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Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Hockey Life, presented by fan Tracks.

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Speaker 2: Here's shits, your.

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Speaker 3: Source of information and analysis to help you win your

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Speaker 1: Block Off has a step hit on staylock. Here's your hosts,

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Jesse Severe and Victor Nuno.

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Speaker 2: Fantasy Hockey Live Calvary Flames Edition. Jesse Severe here, Victor

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Nuno There, Victor, how you doing?

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Speaker 1: I am awesome, Jesse. Yeah, I definitely excited to do

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another one of these team previews. This one might literally

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be on fire Jesse.

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Speaker 2: Yes, a horse on fire. Yeah, that's It's a disturbing image, Victor,

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but we're going to try to get over it. Victory,

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you've said recently that you're moving. I'd like to know, Victor,

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Or you have moved, how many boxes have you found

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that haven't changed since the last time you moved. That's

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something I've experienced over the years, is you move, you

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put stuff in a box, and then you move again,

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and you realize there's still stuff in this box. And

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when you're trying sometimes you even discover stuff you forgot

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you had when you're moving, and then you put it

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back in a box and you lose it for the

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next ten years.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, that is something that has happened. We did move

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back in twenty twenty to Santa Cruz, and then moved

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twice in the last four months. I will say we

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are trying to decrease that as much as possible. It

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definitely still happens, and as you go through things again,

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you're like, why do I still have this? So we've

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been trying to purge. We've actually purged about fifteen boxes

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worth of stuff just in this past four months and

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donated a lot of different things here and there. So

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we're trying, but it still happens, and every time it happens,

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you're like, why did I move this multiple times? Some

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things are actually reasonable, like mementos, like old VHS's. Kids.

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VHS's were old things that we used to use back

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in the eighties to watch videos on, and DVDs and

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things that we and CDs that we want to convert

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to different media. I just haven't had time. So some

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of those things are reasonable that they're unchanged, but we'd

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like to, of course get to them at some point.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. I took all my VHS's to this guy in

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town and he gave me back this tiny little thumb

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drive that can plug in it's worth your time before

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those vhs is completely melt. But you know what, Victor,

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I'm going to set up a room in the Fantasy

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Hockey Life discord just all about complaining about things that

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you find when you move. No, I'm not really going

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to do that, but you can talk about hockey there anyway.

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And all you have to do to get into our

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Speaker 2: We'll be right back to talk about our team in

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the day. Welcome into the show. Steve McFarlane, who writes

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for the Hockey News magazine. Ready to talk to some

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Calgary Flames.

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Speaker 4: How you doing, Steve, Yeah, I'm doing great. It's looking

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forward to a busy offseason and some exciting stuff coming

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up at the draft. How are you good?

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Speaker 2: Good? Yeah, Yeah, I'm ready to talk a little Flames too.

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It's nearing the summer salstice, Steve. Lots of sunlight here,

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and lots of sunlight, probably even more up in Calgary

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these days.

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Speaker 4: Huh, tons of sunlight up here.

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Speaker 1: Yeah.

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Speaker 4: Craig Conory is going to need every minute of it

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to stay fresh as he embarked on the next phase

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of his rebuild.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, all right, let's talk a little bit about the Flames.

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If my records are telling me the truth, The Flames

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now have the longest playoff drout among the Canadian teams.

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Now most of them have been making it in the

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last couple beers. It's not that many years, but that

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was almost not so this year, as the Flames lost

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out on a bid via tiebreaker, finishing with more standings

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points than two teams in the two playoff teams in

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the Eastern Conference. There was a lot good in terms

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of the Flames outcomes this season. That's saying the Flames

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to say they deserved a playoff spot is not as clear.

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They were outscored by sixteen goals this year. They won

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exactly as many games as they lost, but because of

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the overtime loss points fourteen, which only two of them

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going to the shootout, they did have a fair number points.

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I thought they outperformed expectations for the season given the

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context of the Western Conference. They got off twenty four

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hundred and fourteen shots, which was seventh in the NHL.

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Can't blame the shots. Otherwise, they tended to finish about

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in the middle of the pack, as you might expect

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in most categories. How do Calgary folks inside and outside

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the organization see this year and our expectations next year?

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Playoffs or bust?

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Speaker 4: Yeah? I think the playoff expectations this year were very low.

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admit that they're not really working toward that externally. Definitely

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a huge surprise. I think they were I think maybe

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the best non playoff team in history from like a

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points perspective. They they were so close. They had a

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huge run at the end of the season where they

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were playing the best hockey of their season and things

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were coming together, and it really felt like right up

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until the end that they were going to defy the

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odds and somehow sneak in. Obviously that didn't happen. That

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puts it in the same old vote from a fan perspective,

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which is mushy middle. They prefer to land in the

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top ten draft picks if they're not making the playoffs,

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but that's not happening, and in fact, they're going to

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have the lot two first rounders later later on in

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the first round, and then the very last pick of

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the first round from the Panthers this year because they

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won it all. So I think it was one of

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those weird seasons where we saw a lot of good

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we saw a lot of growth. We saw essentially a

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superstar performance by goaltender Dustin Wolf, who finished runner up

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in the voting for a Rookie of the Year and

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actually got up as an a vote as well because

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of how incredibly he played. He was the biggest reason

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they got that close. But there were a lot of

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good things from a unified work ethic resilience standpoint for

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this team. They frequently came from behind to either win

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games or force overtime, and they did a lot of

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good things. They're building the right way and are going

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to rely even more on youth going.

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Speaker 2: Let's go through the players on this team, and we

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start with Nasim Kadri, who got sixty seven points in

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eighty two games. That that was excellent. Thirty five goals,

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thirty two assists. That's down a little bit from the

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prior year, but really a nice year in considering the

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context of the team this year. And I guess the

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question is what do we expect from him in the

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coming year? Did he you feel outperform in this year

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in terms of what he was able to accomplish on

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a team that was, like you said, they rallied late.

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Speaker 4: I would have loved to see what he could have

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done in the playoffs, because that's just the kind of

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guy he is. From a regular season perspective, I think

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the thirty five goals was a bit of a surprise.

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The overall dip endpoint production was probably to be expected.

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He had a really big year last year, and I

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think most of them were career highs the previous season,

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but this past seasonect did a little bit of our aggression.

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I think scoring more than thirty five goals leading the

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team in that category was a nice pleasant surprise. He

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was always there for the clutch moments as well, and

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I think you can expect maybe even another little dip.

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I think he's just around a sixty point player. However,

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that's distributed twenty plus goals somewhere between thirty and forty

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assists is probably to be expected. He did find a

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lot of chemistry with Jonathan Huberto part way through last season,

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which I think was a nice find for the Flames

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because Huberto had been struggling to find that connection with

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most people, and they had tried him with cadri first

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when he initially they both got here a couple of

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years ago at the same time and they tried him together,

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it didn't work, revisited it this year during the season

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and it just started took off, and they were repaired

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together for much of the latter half of the year

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and down the stretch when things were going quite well

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for the Flames. So I would expect that we would

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probably see them starting off together again this year. But

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I think, yeah, Cadri's probably a sixty to seventy sort

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of as a max. As a player, I don't expect

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him to be a point per game ever again, but

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I guess you never know. If they catch lightning in

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a bottle at thirty four years old.

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Speaker 2: It's happened before, So we'll see Jonathan Huberto, you mentioned him.

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I gotta say I feel like I was on Huberto

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Island for a long time, keeping the faith for this guy,

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remembering those fond memories of Florida and through kind of

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the outcome struggles at least, but it really came up

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a bit more this year. He did have a stronger

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outcomes year performance, six more years of money, A lot

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of money still owed to him, but at least he

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was up to sixty two points this year. He jumped

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two minutes a game on the ice by ten points,

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more than double the shooting percentage from eight point four

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to eighteen point three percent. He even started blocking shots

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for the first time in his career, which I I

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didn't realize, and he was best on the team when

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you charted out with evolving hockey data or hockey viz data,

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the best on the team in setting and at least

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neutral on finishing. So what do you think of Huberto's

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season and is this encouraging for what you're going to

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see for the years to come with Huberto.

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Speaker 4: Unless you're like in a retiserie where the block shots

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count for you. I don't think that he's a guy

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who has a ton more upside. I don't think we're

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ever going to see those Florida Panthers days again. But

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he is definitely a more complete player and probably playing

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the best hockey of his life at this stage. The

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reason he started blocking more shots is he was put

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on the penalty kill for the first time this year

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and trusted with more of that two hundred foot philosophy

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that the Flames have for every player. They're not really

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trying to create offensive superstars, but they are giving more

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opportunities to be out there for ice time, maybe score

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some shorthanded goals, those kinds of things. So I think

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what you saw this year is probably the best you're getting.

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Jonathan Huberto as a Calgary Flame, flirting with thirty goals

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is a pretty impressive piece, especially for people where goals

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count for more than assists. But he's again he like Cadri,

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he's a sixty to seventy point player kind of at

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a top end. Is just at this stage of his

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career will he ever earn that massive salary that he

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was given when he signed long term here? Probably not

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from fantasy perspective, but from a dressing room, from a

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two hundred foot two way player who can play in

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any situation. I think that they're getting their money out

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of him in that way.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, And I would not have guessed Huberto would have

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been that two hundred foot player at some points in

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his career. So it's really encouraging to see him do that.

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Let's go to Matt Cornado. Let's talk about some younger guys. Here.

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A fifty point pace this year, forty seven points in

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seventy seven games. He was only on about half that

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pace the previous year, so it was a nice first

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full year for him. This year he played primarily online

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two with backlunded Coleman, who will get to by the

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end of the year. He was getting more time with

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Kadrie and Huberto on the top line, so that's an

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encouraging sign, and the power play Tom and Ice increased

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as the season went along. He just signed a new

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deal for seven years six point five million per It

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looks like so I guess the first question is he

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going to get that top line spot again next year?

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And if so, what can we see or what can

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we see either way.

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Speaker 4: I think they would like him to be in that

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first line featured right wing side. He's a right shot.

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You don't have a lot of those. He's shown so much,

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potentially learned so much in terms of how to play

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the game the right way, win battles on the boards,

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and just be a pretty tough player for a guy

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who isn't very big in stature. Playing with Backland and

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Coleman really helped him, I think, find his way as

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a professional, and I think close to that fifty point

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mark with a really strong second half scoring twenty four goals,

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I think the future is really bright for Coronado. If

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he can really be prominently featured with more ice time

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in that kind of top line role, then the guy's

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kind of the limits. He's got a little bit of

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a limitation in terms of maybe the point per game

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probably a possibility, but not next year. But he does

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definitely have that potential to be a twenty five to

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thirty goal scorer. The assists will probably jump up if

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he's playing with Kadrian Huberto on that top line or

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if they find some other connection through trades or draft

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this year to find other high skill playing partners. He

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can adapt his game to whatever is needed from him,

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so I could see him being a sixty point player

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pretty quickly as well.

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Speaker 2: All Right, Great Connor Zeri is next up in He's

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been a fan of Connor Zery. He's still on the climb,

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but he definitely I think it would be fair to

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say he didn't take the big leap this year that

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some of us have been hoping for. Both years of

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his career, he's been about a half point per game guy.

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His shots increased from one and a half to two

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this year. One problem, of course, he had, was he

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hurt his knee at the beginning of January and it

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cost him two months. When he returned, he was cold

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and then shut down eleven games before the end of

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the season. Somehow. He also had a two game suspension

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in the very little time that he was back. Is

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Zary finally going to break out next year? I think

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it's restricted free agencies and now or with who Calgary

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will presumably try to bring in to bolster this core.

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Is he going to be doomed to the bottom six

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on this team.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, there's so many question marks with Zari. He's such

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a talented kid. I think he has as much or

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maybe even more potential than Coronado in terms of Cornado's

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more of a shooter. Zeri is a pretty slick playmaker

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in obviously were just they did just crushed any momentum

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he had. I think he struggled a little bit with

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kind of his confidence early in the season, although he

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was the hero with a stellar overtime move in the

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home opener against Vancouver, and I think everyone thought he

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was going to be off to the races because of

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the dangles he can make and the moves he can

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come up with in that raw speed and deception. Like

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he's extremely talented, but the knee injury came at the

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worst possible time. In January. He was just rounding back

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into form, showing glimpses of the kid who seemed maybe

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a little bit more confident. Maybe he was just running

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on adrenaline. As a rookie, the sophomore season can always

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be a little more challenging and more expectations are placed

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on you, And I think if not for that first

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knee injury, we might have seen a much higher point total,

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we might have seen his points per game jump up.

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He's just he's one of those guys that are not

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ready to give up on him. He's a very high

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end talent, and his development has been a little slower,

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partially because of the pandemic and partially because of the

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injuries that he keeps suffering, which is a bit of

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bad luck. So if you can take if you can

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take the time this summer to be fully healthy, come

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into camp in that fashion and start in that top six,

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I think it would be tough to see him being

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bounced off it again. His position is also a little

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bit of a question mark. Is he a center? Is

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he a winger? I think long term they'd love to

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see him as a center, and he has that kind

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of mindset, but it's been easier for him as a

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winger so far. So I think we'll really see in

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training camp where he's placed in what that means for

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his development and is slotting into the lineup.

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Speaker 2: Well, starting to get into Pickham's In terms of some

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of these other forwards on the team that yugor, Sharon

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Govic had thirty two points in seventy three games, so

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he was out there quite a bit. And then Morgan

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Frost who was acquired and he in thirty two games

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for the Flames only managed twelve points, but obviously just

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starting to get used to it. Has a positive face

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off differential if you're into that sort of thing. What

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do you think of Ego or Sharon Gowitch Morgan Froest?

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Who do you think is going to have a better

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year next season?

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Speaker 4: Great question? Both had such interesting seasons. Sharon Goviich was

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a huge disappointment coming off of a massive year the

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previous season, but again injury. He came into training camp

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and was looking okay, got hurt, couldn't start the season

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and just never seemed to just find his groove so

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to speak. The potential for him is very high as well.

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Once you hit thirty plus goals in the NHL, you're

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expected to do it every year. Maybe that's not a

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realistic total, but he should be a perennial twenty five

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goal guy. Morgan Frost, not having seen him for the

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full year, coming over at the trade just before the

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trade deadline, he showed flashes of a guy with a

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lot of talent, a lot of high end puck handling skill.

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I thought he would produce more with the Flames, with

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more of an opportunity, but they really bounce him around

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the lineup a lot. They couldn't quite figure out what

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he was. He did play a little bit of wing.

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He played center primarily but almost by default. Him and

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Connor Zerry could be two candidates to play full time

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at center. I think, just going based on what I've

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seen with the Flames in their system, I would probably

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put my money on Sharon Govic is having a better year,

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but in terms of higher end sort of offensive skill

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balanced across the board goals and assists, Frost wouldn't surprise

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me if he was one of those sleeper guys next year.

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Speaker 2: Certainly, it was perhaps good that he was able to

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get out of Philadelphia. Things did not seem to be

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clicking there in the long term. Another points pick him.

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We got Martin Pasposel versus Joel Farrabee. So let's see.

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He had twenty four points in eighty one games with

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a little bit more of a depth role and Farrabey

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played eighty one games and had twenty five points. Who

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do you like of these two in how do you

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describe their games for next year?

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Speaker 4: These are tough. These are the pick'ems. Such different players,

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but both will be given huge opportunities, I think to

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play a little more. They're battling for that third line,

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top nine hybrid line where they can be relied on defensively,

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be a bit of an energy line. Well again, another

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guy who could play center or on the wing, and

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maybe best suited as a fourth line center to be honest,

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but he does have a lot of potential. He's a

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guy that gets in front of the net, can be

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in the right areas to PLoP in some rebounds, get

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some good positional goals. Ferraby is really puzzling to me

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again not seeing him for a full season, seeing how

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he was maybe going to be used by the Flames,

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and that's still a little bit up in the air.

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At the same time, I feel like Faraby probably is

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going to have more of an opportunity to play the

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offense minutes where Pasposol is maybe more of that fourth

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line center. If he's in that role, I think that

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Faraby could have a bigger season. How big is still

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up for debate, but I think he can perform better

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than he did with a full season with Calgary locked

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into more of a consistent role on the wing.

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Speaker 2: Let's move to the blue line, where we have really

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one of the stars of fantasy and an outstanding defenseman

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and Mackenzie Wiger. He is incredible fantasy players. Like I said,

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his points were down five from his career best fifty

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two to forty seven last year in eighty one games,

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but his assists were actually up to thirty nine, which

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was a career high. His slipping points was because his

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career nine point six shooting percentage dropped to four point

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three percentages here, which is a little more typical of

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his whole career as opposed to nine point six of

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the prior year average time. And I just hit a

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career high of twenty four to ten. He supplanted ros

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smiss Anderson, who will be talking about in a minute

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as the lead d on the power play in terms

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of minutes and was one off the team lead in

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power play points with twenty one. He destroyed the rest

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of the team when you look at expected goals ofbu

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replacement are evolving hockey. So tell me about Mackenzie Wiger's

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season and what you expect for him to come.

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Speaker 4: He had an amazing season and he developed into one

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of the most important players on the entire team just

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from a personality and positivity perspective as well. Fantastic and

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incredible that he's become what he is now from a

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fantasy standpoint at a later age. Just the late bloomer

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reminds me a lot of Mark Giordano in just the

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story of the way that they made their way to

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the NHL and became these big point producers later in

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the stages of their careers. I think he's going to

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get all the time in the world world to duplicate

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what he did last year. Definitely a fifty point defenseman

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plus at his potential, he's just going to play in

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all areas and most likely have a little bit of

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a higher goal total if he's on that power play

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a little more often as well, and that I'll that

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could depend on Rasmus Anderson's future.

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Speaker 2: Let's talk about all Rasmus Anderson then, because for the

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second straight year he combined stellar offensive underlying metrics. But

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I'm afraid Steve, when I looked at the defensive ones,

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it wasn't quite as positive in some of these advanced ones.

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This was not only at even strength, but shorthanded as well,

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where he played the slight majority of team minutes and

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the opposing team was thirty percent more likely to score

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when he was on the ice on the penalty kill

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than when he was off. He played almost entirely on

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five with the new edition. Kevin Ball is the future

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of ra as skewed to offense. But this is such

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a talented D man. What is going to come next

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for him?

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Speaker 4: Honestly, if I'm putting money on it, I would bet

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on him finding a change of scenery, maybe as early

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as the draft. If nothing materializes there in terms of value,

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I think that we could see him as a trade

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deadline player who's on the move. He's a great he

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just his season this year was tough. All those things

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that you mentioned about the defensive hiccups were frustrating to fans.

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He's a very involved player in terms of the public

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perception of him. He's an emotional guy, and I think

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that he probably felt a little abandoned by the fan

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base at times, with all the trade talk and the

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social media folks really pushing to get rid of him

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while his value was high. I think that is likely

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to happen. I think part of the number issue in

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terms of the defensive side this year, he was playing,

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i think with a fracture in his foot for a

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significant amount of time down the stretch, and they just

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kept trotting him out there. He was doing whatever treatments

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he could, and it was definitely impacting his game. He

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didn't look like himself. I think when he's healthy he's

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one of the best players in the league on that

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back end in terms of his capabilities offensively and the

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way he normally plays defense. The pairing. I think those

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numbers were probably more solid in the early parts of

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the year because the pairing with Kevin Ball was a

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really good one, and with Ball able to use his

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height and his presence and his stick to break up

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a lot of plays and create transition and Rasmus would

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be able to jump in on the rush a little

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bit more. I think over the back half and after

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his injury, things were really starting to hurt the team

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rather than help the team by putting him out there.

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But that's the kind of player he is. He wants

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to be out there, and the team was willing to

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continue to put him out there in the hopes that

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they could somehow squeak into the playoffs and take care

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of everything in the offseason. He's definitely a name to

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watch all throughout the summer and into next season.

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Speaker 2: Let's move on to the defenseman that I think everybody

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in Calgary's probably thinking about right now, and that's Zane Perrek.

482
00:25:12,079 --> 00:25:15,559
One hundred and seven points in sixty one OHL games

483
00:25:15,559 --> 00:25:20,039
for Saganaw last year. He had nine points in playoff games.

484
00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,240
He even made it up to the NHL at the

485
00:25:23,319 --> 00:25:25,799
end of the season. One game I was watching that game,

486
00:25:25,839 --> 00:25:28,079
he scored a goal that was so exciting that he

487
00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:29,759
made it there at the very end of the season.

488
00:25:30,039 --> 00:25:32,759
He's only nineteen years old with a February birthday. I'm

489
00:25:32,799 --> 00:25:35,279
told that means he can't even go to the AHL

490
00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:39,279
next season. It's a chl Or bust is Perek gonna

491
00:25:39,279 --> 00:25:41,160
stay up at the big club this year, and what's

492
00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:42,279
the ceiling on this guy?

493
00:25:43,319 --> 00:25:46,160
Speaker 4: I just can't imagine him going back to junior at

494
00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:49,920
this point. He I think the best part of not

495
00:25:50,039 --> 00:25:52,119
making the playoffs over the Flames was the ability to

496
00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:54,119
put him in and see what he would do in

497
00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,880
an NHL game. Of course, there weren't the same pressures

498
00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:59,480
because they were eliminated. There was a lot of adrenaline

499
00:25:59,519 --> 00:26:02,519
because it was first game, but he was very noticeable

500
00:26:02,599 --> 00:26:05,559
that whole night, and I think it gave fans a

501
00:26:05,599 --> 00:26:10,039
real taste of his talent and how good he can be.

502
00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:12,880
And I think he's gonna work even harder next year,

503
00:26:13,039 --> 00:26:15,839
knowing that you have to make the NHL or you're

504
00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,759
gonna be back in junior. There's no option to be

505
00:26:18,839 --> 00:26:21,319
pro I think they should take a look at that rule,

506
00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:24,799
because guys like him should be allowed to develop wherever

507
00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,640
it's best for them. But that may be the NHL

508
00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,039
next year, and especially if Rasmus Anderson is gone at

509
00:26:30,039 --> 00:26:34,440
some point, that will mean a huge opportunity for Prick

510
00:26:34,559 --> 00:26:38,160
and I think he is the kind of player who

511
00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:43,039
will make the best of their opportunities. And I just

512
00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:45,599
I see him as a player with huge potential. If

513
00:26:45,599 --> 00:26:48,119
I'm looking at a real dark horse and that I

514
00:26:48,279 --> 00:26:50,480
might be able to depend on in a fantasy league

515
00:26:50,519 --> 00:26:52,720
for the second half of the year or after the

516
00:26:52,759 --> 00:26:55,680
trade deadline, I would definitely sit on him if I could,

517
00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:58,039
if there were some bench spots, because he is an

518
00:26:58,079 --> 00:27:01,079
elite talent. I think he's gonna one day be their

519
00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,279
best defenseman and the one that is on the highlight

520
00:27:04,319 --> 00:27:09,000
reels all the time, talked about frequently on the sport

521
00:27:09,079 --> 00:27:10,920
highlight shows.

522
00:27:11,559 --> 00:27:15,039
Speaker 2: I imagine COCHL fans are like, come on, they just

523
00:27:15,039 --> 00:27:18,400
did this. Ncaa thing to us. You can't take away

524
00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,200
our nineteen year olds too. But yeah, it is always

525
00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,599
a bummer when these guys are caught in that limbo.

526
00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:25,559
Who really are cheeing?

527
00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:25,759
Speaker 5: Right?

528
00:27:25,799 --> 00:27:27,519
Speaker 2: A couple of years ago was a great example of

529
00:27:27,519 --> 00:27:29,599
that where it felt like, come on, guys, he should

530
00:27:29,599 --> 00:27:33,079
be in the HL, but couldn't do it. You mentioned

531
00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:35,759
at the beginning of the season in Burying the lead

532
00:27:35,839 --> 00:27:38,759
here Dustin Wolf as we get to the goalies now,

533
00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,279
and what an amazing season he had goals above expected

534
00:27:42,759 --> 00:27:46,880
twenty six point three eight. He had a twenty nine,

535
00:27:47,039 --> 00:27:50,559
sixteen and eight record, It's the second and final year

536
00:27:50,799 --> 00:27:54,319
of his cheap contract, and he could see a contract extension.

537
00:27:54,319 --> 00:27:58,960
It looks like pretty relatively soon. What was how would

538
00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:02,839
you describe dustin season? And is this something that he's

539
00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:04,880
going to be able to continue? He's only twenty four.

540
00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:06,799
What's the story with this guy?

541
00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:11,720
Speaker 4: This guy has done this at every level. He's so impressive.

542
00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:15,440
Everyone makes a big deal about size and goalies these days,

543
00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:17,920
but you have a lot of guys yuse Saros and

544
00:28:18,599 --> 00:28:22,599
Nashville who carved out a solid career that continues, and

545
00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:27,440
they're very similar in stature. It's just so impressive what

546
00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:32,240
his physical and mental skills can do for his game

547
00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:34,599
to maybe make up for the fact that he doesn't

548
00:28:34,599 --> 00:28:38,279
take up as much net physically as a larger goaltender.

549
00:28:38,599 --> 00:28:41,880
His athleticism, I've never seen anything like it. I watched

550
00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,880
Mika Kippersov for a lot of years here and he

551
00:28:45,039 --> 00:28:48,759
was maybe the bendiest and most impressive latterly moving goalie

552
00:28:48,759 --> 00:28:52,680
I've seen on a regular basis in Calgary, tops in

553
00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:54,839
the league, able to play a lot of games. I

554
00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,599
think that the way they brought Wolf along this year

555
00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,599
and sheltered his starts and gave Dan Vladar some of

556
00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:04,240
the tougher ones early, allowed Wolf to gain that confidence,

557
00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,720
improve his numbers early on in the season, and then

558
00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:11,799
take over the net down the back half. Was the

559
00:29:11,839 --> 00:29:14,400
best way to bring him along, and I think that

560
00:29:15,119 --> 00:29:17,599
his numbers really spoke for themselves. Like this guy is

561
00:29:17,759 --> 00:29:21,400
an elite goalie already. I think that he is future.

562
00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:24,920
Vesn't a candidate. I just can't see him having a dip.

563
00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:28,160
This team in front of him was not good defensively,

564
00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:30,720
and he just filled in all those holes. He covered

565
00:29:30,759 --> 00:29:33,599
up a lot of holes and just is easily the

566
00:29:33,599 --> 00:29:36,599
best goalie since Mika Kippersoff to be here in Calgary

567
00:29:37,079 --> 00:29:41,200
from a raw talent level, and that includes the mental

568
00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:43,839
makeup of his game. He's so good at brushing off

569
00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:47,960
things that didn't go well and he just has an

570
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:52,279
insanely bright future. They can't tank, they can't. He won't

571
00:29:52,359 --> 00:29:54,680
let him. His player was if you're going to try

572
00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:57,599
to tank, he can't play Dustin Wolf because he carried

573
00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:00,440
them that close to the playoffs, and really it wasn't

574
00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:02,880
close in terms of who else would have been MVP

575
00:30:03,039 --> 00:30:05,319
on the team last year. Despite some of the other

576
00:30:05,319 --> 00:30:07,480
guys that we talked about being pretty clutch.

577
00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:12,079
Speaker 2: In the backup for this net We got Dan Vladar,

578
00:30:12,519 --> 00:30:15,960
who had a reasonable season. It was a neutral season

579
00:30:16,039 --> 00:30:19,000
in terms of his performance, maybe a little blow water

580
00:30:19,119 --> 00:30:21,000
in terms of his record, but his goal saved above

581
00:30:21,039 --> 00:30:24,759
expected was about on par. And then you also and

582
00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:27,680
there's a question whether he'll come back or or whether

583
00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:29,279
he's going to try to move on. And then you

584
00:30:29,319 --> 00:30:32,880
got Devin Cooley who's playing down in the minors with

585
00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:36,799
the Wranglers. In the ahl he had a pretty nice year.

586
00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:40,119
He had the twenty twenty five AHLR All Star Game,

587
00:30:40,359 --> 00:30:44,400
he led the Pacific. So there's a lot going on here.

588
00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:47,559
Is Devin Cooley going to take over as the backup

589
00:30:47,559 --> 00:30:49,880
for Wolt next year or how does this backup situation

590
00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:50,759
sort itself out?

591
00:30:51,039 --> 00:30:55,480
Speaker 4: Yeah, I think Vlidar and the Flames both have interest

592
00:30:55,559 --> 00:30:59,240
in him coming back next year. He's there. I think

593
00:30:59,319 --> 00:31:02,000
it depends on whether or not he finds another place

594
00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:05,039
where he might get more starts. But really good relationship

595
00:31:05,079 --> 00:31:09,519
with the team, with his teammates, and I think he

596
00:31:09,599 --> 00:31:12,759
was better than his numbers indicate in terms of he

597
00:31:13,599 --> 00:31:17,279
did get all of those really tough starts. He would

598
00:31:17,319 --> 00:31:19,720
get the first game of back to backs, he would

599
00:31:19,759 --> 00:31:22,759
get the tougher opponents, especially over the first half of

600
00:31:22,799 --> 00:31:26,640
the season, so I think that affected his overall numbers

601
00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:29,000
a little bit. He regained his form a little bit

602
00:31:29,039 --> 00:31:30,880
again down the stretch, and every time he did get

603
00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,519
an opportunity, he was up to the task and played

604
00:31:33,559 --> 00:31:37,240
pretty well. So I think that he is a strong

605
00:31:37,279 --> 00:31:40,319
backup goalie and I think he'll probably if he returns,

606
00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,880
he'll be the guy. Devin Cooley had a really good

607
00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:46,400
start in the AHL All Star team. Like you mentioned,

608
00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:51,880
his back half not as good. He really struggled to

609
00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:56,279
be consistent and they were looking for, I think a

610
00:31:56,319 --> 00:31:58,400
little bit more from him before giving it more of

611
00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:00,440
an opportunity in the NHL. He did make a few

612
00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:04,920
NHL appearances on the roster during a time when Vladar

613
00:32:05,119 --> 00:32:08,920
was injured as well, and I think he showed them

614
00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:11,839
that he was a guy with a lot of potential

615
00:32:12,759 --> 00:32:15,559
as a backup. But I don't think he's going to

616
00:32:15,559 --> 00:32:17,119
be the guy full time next year. I think they'll

617
00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,079
let him develop a little bit more in the AHL,

618
00:32:19,599 --> 00:32:21,920
see what he does there for the first half before

619
00:32:23,079 --> 00:32:25,559
depending on what kind of a deal maybe of Vladara signs.

620
00:32:25,599 --> 00:32:27,559
If that's something that has moved at the deadline and

621
00:32:27,559 --> 00:32:30,400
then Kooley comes up, there could be an opportunity like

622
00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:33,200
that or injury. If that ever happens, he may get

623
00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:35,440
a chance to show that he's NHL worthy. But I

624
00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:37,920
think at least at the start of the season, if

625
00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:40,359
all goes as planned and Volodar does come back, then

626
00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:42,799
he'll be the top guy in the AHL for now,

627
00:32:42,839 --> 00:32:45,480
but even deeper below him, there are a lot of

628
00:32:45,559 --> 00:32:48,640
other prospects that are pretty decent in between the pipes

629
00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,960
in Calgary's development systems. We'll see I guess in a

630
00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:53,960
couple of years what happens with Kooley.

631
00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:58,599
Speaker 2: All Right, that's not a terrible problem to have a

632
00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:01,240
couple of good goalies and one hanging down in the

633
00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:05,400
miners who's continuing to climb. Steve, this has been great

634
00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:08,079
talk on the Calgary Flames. Why don't you let people

635
00:33:08,119 --> 00:33:10,359
know how they can keep up with you, keep up

636
00:33:10,359 --> 00:33:11,680
with what you got going out there.

637
00:33:12,599 --> 00:33:16,599
Speaker 4: Yeah. From a social perspective, I'm at at McFarlane h

638
00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:20,319
k Y, and you can read me in the hockey

639
00:33:20,319 --> 00:33:24,559
news magazines when they hit your local shelves or online.

640
00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:27,319
The Hockey News dot Com outstanding.

641
00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:30,839
Speaker 2: Thanks for talking flames with me today and good luck

642
00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:32,079
following them in the coming year.

643
00:33:32,839 --> 00:33:35,319
Speaker 4: Thanks Jesse, enjoy the off season to come.

644
00:33:41,119 --> 00:33:45,160
Speaker 2: Will since then that's good fired pets. Oh my goodness,

645
00:33:45,839 --> 00:33:52,960
long with a cat quick gram. Now it's your weekly

646
00:33:53,039 --> 00:33:58,759
goalie talk. But Kat Silverman cats instincts.

647
00:33:57,240 --> 00:33:59,799
Speaker 1: Once again for Cats Instincts. With Kat Silverman and Ngol,

648
00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:04,480
we're talking Calgary goalie prospects. Of course, that means we

649
00:34:04,559 --> 00:34:09,480
get to talk about the absolute best hockey name as

650
00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:13,199
far as I'm concerned, Chef's Kiss. Kudos five stars to

651
00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:16,559
the parents of Igor Igorov for going with that name.

652
00:34:16,599 --> 00:34:19,239
He's not the only Igorov hockey player, but he's probably

653
00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:22,320
one of the most well known, and he is doing

654
00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:25,159
really well, so it's good to check in on him.

655
00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:27,360
He is a six foot three hundred ninety two pound

656
00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:31,360
goalie twenty three six round pick. He'll be twenty this summer.

657
00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:35,559
He's also pretty young based on his August thirtieth birthdate.

658
00:34:35,599 --> 00:34:38,800
He could have been a whole other year developmentally behind

659
00:34:39,639 --> 00:34:42,159
and didn't have any KHL time this year. I think

660
00:34:42,239 --> 00:34:44,320
last year we talked about how we'd like to see

661
00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:47,480
him at a higher level, which we didn't get unfortunately,

662
00:34:47,639 --> 00:34:51,119
So still in the MHL and doing well there, but

663
00:34:51,199 --> 00:34:55,079
we need to see what else is going on with him. Wait,

664
00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:58,599
he had some VHL time this year, but not KHL time,

665
00:34:58,679 --> 00:35:02,039
So yeah, that's what we're looking for. But looking at

666
00:35:02,079 --> 00:35:05,599
the hockey prospecting between him and he has some decent comps,

667
00:35:05,639 --> 00:35:08,119
guys like Alex Georgiev is someone he looks a little

668
00:35:08,159 --> 00:35:11,639
bit alike. He's certainly had some success in the NHL. So, Kat,

669
00:35:11,639 --> 00:35:13,039
what do your instincts tell us about you go or

670
00:35:13,119 --> 00:35:13,559
you Gorov?

671
00:35:14,719 --> 00:35:17,559
Speaker 5: He's a really fun goaltender to watch. That's always something

672
00:35:17,599 --> 00:35:20,440
that I feel like when I start off with that,

673
00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:24,000
people are like, oh no, he's what. He's a lot

674
00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:25,440
of fun to watch. I think he.

675
00:35:27,559 --> 00:35:29,159
Speaker 2: Has really.

676
00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:33,559
Speaker 5: Good, smooth transitions. I think he uses them a little

677
00:35:33,599 --> 00:35:37,840
too often. I think he's a little too aggressive, But

678
00:35:39,039 --> 00:35:41,079
at the same time, he does a good job of

679
00:35:41,159 --> 00:35:45,599
staying squared to the play when he is anticipating shots

680
00:35:45,639 --> 00:35:47,920
coming in. I think, based on what we saw from

681
00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:51,480
him this past year, he might need a little bit

682
00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:53,320
more of a transition period when he comes over to

683
00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:56,239
North America because he does almost look a little bit

684
00:35:56,239 --> 00:35:59,840
like a check goaltender where he really likes to get

685
00:35:59,840 --> 00:36:02,320
all a little overactive after that first save and then

686
00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:05,000
sometimes needs to scramble if there is a rebound, which

687
00:36:05,039 --> 00:36:07,039
works really well on a larger ice surface and then

688
00:36:07,159 --> 00:36:11,119
really doesn't work well on those smaller, more enclosed ice spaces.

689
00:36:11,239 --> 00:36:15,119
But that being said, I think Calgary is currently in

690
00:36:15,119 --> 00:36:17,039
a position where they can afford for him to take

691
00:36:17,039 --> 00:36:20,880
a little bit of extra time to follow that learning curve,

692
00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:23,840
and I think that's totally fine. They're not in a

693
00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:28,239
rush to get another goaltender in their system who is

694
00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:31,599
already ready to go. They're not at the same level

695
00:36:31,679 --> 00:36:34,480
of desperation that a team like Philadelphia is, and so

696
00:36:34,559 --> 00:36:36,119
it'll be fun just he's going to be a fun

697
00:36:36,119 --> 00:36:39,000
guy to get to watch develop. He's not in a

698
00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:44,519
position where we need to hope he is going to

699
00:36:44,559 --> 00:36:49,599
thrive immediately. So I think that's a luxury that Calgary

700
00:36:49,679 --> 00:36:50,719
is taking advantage of.

701
00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:54,039
Speaker 1: There's nothing like having a little dust and wolf to

702
00:36:54,199 --> 00:36:58,599
slow everything down for all the other goalies. Yeah, I

703
00:36:58,639 --> 00:37:02,119
love that. Let's talk about the other guy, who may

704
00:37:02,119 --> 00:37:04,280
actually have even more upside. Maybe I should have put

705
00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:07,559
him first, but he's twenty two and that is ARSENNI

706
00:37:07,639 --> 00:37:10,519
sergive six three hundred ninety two pounds. He was twenty

707
00:37:10,559 --> 00:37:13,599
twenty one seventh round pick. As I mentioned twenty two,

708
00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:16,840
he really put himself on the map. I would say

709
00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:19,400
this year. He's been in the NCAA for three seasons,

710
00:37:19,599 --> 00:37:22,159
was his third season and he transferred from the University

711
00:37:22,199 --> 00:37:25,360
Connecticut to Penn State, and I think he was a

712
00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:28,920
huge reason, if not maybe the reason, the Penn State

713
00:37:29,199 --> 00:37:31,639
went all the way to the Frozen Four. He was awesome.

714
00:37:32,119 --> 00:37:35,320
His numbers were pretty incredible nine nineteen save percentage two

715
00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:38,559
point five to four GAA and really stole some games,

716
00:37:38,599 --> 00:37:41,239
I would say in the tournament. So looking at the

717
00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:44,239
hockey prospecting, it hasn't looked super exciting. Part of that

718
00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:46,079
is because some of his early seasons were in the

719
00:37:46,199 --> 00:37:49,559
NAHL and the USHL and his numbers were good, but

720
00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:53,519
those leagues are have a lower equivalency, So all in all,

721
00:37:54,119 --> 00:37:57,440
he is looking like a low equivalency guy in terms

722
00:37:57,440 --> 00:37:59,880
of his percentage. Probably the best comp for him is

723
00:38:00,159 --> 00:38:04,039
Charlie Lindgren, who is a one B slash one A

724
00:38:04,199 --> 00:38:07,119
split starter kind of guy, and maybe he has that

725
00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:09,199
upside or maybe there's more cat What are your instincts

726
00:38:09,239 --> 00:38:10,280
tell us about sir give.

727
00:38:12,159 --> 00:38:14,840
Speaker 5: I think he he was a big part of the

728
00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:16,760
reason that Penn State did as well as they did.

729
00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:19,280
That being said, I think he's at the point where

730
00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:21,519
he needs to work on his physical strengths. And that's

731
00:38:21,559 --> 00:38:24,320
not something that I talk about with a lot of goaltenders.

732
00:38:25,119 --> 00:38:29,000
But it is interesting that his technical game looks really good.

733
00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:32,079
His physical game and his ability to hold his edges

734
00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:36,000
and hold his positioning when people are crowding the crease

735
00:38:37,679 --> 00:38:39,800
still needs a lot of work, and that's something that

736
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:44,800
the physical intimidation and strengths and ability to box people

737
00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:48,519
out of what really amounts to his territory is something

738
00:38:48,519 --> 00:38:50,880
that he's going to need to work on. And that's okay,

739
00:38:50,920 --> 00:38:53,400
that's something that I think he can work on. Just

740
00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:57,360
find he has. Like we said, there's the blessing of

741
00:38:57,400 --> 00:39:02,119
a dustin wolf taking over in Calgary and really running

742
00:39:02,159 --> 00:39:06,199
with it. They don't need him to be top tier immediately.

743
00:39:06,519 --> 00:39:12,800
They have plenty of time, and I think he's going

744
00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:16,360
to need that time, especially when he I think will

745
00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:18,840
be able to see pretty immediately at the AHL level.

746
00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:21,400
If he's going to need just a little bit of

747
00:39:21,480 --> 00:39:23,280
work on that or if he's going to really need

748
00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:28,079
to kind of transition his game from playing against collegiate

749
00:39:28,079 --> 00:39:32,679
players to playing against like larger adults for lack of

750
00:39:32,679 --> 00:39:35,320
a better term, but I think his game looks good.

751
00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:37,199
I think he just at this point he needs to

752
00:39:37,239 --> 00:39:39,000
fine tune his physical development.

753
00:39:40,239 --> 00:39:43,480
Speaker 1: Thanks so much, Kafrican is your instincts on the Calgary

754
00:39:43,519 --> 00:39:44,280
Flames goalies.

755
00:39:45,360 --> 00:40:05,760
Speaker 2: We'll be back right after this. The Dynasty did Calgary

756
00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:10,000
Flames edition. The Flames have the number eight system in

757
00:40:10,039 --> 00:40:13,039
the National Hockey League. They've got the number nineteen pick

758
00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:16,480
and one of the last two picks pending the Stanley

759
00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:20,440
Cup Finals. Their system starts with a big name, no

760
00:40:20,559 --> 00:40:21,599
brainer victor.

761
00:40:21,599 --> 00:40:22,079
Speaker 3: Who is it?

762
00:40:23,679 --> 00:40:26,679
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's gonna be Zaane Perek. Zaye Perek is our

763
00:40:26,719 --> 00:40:30,440
no brainer, as you might have guessed, twenty twenty four,

764
00:40:30,719 --> 00:40:32,800
ninth overall pick six to Zer one hundred and eighty

765
00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:37,559
five pounds. He had a pretty awesome season again for Saganaw.

766
00:40:37,679 --> 00:40:40,079
Last season, he had ninety six points in sixty six game.

767
00:40:40,639 --> 00:40:43,960
This season, he has had one hundred and seven points

768
00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:47,639
in sixty one games and another nine and five playoff games.

769
00:40:48,079 --> 00:40:50,679
As Saganaw was not able to defend their Memorial Cup

770
00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:53,280
Championship and they went out a little earlier than they'd hope.

771
00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:56,079
He did end up getting into one NHL game and

772
00:40:56,119 --> 00:40:58,199
scored a goal, so that's pretty cool. It's got that

773
00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:00,679
going for him, and so we'll be interesting to see

774
00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:02,800
where he ends up. We heard about a little bit

775
00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:05,559
about that from our guest, and I think that he

776
00:41:05,559 --> 00:41:07,320
has a really good chance of making the team and

777
00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:09,599
he could start running the power play as early as

778
00:41:09,599 --> 00:41:11,880
this season, although probably will give him a little bit

779
00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:14,480
more time to settle into that role. Looking at Mitch

780
00:41:14,519 --> 00:41:18,440
Brown's tracking data, one hundred percentile overaull pretty rare to

781
00:41:18,440 --> 00:41:21,440
see that his offense one hundred percentile, transition one and

782
00:41:21,480 --> 00:41:25,280
ninety nine percentile, defense seventy six percentile. Just a couple

783
00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:29,159
of weak areas in the defense entry prevention, defensive plays,

784
00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:32,280
COURSI against, and some physical play that was a little

785
00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:34,320
bit on the weaker side, but everything else is just stellar,

786
00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:37,119
reame PreK. So you like to see that. I have

787
00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:39,679
him in my OFFXL player card at eight point eighty

788
00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:41,760
nine eighty nine percent chance of being an eight out

789
00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:45,920
of ten. That's pretty fantastic stuff. He also shoots a

790
00:41:45,920 --> 00:41:48,559
lot one hundred percentile for shots. His hits and blocks

791
00:41:48,599 --> 00:41:50,599
will probably be a little bit below average, but all

792
00:41:50,639 --> 00:41:52,639
in all, his bass should be pretty high based on

793
00:41:52,719 --> 00:41:56,199
his strong shots. Let's hear a little bit else about

794
00:41:56,239 --> 00:41:58,679
what's strong for PreK from our every Till scout Jesse

795
00:42:00,079 --> 00:42:00,760
Zaye Perrek.

796
00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:05,440
Speaker 2: Here's Josh Hutchinson's take on him. He is the smoothest

797
00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:08,119
skater on the ice. Every time he's out there, stride

798
00:42:08,199 --> 00:42:10,559
is so effortless and may look to something like he's

799
00:42:10,599 --> 00:42:14,280
not trying. He has exceptional quickness, although his top speed

800
00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:17,760
isn't necessarily that high. He's quick enough to get back

801
00:42:17,800 --> 00:42:21,159
on defense and rarely gets caught out of position after

802
00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:23,559
jumping up in the rush or trying to create chances

803
00:42:23,599 --> 00:42:27,079
deep in the offensive zone. Parek has great vision both

804
00:42:27,079 --> 00:42:29,639
in the offensive zone and on the breakout, and hits

805
00:42:29,679 --> 00:42:34,639
his teammates with smooth, precise passes, puck handling incredible, and

806
00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:37,840
ability to shield the puck from defenders despite only being

807
00:42:37,880 --> 00:42:41,800
six foot tall with a slight frame, sometimes looks like

808
00:42:41,840 --> 00:42:43,760
he has the puck on a string coming out of

809
00:42:43,800 --> 00:42:47,840
double and triple team situations with possession, shooting a hard,

810
00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:51,559
accurate ristshot that he uses a lot. He has nine

811
00:42:51,639 --> 00:42:56,000
shot attempts per game in the OHL. Last year, he

812
00:42:56,079 --> 00:42:58,440
also led the league in goals by a defenseman with

813
00:42:58,679 --> 00:43:03,039
thirty four. Despite the high shot volume, he chooses his

814
00:43:03,079 --> 00:43:06,199
spots wisely and often varies pucks from the high slot.

815
00:43:07,079 --> 00:43:10,079
Extremely high IQ per Josh always seems to make the

816
00:43:10,119 --> 00:43:13,039
right play in the offensive zone. When he finds his teammates,

817
00:43:13,039 --> 00:43:15,400
he puts them in a great spot to create chances,

818
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:18,280
always looking for opportunities to jump up in the rush,

819
00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:21,079
pinch in the offensive zone, or put himself in a

820
00:43:21,119 --> 00:43:25,280
scoring position near the net. Picks his spots extremely well

821
00:43:25,320 --> 00:43:27,800
and doesn't often get caught having to chase the play

822
00:43:27,880 --> 00:43:31,000
back to the defensive zone. Extremely calm with and without

823
00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:34,360
the puck. On defense, Although he's not very physical, Perrek

824
00:43:34,440 --> 00:43:37,360
has a good positioning in the defensive zone, reads the

825
00:43:37,360 --> 00:43:39,719
play well, and has a great stick to break up plays.

826
00:43:40,039 --> 00:43:42,719
Isn't defraid to close off shooting lanes and block shots.

827
00:43:42,719 --> 00:43:46,039
Occasionally gets physically overpowered by bigger forwards and net front

828
00:43:46,079 --> 00:43:49,679
and board battles, but isn't afraid to engage physically. So

829
00:43:49,800 --> 00:43:54,239
the best asset skating and shot equally his best assets.

830
00:43:54,280 --> 00:43:57,480
Per Josh very well rounded offensively, so there could be

831
00:43:57,559 --> 00:44:01,000
many answers to the question of what he does best.

832
00:44:01,199 --> 00:44:05,079
The biggest concern size. As mentioned before, Perrek sometimes gets

833
00:44:05,119 --> 00:44:08,239
physically overpowered in net front and board battles, and that

834
00:44:08,280 --> 00:44:12,000
will likely continue against bigger and stronger opponents in the NHL.

835
00:44:12,559 --> 00:44:15,519
The top tier outcome for Parrek a top pair D

836
00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:19,920
power play one quarterback point per game ceiling. That's because

837
00:44:19,960 --> 00:44:24,320
his offensive instincts are exceptional, great shot which should translate

838
00:44:24,360 --> 00:44:27,320
well into the NHL, and his vision and ability to

839
00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:30,840
a quarterback of power player very strong despite the lack

840
00:44:30,880 --> 00:44:33,280
of physicality. A good sense of how to read the

841
00:44:33,320 --> 00:44:36,719
play in the defensive zone, and Parrec finds ways to

842
00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:39,480
break it up and gain puck possession. These qualities should

843
00:44:39,480 --> 00:44:42,199
help him stay relevant on a top pair as opposed

844
00:44:42,199 --> 00:44:46,039
to being a third pair power play guy. Stylistic comparable

845
00:44:46,360 --> 00:44:49,679
Quinn Hughes for the size IQ and skating and Zach

846
00:44:49,719 --> 00:44:54,719
Warinski for the shot volume and goal scoring and Mason

847
00:44:54,760 --> 00:44:58,880
Black the NHL Rank King Tidy Ultimate Champion of Our

848
00:44:59,000 --> 00:45:03,440
League put out the Zane Perrek versus Brand Clark, Yesterday's

849
00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:08,119
Hot Defenseman prospect and Zaane Perek wipes the floor with

850
00:45:08,159 --> 00:45:12,000
mister Clark seventy four to twenty six percent. Victor, IM

851
00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:14,960
guessing you agree, But why don't you tell the people?

852
00:45:17,519 --> 00:45:19,719
Speaker 1: Yeah, I still like Bran Clark. I still think he

853
00:45:19,800 --> 00:45:24,119
can be a very impactful player. I think sometimes when

854
00:45:24,159 --> 00:45:26,440
you see someone in the league for a little bit

855
00:45:26,519 --> 00:45:29,480
and they don't become a superstar right away, people get

856
00:45:29,480 --> 00:45:31,760
a little fatigued with them. But he's only one hundred

857
00:45:32,039 --> 00:45:34,320
games into his NHL career, and for most of that

858
00:45:34,480 --> 00:45:37,559
Drew Dowdy has been blocking him. He played seventy eight

859
00:45:37,840 --> 00:45:41,239
games this season, had just under two minutes power play time.

860
00:45:42,119 --> 00:45:44,920
I think that there's still a lot of runway for

861
00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:46,920
Bran Clark. If anyone has given up on Bran Clark

862
00:45:46,920 --> 00:45:48,840
in your league, I think you should go poke around

863
00:45:48,880 --> 00:45:52,000
and probably take him off their hands for them. In

864
00:45:52,119 --> 00:45:55,199
terms of pure upside, though, I'm definitely I'm taking Zaane Perek.

865
00:45:55,280 --> 00:45:58,159
I think he has more upside than Clark. I think

866
00:45:58,199 --> 00:46:02,079
that there's also so the funnel theory, as we've talked about.

867
00:46:02,119 --> 00:46:04,400
He's a little earlier in his career, so I think

868
00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:06,800
you're a little less worried about all those things that

869
00:46:06,840 --> 00:46:09,960
could happen. I'm taking Parrek, But I wouldn't be more

870
00:46:09,960 --> 00:46:12,920
than happy to get my hands on Bran Clark if

871
00:46:12,920 --> 00:46:15,599
anyone thought that his value was too depressed to want

872
00:46:15,599 --> 00:46:17,960
to hang on to him anymore. So yeah, go ahead

873
00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:20,239
and send over your brand Clark Shares if you like.

874
00:46:21,039 --> 00:46:24,079
I'd be quite happy with that. But yeah, looking at

875
00:46:24,079 --> 00:46:28,000
the hockey prospecting between these two, they're pretty similar. PreK

876
00:46:28,440 --> 00:46:30,760
increased his star potential from eighty two to ninety two

877
00:46:30,800 --> 00:46:33,519
percent chance of being a star, and Clark has increased

878
00:46:33,519 --> 00:46:35,719
his when he graduated the model at ninety three percent

879
00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:38,000
chance of being a star, So essentially they look equivalent.

880
00:46:38,920 --> 00:46:41,760
Some other comps for PreK, it's mostly like all these

881
00:46:42,239 --> 00:46:45,639
stars guy like Brian Barrard and Chris Pronger and Cam

882
00:46:45,719 --> 00:46:48,320
Fowler who is listed as a star producer, but we

883
00:46:48,400 --> 00:46:50,199
know him as being a little bit more frustrating in

884
00:46:50,280 --> 00:46:53,599
terms of a fantasy roster. Looking at the top down

885
00:46:53,599 --> 00:46:57,280
Hockey Model, though, Perek is six in this data set,

886
00:46:58,480 --> 00:47:00,280
seventy four percent chance of being a star, our one

887
00:47:00,320 --> 00:47:03,159
hundred percent chance of being in NHLer Jay Fresh knows

888
00:47:03,159 --> 00:47:05,000
what's up here. PreK is going to be a star.

889
00:47:05,360 --> 00:47:06,719
Go ahead and get your hands on him.

890
00:47:06,760 --> 00:47:10,679
Speaker 2: If you can, all right, Victor, and next up we

891
00:47:10,760 --> 00:47:12,679
have our need to know prospect.

892
00:47:12,679 --> 00:47:16,119
Speaker 1: Who is it I need to know is Andrew Basha

893
00:47:16,599 --> 00:47:19,360
twenty twenty four second round pick, forty first overall, six

894
00:47:19,400 --> 00:47:22,719
foote hundred and eighty seven pounds. He missed some time

895
00:47:22,880 --> 00:47:26,119
twenty nine points in twenty three games for Medicine Hat

896
00:47:26,159 --> 00:47:27,840
as they went to the Memorial Cup. He missed a

897
00:47:27,920 --> 00:47:29,800
huge chunk of time and ended up coming back towards

898
00:47:29,800 --> 00:47:32,320
the end. Couldn't push Medicine Hat quite over the edge

899
00:47:33,039 --> 00:47:35,760
to win the Memorial Cup, but they did get there,

900
00:47:36,280 --> 00:47:39,639
and the ankle injury that kept him out sounds like

901
00:47:39,679 --> 00:47:41,920
it'll be pretty much a thing of the past, but

902
00:47:42,119 --> 00:47:46,199
hard to say exactly. No no slowdown in the playoffs.

903
00:47:46,199 --> 00:47:48,119
So he did end up having five points in five games.

904
00:47:48,159 --> 00:47:50,440
So he did his best, but a little bit of

905
00:47:50,719 --> 00:47:54,800
lost season and missing data from Andrew Basha this season.

906
00:47:54,920 --> 00:47:56,599
I have him at a six point three to five

907
00:47:56,679 --> 00:47:58,960
in my official player card thirty five percent chance of

908
00:47:59,000 --> 00:48:00,559
being a six. I think we need to see a

909
00:48:00,559 --> 00:48:03,360
little bit more. He had a strong draft season last season,

910
00:48:03,400 --> 00:48:04,920
but we just don't really know what we got from

911
00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:08,639
him this season in terms of his bash Basha shoots

912
00:48:08,639 --> 00:48:11,719
a lot bash He should be a bash king, but

913
00:48:11,760 --> 00:48:13,320
I'm not sure that he is. He doesn't really hit

914
00:48:13,440 --> 00:48:15,320
or block enough to be a bash king as we

915
00:48:15,320 --> 00:48:17,679
would like him to. But the shots are good enough

916
00:48:17,679 --> 00:48:19,559
and the hits and blocks are average, so he'll be

917
00:48:19,599 --> 00:48:22,599
about a seventyeighth percentile for bash. Could be a little

918
00:48:22,599 --> 00:48:24,639
bit nicer, but we'll take that. Jesse. Let's hear a

919
00:48:24,639 --> 00:48:28,559
little bit more about Basha from Rya Fritzil Scout once again.

920
00:48:28,639 --> 00:48:32,239
Speaker 2: Josh reporting now on raw. Basha an efficient and smooth

921
00:48:32,239 --> 00:48:35,159
stride for his skating, which helps him accelerate up to

922
00:48:35,199 --> 00:48:37,360
his top speed in a very short amount of time.

923
00:48:37,760 --> 00:48:40,440
This helps him to transition the puck very well and

924
00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:44,039
often helps create odd man rushes in his favor when

925
00:48:44,039 --> 00:48:45,599
he gets to the top speed. He's one of the

926
00:48:45,599 --> 00:48:49,880
fastest playmakers on the ice surface passing and handling playmaker

927
00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:53,320
plain and simple passes extremely well and finds teammates with

928
00:48:53,440 --> 00:48:56,679
ease in ther offensive zone. He also handles the puck

929
00:48:56,840 --> 00:49:00,719
very well, easily kniving through defenders in transition gaping pressure

930
00:49:00,760 --> 00:49:03,559
in the offensive zone. He either doesn't have a very

931
00:49:03,559 --> 00:49:05,800
heavy shot or doesn't have the confidence in his shot

932
00:49:06,199 --> 00:49:09,559
enough to use it. He's a pass first player that

933
00:49:09,639 --> 00:49:12,119
has the ability to get to scoring areas and finished,

934
00:49:12,159 --> 00:49:14,920
but only at the most opportune times. Basha is a

935
00:49:14,920 --> 00:49:18,079
low volume shooter and will often pass up opportunities to

936
00:49:18,119 --> 00:49:21,079
shoot the puck himself, even when shooting lane is open.

937
00:49:21,440 --> 00:49:23,119
He can be a little too cute, looking for the

938
00:49:23,159 --> 00:49:26,400
perfect passing play instead of just firing the puck. Josh

939
00:49:26,440 --> 00:49:29,199
says Basha has great vision, always has his head up

940
00:49:29,239 --> 00:49:32,519
surveying the entire ice surface, looking for opportunities to feed

941
00:49:32,559 --> 00:49:36,320
his teammates the puck, and often successfully doing so. He

942
00:49:36,360 --> 00:49:38,760
has a knack for finding holes in the defensive structure,

943
00:49:38,920 --> 00:49:43,679
especially in transition, resulting in strong controlled zone entries. Extremely

944
00:49:43,719 --> 00:49:45,960
poised with the puck, always seems to be where he

945
00:49:46,000 --> 00:49:49,480
needs to be without the puck for for checking. Basha

946
00:49:49,519 --> 00:49:52,320
at his best, his skating makes him a strong fore checker,

947
00:49:52,360 --> 00:49:55,079
putting pressure on the defense to make quick plays when

948
00:49:55,079 --> 00:49:57,360
he comes bearing down on them. He also has a

949
00:49:57,400 --> 00:50:00,639
quick stick and strip the defense said the puck with

950
00:50:00,719 --> 00:50:04,480
ease if they don't move it efficiently. Defense solid defensive

951
00:50:04,599 --> 00:50:06,920
positioning with a good steck that can strip the puck

952
00:50:06,960 --> 00:50:10,280
and break up plays well he's not overly physical. Bosh

953
00:50:10,400 --> 00:50:14,159
is strong enough to win puck battles for his best asset,

954
00:50:14,239 --> 00:50:17,519
then it's passing and puck handling. A shifty player with

955
00:50:17,639 --> 00:50:20,760
fantastic vision that should translate to the NHL level down

956
00:50:20,760 --> 00:50:24,760
the road. The biggest concern his reluctance to shoot. Having

957
00:50:24,760 --> 00:50:27,440
the threat of shot can help open the defense up

958
00:50:27,480 --> 00:50:31,159
and make playmakers a little less predictable. Bosh's playmaking ability

959
00:50:31,199 --> 00:50:34,199
is strong, but developing a shot threat could make him

960
00:50:34,360 --> 00:50:37,280
from a fringe NHL player or middle six winger to

961
00:50:37,360 --> 00:50:40,800
a top six or top line contributor. However, Josh is

962
00:50:40,840 --> 00:50:42,920
not so convinced that he has a booming shot in

963
00:50:42,920 --> 00:50:46,360
his bag top tier outcome. Most likely, he's a middle

964
00:50:46,360 --> 00:50:49,719
six winner with a sixty point ceiling and the justification

965
00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:52,719
the skating, the vision, the IQ to keep him up

966
00:50:53,039 --> 00:50:55,920
at the NHL level. The only reason his evaluation isn't

967
00:50:56,000 --> 00:50:59,079
higher is because of his reluctance to shoot or his

968
00:50:59,159 --> 00:51:02,119
lack of a heavy shot. In the stylistic comparable here,

969
00:51:02,440 --> 00:51:07,519
William Ecklund, the NHL rank king, has his pull up

970
00:51:07,599 --> 00:51:12,280
Andrew Bosha versus Gray Grayson Sachin, and in this case

971
00:51:12,360 --> 00:51:15,639
what has happened. Bosha in the lead in the victory

972
00:51:15,760 --> 00:51:19,159
sixty three to thirty seven percent over Sachin. Victor to

973
00:51:19,199 --> 00:51:21,039
the envelope police, who do you think won it?

974
00:51:23,039 --> 00:51:25,440
Speaker 1: I'm definitely gonna go with Basha here. Sachin has been

975
00:51:25,480 --> 00:51:28,400
really interesting as he was on that really good Seattle

976
00:51:28,400 --> 00:51:30,639
Thunderbirds team and then he got traded to the ol

977
00:51:30,760 --> 00:51:33,199
King and he was pretty decent this past season. He

978
00:51:33,320 --> 00:51:36,280
did end up spiking his scoring with the oil Kings

979
00:51:36,320 --> 00:51:41,519
of Edmonton after a somewhat low key season last year.

980
00:51:41,840 --> 00:51:43,719
But I still think there's a little bit more scoring

981
00:51:43,760 --> 00:51:46,360
from Basha. So I am going to side with the

982
00:51:46,400 --> 00:51:48,960
people here and stick with Basha. I think that his

983
00:51:49,039 --> 00:51:52,119
upside is a little bit more. I think Sachin has

984
00:51:52,119 --> 00:51:54,639
re entered the conversation with being a top prospect. He

985
00:51:54,679 --> 00:51:56,880
had been down a little bit, but I think that

986
00:51:56,880 --> 00:52:01,000
that's where he belongs in this conversation again. But I'm

987
00:52:01,000 --> 00:52:04,239
definitely taken Basha. He looking at the hockey prospecting between

988
00:52:04,239 --> 00:52:07,400
these two, Basha went from forty two to twenty eight

989
00:52:07,440 --> 00:52:08,960
percent chance of being a star. A lot of that

990
00:52:09,039 --> 00:52:12,119
was just not playing this year, but Sachan trended down

991
00:52:12,119 --> 00:52:13,920
from twenty two to nine to two percent chance of

992
00:52:13,960 --> 00:52:16,119
being a star, So it seems like very unlikely that

993
00:52:16,239 --> 00:52:18,719
is going to happen for Sachin. Looking at some other

994
00:52:18,880 --> 00:52:22,880
comps for Basha, one of his Calgary Flame teammates, Matt Coronado,

995
00:52:23,000 --> 00:52:26,000
is a pretty reasonable comp right now. They look almost

996
00:52:26,079 --> 00:52:30,320
exactly the same in the model in terms of their equivalency,

997
00:52:30,519 --> 00:52:34,480
and I think car Coronado certainly was able to translate

998
00:52:34,480 --> 00:52:36,960
his skills to the NHL and get that nice big contract,

999
00:52:37,000 --> 00:52:38,880
so I think we can see that from Basha. I

1000
00:52:38,880 --> 00:52:40,920
think he has enough scoring and enough all around play

1001
00:52:40,920 --> 00:52:45,480
to get there. Looking at Basha's top down hockey model

1002
00:52:45,519 --> 00:52:47,599
car twenty percent chance of being a star, sixty one

1003
00:52:47,599 --> 00:52:49,880
percent chance of being an NHL aer, so all in all,

1004
00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:52,840
not too pessimistic for usually a pretty conservative model. And

1005
00:52:53,199 --> 00:52:54,880
Basha is someone and she might be able to get

1006
00:52:54,880 --> 00:52:57,320
at a discount because he missed so much time this season,

1007
00:52:57,440 --> 00:52:59,920
so people might want to go do that, Jesse.

1008
00:53:01,320 --> 00:53:03,480
Speaker 2: Yes, sir, And who is to keep your eye on

1009
00:53:03,559 --> 00:53:05,480
prospect for.

1010
00:53:05,400 --> 00:53:07,280
Speaker 1: The keep your iron. We're gonna go with Henry Muse,

1011
00:53:07,280 --> 00:53:09,360
who was a twenty twenty four third round pick seventy

1012
00:53:09,360 --> 00:53:12,000
fourth overall. Early in the season people were talking about

1013
00:53:12,079 --> 00:53:14,880
mws Is potentially going higher, but he ended up not

1014
00:53:14,960 --> 00:53:18,400
having the best draft season. He was just under point

1015
00:53:18,440 --> 00:53:21,079
per game for the Ottawa sixty sevens. This year, he

1016
00:53:21,119 --> 00:53:24,440
was able to increase that scoring to fifty points in

1017
00:53:24,599 --> 00:53:28,159
thirty eight games, which was obviously over a point per game.

1018
00:53:28,199 --> 00:53:31,760
He also split his time between the sixty sevens and Sudbury,

1019
00:53:31,800 --> 00:53:32,960
and so he was a little bit better with the

1020
00:53:33,000 --> 00:53:36,880
sixty Sevens than when he went to the Sudbury overall,

1021
00:53:36,960 --> 00:53:40,280
though a little bit more bestimistic in terms of the

1022
00:53:40,320 --> 00:53:42,719
scoring output. And when you look at the Mitch Brown

1023
00:53:42,880 --> 00:53:45,719
tracking data, the offense looks good, ninety six percent hel

1024
00:53:45,800 --> 00:53:48,400
transition looks good. The defense has a whole lot of

1025
00:53:48,440 --> 00:53:50,119
red bars in there, and so that's a little bit

1026
00:53:50,159 --> 00:53:54,440
concerning the entry prevention, the defensive plays, defensive zone retrievals,

1027
00:53:54,480 --> 00:53:58,559
proactive contact boards, battle one all that looks really negative

1028
00:53:58,559 --> 00:54:00,400
for Henry mus So that makes you a little bit worried.

1029
00:54:00,400 --> 00:54:03,079
But there is some significant offense there, and I know

1030
00:54:03,159 --> 00:54:04,880
that's all we tend to care about in fantasy, but

1031
00:54:04,920 --> 00:54:06,760
if you can't defend, that's going to be a problem.

1032
00:54:06,840 --> 00:54:10,000
So I definitely have some concerns there. Looking at my

1033
00:54:10,079 --> 00:54:11,880
FHL player card, I have him at a six point

1034
00:54:11,880 --> 00:54:13,840
thirty four and part of that is those concerns in

1035
00:54:13,880 --> 00:54:16,440
the percent that he might not be able to hang

1036
00:54:16,480 --> 00:54:19,760
full time as a defender in the NHL. His shots

1037
00:54:19,800 --> 00:54:22,199
look great, though his hits and are a little bit

1038
00:54:22,239 --> 00:54:24,400
below average, his blocks are a little bit above average.

1039
00:54:25,159 --> 00:54:27,800
All in all, his bash should be pretty good. Let's

1040
00:54:27,800 --> 00:54:29,639
hear what else is pretty good about Henry mus From

1041
00:54:29,639 --> 00:54:31,000
my FRHL scout Jesse.

1042
00:54:31,880 --> 00:54:35,320
Speaker 2: Josh says of Henry Muse, He's a solid, smooth skater

1043
00:54:35,440 --> 00:54:38,559
with an efficient stride, jumps up in the rush, effectively

1044
00:54:38,679 --> 00:54:41,760
activates well in the offensive zone in opportune moments, but

1045
00:54:41,920 --> 00:54:44,639
is able to effectively get back in position and break

1046
00:54:44,679 --> 00:54:48,000
up plays in transition. His top speed is not extremely high,

1047
00:54:48,039 --> 00:54:50,159
but his motor doesn't seem like it's ever at one

1048
00:54:50,239 --> 00:54:54,079
hundred percent either passing or handling. A very skilled passer

1049
00:54:54,280 --> 00:54:56,679
with the ability to stick handle through defenders when he

1050
00:54:56,719 --> 00:55:00,800
wants to. Shooting effective accurate shot. While not the heaviest

1051
00:55:00,800 --> 00:55:03,400
shot in the world, He's skillfully finds shooting lanes in

1052
00:55:03,440 --> 00:55:06,360
traffic from the point and has the ability to bury

1053
00:55:06,400 --> 00:55:10,079
one timers when he gets the opportunity for IQ very

1054
00:55:10,119 --> 00:55:13,119
calm and poise with the puck, sees teammates and has

1055
00:55:13,159 --> 00:55:16,280
the ability to find them in all situations. Very skilled

1056
00:55:16,280 --> 00:55:18,840
that jumping up in the rush and activating in the

1057
00:55:18,840 --> 00:55:22,679
offensive zone. But mus is a bit conservative in when

1058
00:55:22,719 --> 00:55:25,480
he makes those decisions. He could probably take advantage of

1059
00:55:25,519 --> 00:55:30,280
his ability more for defense good defensive positioning from use,

1060
00:55:30,360 --> 00:55:32,199
but Josh says he tends to have a lack of

1061
00:55:32,239 --> 00:55:35,760
fire in the defensive zone. He lacks aggression, often looks

1062
00:55:35,800 --> 00:55:38,920
disinterested in battling in front of the net with opposing

1063
00:55:38,960 --> 00:55:42,039
forwards or physically engaging in puck battles along the boards.

1064
00:55:42,360 --> 00:55:45,079
For someone who's already likely disadvantaged due to his lack

1065
00:55:45,119 --> 00:55:48,079
of size in these situations, a lack of effort really

1066
00:55:48,079 --> 00:55:50,960
puts them behind the eight ball. The biggest asset then

1067
00:55:51,719 --> 00:55:56,199
was passing an adept to offensive defenseman and facilitator. Fantastic

1068
00:55:56,280 --> 00:55:59,800
vision finds open teammates with these The biggest concern lack

1069
00:55:59,840 --> 00:56:03,480
of aggression or interest on defense. The absolute ceiling for

1070
00:56:03,599 --> 00:56:06,760
Josh for Muse is a top four defenseman with the

1071
00:56:06,800 --> 00:56:10,599
ability to quarterback a powerplay unit. That's because He's got

1072
00:56:10,599 --> 00:56:13,920
the offensive skill to excel at the big league level

1073
00:56:14,039 --> 00:56:16,840
if he learns to better utilize it and take advantage

1074
00:56:16,880 --> 00:56:20,480
of situations where he jumps up in the rush or activates.

1075
00:56:20,880 --> 00:56:23,119
He would also need to develop more of a fire

1076
00:56:23,199 --> 00:56:26,039
in the defensive zone. His floor is likely a fringe

1077
00:56:26,320 --> 00:56:32,199
Hller or an Ahl offensive dynamo, and his stylistic comparable

1078
00:56:32,239 --> 00:56:36,199
for Mews is Tyson Barry. Overall, Josh says mus is

1079
00:56:36,199 --> 00:56:38,960
a little frustrating to watch. It's obvious the skill is there,

1080
00:56:38,960 --> 00:56:41,519
but at times he seems too conservative. He was a

1081
00:56:41,559 --> 00:56:44,400
lot more aggressive on offense with the Ottawa sixty sevens,

1082
00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:47,440
but became more passive after he was traded to a

1083
00:56:47,440 --> 00:56:50,679
more loaded Sudbury Wolves team. He's not strong enough in

1084
00:56:50,679 --> 00:56:53,320
the defensive zone to make it big if he stays

1085
00:56:53,400 --> 00:56:56,559
this passive, he needs to learn to better utilize his

1086
00:56:56,639 --> 00:57:00,800
offensive skill. NHL ranking Mason Black put up the poll

1087
00:57:00,880 --> 00:57:04,039
Henry Muse versus Adam eurocheck. That's ere a check the

1088
00:57:04,079 --> 00:57:07,639
younger to you and me the Saint Louis Blues prospect,

1089
00:57:07,880 --> 00:57:11,679
and Muse has defeated you a check in a split

1090
00:57:11,719 --> 00:57:16,519
decision fifty five to forty five. Victor do you agree, Well.

1091
00:57:16,400 --> 00:57:18,000
Speaker 1: I don't know about this. I do think that Mews

1092
00:57:18,199 --> 00:57:20,239
has a little bit more scoring upside as far as

1093
00:57:20,280 --> 00:57:22,800
we've seen right now, I think you're a check. Unfortunately

1094
00:57:23,440 --> 00:57:25,920
for the Branford Bulldogs his first OHL season, we didn't

1095
00:57:25,920 --> 00:57:27,639
get to see a whole lot, just twenty seven games,

1096
00:57:27,679 --> 00:57:30,440
limited by injury. So I'm not sure we really know,

1097
00:57:30,599 --> 00:57:33,760
but that surely was a disappointing showing that we saw

1098
00:57:33,880 --> 00:57:36,840
from Icheck. We're hoping to see a lot more. I think,

1099
00:57:36,880 --> 00:57:39,199
based on the data we have, we probably need to

1100
00:57:39,280 --> 00:57:42,880
lead muse. But I think that I would still hold

1101
00:57:42,880 --> 00:57:45,679
a candle for Adam Yrcheck. I think he can he

1102
00:57:45,719 --> 00:57:48,360
can still get there. Remember he is still really young.

1103
00:57:48,559 --> 00:57:51,320
He's still eighteen all of this season until June twenty eight,

1104
00:57:51,880 --> 00:57:53,840
so he still has a lot of room to develop

1105
00:57:53,840 --> 00:57:56,239
in a lot of times. So I'm not losing faith.

1106
00:57:56,280 --> 00:57:57,639
But I think if I had to choose right now,

1107
00:57:57,679 --> 00:57:59,880
I definitely would take news is a little bit more offensive,

1108
00:58:00,440 --> 00:58:03,840
but I do still have questions about that defense. Looking

1109
00:58:03,840 --> 00:58:06,480
at some of the commps from u's Sean Barns is

1110
00:58:06,519 --> 00:58:10,480
a reasonable one that is in the Colorado organization, So

1111
00:58:10,519 --> 00:58:12,280
I guess we don't really know still on that. Some

1112
00:58:12,320 --> 00:58:15,280
other ones are Seth Jones and Charlie McAvoy. I think

1113
00:58:15,280 --> 00:58:17,920
that those guys are way better defenders than uses, but

1114
00:58:18,119 --> 00:58:20,920
maybe a similar amount offense, which means which is to say,

1115
00:58:21,559 --> 00:58:24,360
it's there. It's not great, it doesn't command a power play,

1116
00:58:24,519 --> 00:58:27,360
but he certainly can run it, and so it'll depend

1117
00:58:27,360 --> 00:58:29,320
on the rest of his game and how that rounds out.

1118
00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:32,719
Looking at the j freshcard, fourteen percent chance of being

1119
00:58:32,719 --> 00:58:34,800
a star from US eighty four percent chance of being

1120
00:58:34,840 --> 00:58:37,159
an NHL R So all of that looks pretty decent.

1121
00:58:38,679 --> 00:58:41,320
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