July 31 in 31: Calgary Flames Draft Review: I can't imagine what it was like for scouts who diligently put in deep analysis all year to wonder if Calgary was going to trade back into the top three rounds of the draft. Their 2018 first and second round pick were used to acquire [...]
via Hockey Fan Land[/caption] Welcome back, it is the Thursday action ramblings. The music choice will be brought to you by one of the best bands today. {youtube}So-yZjdHnK8{/youtube} ******************* I was reading through the TSN site Tuesday and came across Craig Button’s top 50 NHL prospects article (Button is always a [...]
What is a second-round pick worth via trade? Why not keep the pick and draft? I was in conversation on Twitter this week over Calgary's acquisition of Curtis Lazar last season. At the time, it was strange to pick up another asset that they would have to protect in the expansion draft, particularly because Lazar had one [...]
The AHL season is about a quarter of the way to completion, more or less with the unbalanced schedules. Some young players have put themselves on the radar of their parent clubs with strong starts in the AHL and perhaps entering the conversation for call-ups to either shake up the lines or to fill in [...]
