Prospect Info: Connor Zary, C, 24th Overall

[Dack]

I think Pelletier tops out between a slightly better peak Tobias Rieder and lower end Mangiapane.

Zary is very similar to Monahan from what I've seen but I have my doubts he even makes the NHL fulltime

Coronato is a blue-chip (well by our standards) guy. I think he's a can't miss top 6 gunslinger

Kind of agree on Pelletier. He looks like a bottom 6 player to me. Similar to Yanni Gourde (without the 60 point season) maybe?

Hugely disagree on Zary. His hands, skating and vision are better at 19 than Monahan's are now. His puck skills and creativity honestly feel closer to Tkachuk than Monahan from a Flames perspective. He somewhat reminds me of Brayden Schenn.

If we're calling Coronato "can't-miss" or a blue chip prospect I think we're overrating him. He's not Debrincat or Caufield IMO. I see him as our top prospect and think he can absolutely be a top 6 (maybe even first line) player. That said, I don't think that he's leagues above the other two.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Honestly think Zary is going to be like if McDavid was actually good.

 

[Khrox]

Honestly think Zary is going to be like if McDavid was actually good.

By Odin's Ravens, I hope you're right

 

[Dack]

Now we're getting somewhere.

 

[deleted user]

Very nice. He definitely deserves it.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Now we're getting somewhere.

Excellent now bench Kadri.

 

[DCDM]

Nice!

 

[Iggys Dome]

Love to see it. Where do you guys think he’s gonna slot in?

 

[DomBarr]

I was wondering when they would figure out that to fix offensive issues the solution is NOT to put a 4th liner on the top line and PP1 but to actually use a player pegged as a top 9 type offensive player.

Love to see it. Where do you guys think he’s gonna slot in?

he should be on the left of Lindholm

 

[deleted user]

Love to see it. Where do you guys think he’s gonna slot in?

Honestly, why not in Kadri's spot. It sends a message to both. Play well and get chances. Kadri needs a demotion.

 

[Some Other Flame]

I'm confused; the offensively inept Flames called up an actual offensive prospect to try and help out? What madness is this?

Sutter must be rolling over in his uh, farm, that Klapka wasn't recalled to address the scoring issues. Actually no, that's a bit too much. Sutter would have just signed a Ritchie and put him on the first line.

 

[Sparky93]

I'm confused; the offensively inept Flames called up an actual offensive prospect to try and help out? What madness is this?

Sutter must be rolling over in his uh, farm, that Klapka wasn't recalled to address the scoring issues. Actually no, that's a bit too much. Sutter would have just signed a Ritchie and put him on the first line.

Klapka is over a PPG, with 4 goals in 6 games.....

 

[Lunatik]

Klapka is over a PPG, with 4 goals in 6 games.....

Klapka also has issues with discipline.

 

[Lunatik]

Love to see it. Where do you guys think he’s gonna slot in?

My guess is 3C or 4C.

He's a playmaker, not a shooter, so I would like to see him with Coleman and Coronato. What I want....

Huberdeau - Backlund - Lindholm
Mangiapane - Kadri - Dube
Coleman - Zary - Coronato
Greer - Sharangovich - Duehr

But my guess is he centers Greer and Duehr and Rango moves up in the lineup. What I expect...

Huberdeau - Kadri - Sharangovich
Mangiapane - Lindholm - Dube
Coleman - Backlund - Coronato
Greer/Hunt - Zary - Duehr

 

[DomBarr]

My guess is 3C or 4C.

He's a playmaker, not a shooter, so I would like to see him with Coleman and Coronato. What I want....

Huberdeau - Backlund - Lindholm
Mangiapane - Kadri - Dube
Coleman - Zary - Coronato
Greer - Sharangovich - Duehr

But my guess is he centers Greer and Duehr and Rango moves up in the lineup. What I expect...

Huberdeau - Kadri - Sharangovich
Mangiapane - Lindholm - Dube
Coleman - Backlund - Coronato
Greer/Hunt - Zary - Duehr

steinberg has this set up
Huberdeau/Lindholm/Mangiapane
Hunt/Backlund/Coleman
Sharangovich/Kadri/Zary
Greer/Coronato/Duehr

Dube is on a maintenance day so one would think that Coronato is heading for a game in the press box.
and this is SOOO Flames lets call up a LW/C and then play him on the right...nobody quite says go out there and succeed like the Flames...

 

[joescores]

steinberg has this set up
Huberdeau/Lindholm/Mangiapane
Hunt/Backlund/Coleman
Sharangovich/Kadri/Zary
Greer/Coronato/Duehr

Dube is on a maintenance day so one would think that Coronato is heading for a game in the press box.
and this is SOOO Flames lets call up a LW/C and then play him on the right...nobody quite says go out there and succeed like the Flames...

If anyone, it should be Dube who should sit. Been a trash whole season.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

I wouldn't worry too much about lines being used in practice.

That's no fun at all.

 

[Kranix]

Honestly think Zary is going to be like if McDavid was actually good.

Still waiting for the flames to put out their version of Hey Connor!! with Zary, and Iggy instead of Mess

 

[Fig]

Still waiting for the flames to put out their version of Hey Connor!! with Zary, and Iggy instead of Mess

Were not that stupid and lame from a marketing perspective.

It'll obviously be Lanny, calling from East side dodge.

 

[Some Other Flame]

 

[deleted user]

Hopefully we see a lot more of him on NHL ice. Great goal.

 

[InfinityIggy]

I always knew he was destined for greatness.

 

[Mobiandi]

I was wrong about him. If he plays like that even a third of the time, we still have a great player on our hands.

Our amateur scouting is excellent. Our pro scouting needs to be modernized

 

[Ainsy01]

He may resurrect my #47 Baertschi jersey, a profit of sorts.

Also, its impossible to hurt a flames fan that can spell Baertschi correctly first try, we've been through enough.

 

[Kranix]

Imagine if he'd scored on that end-to-end rush as well