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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Wow, people still would rather have Kabanov? I find that surprising given Reinhart's good year and especially his dominant performance in the playoffs including the 5 goal game.
I don't think it is a stretch at all to predict Reinhart could be a top two line player. His development is looking quite promising and I don't see how Kabanov has him outclassed at all right now.
I don't really see Wahl as a 3rd liner either, he was drafted with top two line upside. You seem to be overly pessimistic on the offensive upside of the Flames prospects while overly optimistic on the guys we didn't take like Kabanov.
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You must have misunderstood my post as I indicated it would have been nice to see the Flames select both Kabanov and Reinhart, not Kabanov over Reinhart. I wasn't a big fan of the Reinhart pick at the time, but I give our scouts credit with this pick and I hope he continues to develop as a player and progresses towards making the big club.
I do hope you're right on Wahl having 2nd line upside in the NHL, I know that we drafted him with top 6 upside, let's hope that he has a bounce back year.