of 5 games in December to introduce him to the AHL. Send him down with some identified things for him to work on. Bring him up for another brief taste and an update on his progress. Now he’s being handed a role after a year of work and this is the best he’s looked by far.

 

[Czechboy]

Curious what his stats are after 20.nhl games. Think he's at 12 now. 3 wins and near .890.

 

[Devonator]

He will not amount to much.....to much of a midget and has hardly looked passable in the games he has played so far.....