A Final Draft Deep Dive With Steven Ellis!
6/24/202621 min
On this episode of Flames Talk, Pat Steinberg and Logan Gordon are joined by Daily Faceoff prospect analyst Steven Ellis. Steven breaks down his most recent prospect rankings, the differences between those rankings and his mock draft, the top prospects he sees having the most success early in their NHL careers, how Caleb Malhotra could potentially fit in Vancouver, and why Keaton Verhoeff has fallen during the draft process!
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First 90 secondsSteven Ellis· Guest0:01
Flames Talk is live on Calgary's hockey station, Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
Pat Steinberg· Host0:06
Well, draft week is in full swing, and Flames Talk all over it as we continue along. It's Flames Talk on a Wednesday, June 24th. Steinberg and Logan along with you from our downtown studio. Thanks for being along with us, and our draft coverage leading up to our comprehensive wall-to-wall coverage this weekend, brought to you by four great sponsors, including Smart Multifamily from Calgary Lock and Safe. Security and home automation, one team, one system for cloud access, video, and smart suite control. Go to smartmf.ca for details. And as we continue getting set for Friday and Saturday, it's time to welcome in, uh, one of our favorite guys to talk to right around this time. Steven Ellis, prospects expert over at Daily Faceoff, joins us on the Atlas Pizza and Sports Bar guest hotline right now. Steve, it's, uh, Pat and Logan. Thanks as always for doing this. I know it's busy for you on draft week, and things got a little, uh, little busier with all that, uh, Tuesday commotion, eh?
Steven Ellis· Guest1:04
Yeah, no kidding. Like, I, I, I love the drafts where not much happens leading up and everyone can relax a little bit, and of course, every team in the NHL seemingly wanted to screw that up yesterday. But hey, it's more fun, more to talk about. Can't complain.
Pat Steinberg· Host1:17
So, um, how, how do you make sense of all of what happened? And I guess, like, you take a look at the last week, we've had, um, if I count correctly, like, four or five different deals that have impacted