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Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 4:17 p.m.
Thread: Midseason Prospect Pool Assessment
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Rangsey</b></div><div>Not in any rush for him. I know he's only 19. But when do you think we see Thompson get a crack. Is a year with the Crunch enough or are we still 3years away.

Also, Fort Gabe got promoted yay!</div></div>

Would I say next year is out of the question? No. He has an NHL caliber shot, his defense was good for his one game on the Crunch last year (and has likely improved based off his stat lines on Sudbury this year), and he's supposedly developed a physical side to his game in the OHL this season. Realistically I could see him on the Lightning in 23-24 if all goes to plan.

Also, I think we drafted Thompson as a 6-foot player, but he's now 6-foot-1 and about 185lbs. He only needs to put on 15ish pounds to be around the same size as Rutta, which would make him a plenty capable defender (I do worry about smaller defenders, like in the case of Eamon Powell).

Fortier has been relatively quiet since coming back to Syracuse, but I still think he reaffirmed my belief that he can cut it as a 4th liner at the minimum in the future.
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