Khrox
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Well, he was Captain of Moncton last seasonCaptain Jakob Pelletier sounds pretty good.
Well, he was Captain of Moncton last seasonCaptain Jakob Pelletier sounds pretty good.
Ha, ha, ha...only to pick Laf! Hope not...but with Flames luck?f*** the flames have all the luck....I bet we will win the lottery
2. JAKOB PELLETIER, LW, CALGARY FLAMES (+31)
Last year: 74th
This year: 43rd
The Flames have too often been called out for listless play this season. Pelletier, then, will soon provide a helpful tonic in the form of tremendous character, competitiveness and natural leadership skills. He can do a little bit of everything. With shifty puck skills, a good shot and strong playmaking ability, he’s a balanced offensive weapon worthy of his first-round draft status in 2019, but he handles any assignment thrown at him, including shutdown duty for Canada at the 2021 WJC. Because he’s so versatile, he doesn’t have to immediately play on a scoring line to make the Flames. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see him break camp with them in 2021-22.
If you look at the list, Pelletier moved up just 1 fewer spot than #1 on the list and that guy moved up on lesser players than Pelletier. I really feel like Pelletier, Boldy, York and Kaliyev are the most impressive risers.
If you look at the list, Pelletier moved up just 1 fewer spot than #1 on the list and that guy moved up on lesser players than Pelletier. I really feel like Pelletier, Boldy, York and Kaliyev are the most impressive risers.
To be clear I am just saying their rise is more impressive because they had to surpass higher ranked players. It's always harder to move past #3 to become #2, than it is to pass #50 to become #49In the games I watched Addison play, the kid is a stud. Pens f***ed up by trading him away PLUS a first for Zucker. Zucker has 14 points this season, Jankowski (albeit in more games) has 11 points, only 3 behind. Thank f*** the fax machine broke on trade day and we didn't trade our 1st (Zary or Pelletier I can't remember what year we tried to get him) away for Zucker.
Pelletier reminds me of Mangiapane in playstyle, both smaller players but absolute bulldogs who aren't afraid of anyone and willing to muck it up with anyone. He is stronger on his feet though than Andrew who seems to be on his ass at least once a shift.
Pelletier-Wright-Tkachuk
Zary-Bedard-Lindholm
is going to look BEAUTIFUL in 2023.
Hate to break this o you but the Flames aren’t bad enough to draft that high with Tkachuk and Lindholm still on the team.In the games I watched Addison play, the kid is a stud. Pens f***ed up by trading him away PLUS a first for Zucker. Zucker has 14 points this season, Jankowski (albeit in more games) has 11 points, only 3 behind. Thank f*** the fax machine broke on trade day and we didn't trade our 1st (Zary or Pelletier I can't remember what year we tried to get him) away for Zucker.
Pelletier reminds me of Mangiapane in playstyle, both smaller players but absolute bulldogs who aren't afraid of anyone and willing to muck it up with anyone. He is stronger on his feet though than Andrew who seems to be on his ass at least once a shift.
Pelletier-Wright-Tkachuk
Zary-Bedard-Lindholm
is going to look BEAUTIFUL in 2023.
Hate to break this o you but the Flames aren’t bad enough to draft that high with Tkachuk and Lindholm still on the team.
Hate to break this o you but the Flames aren’t bad enough to draft that high with Tkachuk and Lindholm still on the team.
If Ward was still the coach, I'd tend to agree.You take Johns, Gio and Monys points off this team... not sure we have a much better roster than a team like Buffalo tbh.
If Ward was still the coach, I'd tend to agree.
Sutter's done more, with less.
Just imagine Sigalet and Co. with Markstrom for another 2 years, we have Bedard in the bag boys. It's astounding how much his play has fallen off after the first 10 games of the season. Forget signing goalies, try and poach Vancouver's goalie coach. Marky goes from Vezna contender to letting in a weak goal or two every game now.
Sutter with 2 years of veteran D-Men like Stone and Nesterov, we are definitely as bad as the bad teams. Gaudreau leaving the season prior to Bedard's draft, Monahan's play falling off a complete cliff this year, just imagine in two years with no Gaudreau. Backlund 2 years older, our non-existent bottom 6 + Lucic.
There is a strong chance we are pretty terrible the next two years. If management/ownership weren't morons, they'd look at the next 2 drafts, see how stacked they are at the top end (forget Wright and Bedard, you also have Lambert and Michkov (who could be even better than Bedard)) and go full tank. The core you have hasn't turned out, don't waste anymore time trying to add pieces, blow it up and start over while you know stud generational prospects could be yours.
Our lineup:
Tkachuk - Lindholm - Mangiapane
Lucic - Backlund - Dube
Trash - Trash - Trash
Trash - Trash - More Trash
Hanifin - Tanev
Valimaki - Andersson
Kylington - Trash
Trash
Markstrom
Trash
To me, a clear loser, the right move it to not win a single game the rest of the year, finish 8th last (unless the hockey gods want to bless us this year too) start the selloff this summer.
Gaudreau out for a first and a really good prospect.
Monahan out for a first and whatever else people want to throw at us.
Gio off to Seattle to captain this inaugural season of the Kraken.
Send Zary and Pelletier to the AHL. Keep the guy we picked high this season in his designated league. They should not see the light of the NHL next season. Let them absolutely torch the AHL like they were primed to do before the CHL opened back up.
Our lineup:
Tkachuk - Lindholm - Mangiapane
Lucic - Backlund - Dube
Trash - Trash - Trash
Trash - Trash - More Trash
Hanifin - Tanev
Valimaki - Andersson
Kylington - Trash
Trash
Markstrom
Trash
How is this not in contention for first overall next season?
This has bottom team written all over it.
The year after? You ask?
Matthew Tkachuk - Shane Wright - Andrew Mangiapane
Jakob Pelletier - Elias Lindholm - Dillon Dube
Connor Zary - Mikeal Backlund - Kent Johnson/Fabian Lysell
Absolutely solid top 9. Top end talent. Great two-way centres. Youth, speed and skill on the wings. Best part? They're not good? Position themselves for another top 5 pick.
One change. If we're moving people out we should really try and develop Dube as a center.
Would need to move out Monahan for that to happenOne change. If we're moving people out we should really try and develop Dube as a center.
Or Backlund, it's not like Dube is a legitimate top 6 forward at the moment.Would need to move out Monahan for that to happen
Monahan has impeded any kind of top 6 promotion for a few. I’m honestly shocked that Mangiapane was finally able to fight his way into it. Dube still needs work, but I’ve liked the progress.Or Backlund, it's not like Dube is a legitimate top 6 forward at the moment.