Prospect Info: Flames prospect rankings: #16 RUN-OFF POLL

[Yung Rotini]

Accidently voted for Tuulola lol

Meant Fox

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Gonna be another close one.

 

[FlamerForLife]

Wow all those Fox votes came at once, last time I checked it was 8-1 for Parsons

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Wow all those Fox votes came at once, last time I checked it was 8-1 for Parsons

I think Fox has top 3 upside. If he reaches that, he will be an extremely valuable player for us.

 

[Lunatik]

Hox be #foxhypin

 

[InfinityIggy]

When its all said and done Fox will probably have a better career than MacInnis.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Hey, I'm just basing my comments on what the Flames have said about Fox and what the scouting reports are saying. The Flames are very high on this kid, a lot like they were on Hickey on think. The thing with Fox though, his offensive game appears to be much better whereas Hickey appears to be a far better skater.

 

[SmellOfVictory]

Went with Parsons. Out of curiosity, just how far do people think Hunter Smith has fallen as a result of his AHL rookie year?

In my books he hasn't fallen much at all. He's always been a D level long shot prospect whose sole reason for being associated with an NHL franchise is the fact that he's a giant. If he was 6 feet with the same skillset he wouldn't have been drafted or signed.

I like Fox and Parsons, but went with Parsons because I think he's a safer pick. IIRC there are literally only 5 dmen in the NHL who are 5'10 or shorter, so unless Fox grows he's got a very small (ha) niche to squeeze into. And Eetu is really interesting, but he's also extremely raw.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

I think Fox has top 3 upside. If he reaches that, he will be an extremely valuable player for us.

You think all of our good D prospects have top 3 upside

I kid I kid, but seems like that is a common phrase used on Anderssen, Kylington and now Fox.

Even Wotherspoon and Hickey had it to an extent for a while.

For me, the bar has been set for what defines the perfect top 3 with Chicago's. Keith, Seabrook and Hammer.

 

[SmellOfVictory]

You think all of our good D prospects have top 3 upside

I kid I kid, but seems like that is a common phrase used on Anderssen, Kylington and now Fox.

Even Wotherspoon and Hickey had it to an extent for a while.

For me, the bar has been set for what defines the perfect top 3 with Chicago's. Keith, Seabrook and Hammer.

I think all those guys theoretically do have top 3 upside, aside from the Spoon (probably #4 at best), but their likelihood of actually reaching it is definitely not as high as a lot of guys.

 

[MonyontheMoney]

Parsons for me. I love his competitiveness, he would be a loo of other teams best goaltending prospect, and I really don't think he is that far off from McDonald at this point, certainly if you look at where they were at the same age.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

You think all of our good D prospects have top 3 upside

I kid I kid, but seems like that is a common phrase used on Anderssen, Kylington and now Fox.

Even Wotherspoon and Hickey had it to an extent for a while.

For me, the bar has been set for what defines the perfect top 3 with Chicago's. Keith, Seabrook and Hammer.

Well, I'd like to think that it's hopefully because we actually have good D prospects now.

I think Andersson and Kylington both have top 3, if not top 2 potential.

I think Fox has top 3 upside.

I think Kulak and Wotherspoon could be #5's maybe a #4 if things go very well for them.

Culkin missed so much time last season so it's hard to get a read on him but he could be right there as well.

I think Hickey if he hits his ceiling is your ideal #4, someone who can fly, defend well and move the puck out, but maybe isn't more than 15-25pt dman (ie. Hjarmlsson).

 

[tyflames]

Parsons for me. I love his competitiveness, he would be a loo of other teams best goaltending prospect, and I really don't think he is that far off from McDonald at this point, certainly if you look at where they were at the same age.

I think parsons is slightly undervalued since he played on an excellent knights team. He is very good statistically anyway. Will be interesting to see how he develops.

 

[FlamerForLife]

I think parsons is slightly undervalued since he played on an excellent knights team. He is very good statistically anyway. Will be interesting to see how he develops.

I couldn't agree more with this

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

You think all of our good D prospects have top 3 upside

I kid I kid, but seems like that is a common phrase used on Anderssen, Kylington and now Fox.

Even Wotherspoon and Hickey had it to an extent for a while..

Upside for our defensemen (key word being upside)

Kulak - Justin Braun (#3)
Hickey - Travis Hamonic (#3)
Wotherspoon - Paul Martin (#4)
Kylington - Duncan Keith (#1)
Fox - Ryan Ellis (#3)
Andersson - Slava Voynov (#2)
Ollas-Mattsson - Brooks Orpik (#4)
Culkin - David Schlemko (#4)



Falkovsky - Franson -#5
Kanzig - Deryk Engelland - #7
Bruce - Chris Breen - AHL
Morrison - Rundblad - #6
Rafikov - ???? - #?

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Upside for our defensemen (key word being upside)

Kulak - Justin Braun (#3)
Hickey - Travis Hamonic (#3)
Wotherspoon - Paul Martin (#4)
Kylington - Duncan Keith (#1)
Fox - Ryan Ellis (#3)
Andersson - Slava Voynov (#2)
Ollas-Mattsson - Brooks Orpik (#4)
Culkin - David Schlemko (#4)



Falkovsky - Franson -#5
Kanzig - Deryk Engelland - #7
Bruce - Chris Breen - AHL
Morrison - Rundblad - #6
Rafikov - ???? - #?

Yes but it's easy to say top 3 upside and ignore that its a longshot that they hit that. Just poking fun at the fact that it's thrown around so much on here.

I don't like calling Paul Martin a #4, the guy was a legit top pairing guy, and at worst a #3 for a good chunk of his career. What he is now? Sure, #4 is probably generous on some nights.

 

[SmellOfVictory]

Yes but it's easy to say top 3 upside and ignore that its a longshot that they hit that. Just poking fun at the fact that it's thrown around so much on here.

I don't like calling Paul Martin a #4, the guy was a legit top pairing guy, and at worst a #3 for a good chunk of his career. What he is now? Sure, #4 is probably generous on some nights.

I don't know about regular season, but Martin was easily the third best dman on the Sharks in the playoffs, and there were nights that he was better than Burns (for all the love Burns got, he made some really stupid decisions more often than he should have).