[Signing] Flames sign Matthew Tkachuk [3 year ELC]

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[Roger Neilsons Towel]

Bust  

[thejazz97]

Just now, Roger Neilson's Towel said:

Bust  

Elite 2nd liner IMO

[Roger Neilsons Towel]

Just now, thejazz97 said:

Elite 2nd liner IMO

It was a sarcastic joke. 

[theminister]

1 minute ago, Roger Neilson's Towel said:

Bust  

Beat me to it. 

[wai_lai416]

Tkachuk will be a good player for the Flames playing along side Gudreau Bennette and Monahan. Just hope it doesn't come back and bite as in the ass by passing up on bpa

[Toews]

Let's hope they send him back to London. A stronger Knights team will benefit Juolevi.

 

Just now, thejazz97 said:

Elite 2nd liner IMO

I think his ceiling is a 1st line LW.

 

[theminister]

Just now, Toews said:

Let's hope they send him back to London. A stronger Knights team will benefit Juolevi.

 

I think his ceiling is a 1st line LW.

 

His floor is a 4th line energy player. 

[thejazz97]

2 minutes ago, Roger Neilson's Towel said:

It was a sarcastic joke. 

 

1 minute ago, Toews said:

I think his ceiling is a 1st line LW.

 

[Pears]

Juolevi better

[Salacious Crumb]

Gonna be fun watching how he turns out considering we passed on him. 

[JeremyCuddles]

I don't really care how the draft works out for others, just how our players work out for us. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't pay any attention to could-have-beens for us. 

[timberz21]

Doubt he makes the Flames' team this year.  It will be interesting to see how he produces in the OHL without Marner and Dvorak. 

 

However, if Marner ends up back in the OHL with Tkachuk and Juolevi, they would be the early favorites for a Memorial Cup repeat.

 

Also good chance we see Tkachuk/Boeser on USA's first line at the WJHC.

 

 

[Roger Neilsons Towel]

1 minute ago, timberz21 said:

Doubt he makes the Flames' team this year.  It will be interesting to see how he produces in the OHL without Marner and Dvorak. 

 

However, if Marner ends up back in the OHL with Tkachuk and Juolevi, they would be the early favorites for a Memorial Cup repeat.

 

 

 

I agree. Hopefully Juolevi chooses to go back to the OHL instead of playing in Europe. I think another year in such a strong development program and another Memorial Cup run would benefit his development.

[timberz21]

4 minutes ago, Roger Neilson's Towel said:

 

I agree. Hopefully Juolevi chooses to go back to the OHL instead of playing in Europe. I think another year in such a strong development program and another Memorial Cup run would benefit his development.

There is also the AHL option which will be interesting.  Apparently he's eligible because he's on loan to London and not actually obligated to play in the OHL.

[The Lock]

27 minutes ago, wai_lai416 said:

Tkachuk will be a good player for the Flames playing along side Gudreau Bennette and Monahan. Just hope it doesn't come back and bite as in the ass by passing up on bpa

By claiming Tkachuk to be the best player available at the time, that's really more of an opinion than it is a fact. It really depends on who you talk to, whether it's Central Scouting or whether it's another scouting firm. If you're basing it on Central Scouting, know that that's only 1 firm and not the end all for saying someone's the bpa. Furthermore, GM's all have their own systems and lists as well as the media.

 

Just wanted to point that out. I think claiming that Tkachuk was the bpa at that time isn't really all that accurate.

[Winter Soldier]

3 minutes ago, timberz21 said:

There is also the AHL option which will be interesting.  Apparently he's eligible because he's on loan to London and not actually obligated to play in the OHL.

Proven false.

[Odd.]

I was never really sold on Tkachuk. It was either Dubois for me or trade down.. If we had drafted Tkachuk I wouldn't have been mad, but certainly not thrilled. Couldn't be happier drafting Juolevi though. 

 

One thing can be mentioned for both Juolevi and Tkachuk is that will they be able to carry the workload for London next year with the departures of Marner and Dvorak? Tkachuk especially. I really want to see how well he does now that the TDM line is most gone. I doubt Marner goes back for another year. 

3 minutes ago, timberz21 said:

There is also the AHL option which will be interesting.  Apparently he's eligible because he's on loan to London and not actually obligated to play in the OHL.

Nope, that report was actually not true. Linden confirmed its either NHL or CHL. 

[Roger Neilsons Towel]

3 minutes ago, timberz21 said:

There is also the AHL option which will be interesting.  Apparently he's eligible because he's on loan to London and not actually obligated to play in the OHL.

I had heard that, but I still think another year with the London Knights would be better for his development.

[wai_lai416]

1 minute ago, The Lock said:

By claiming Tkachuk to be the best player available at the time, that's really more of an opinion than it is a fact. It really depends on who you talk to, whether it's Central Scouting or whether it's another scouting firm. If you're basing it on Central Scouting, know that that's only 1 firm and not the end all for saying someone's the bpa. Furthermore, GM's all have their own systems and lists as well as the media.

 

Just wanted to point that out. I think claiming that Tkachuk was the bpa at that time isn't really all that accurate.

let's just say majority of the people let it be analyst or websites or whatever scouting they use have Tkachuk average ranked #4-5 and Juolevi ranked 6-7.. if our defense prospect pool isn't as weak as it was.. i'm sure we would not have taken Juolevi as we easily could have trade down a couple spot and still gotten him..