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Originally Posted by flames_1987
So Feaster and Co decided quite some time ago, this would be their guy. That being said, I believe they hold onto the 14th slot just in case someone they never thought they'd have a chance with, somehow dropped to them ala Forsberg. When that's not the case, they have partners set up to move down and do their homework over which teams have been in contact with Jankowski and talked to the agent and him about when they're thinking of taking him. They get the 2nd round pick and move down to a spot where they still feel very comfortable that he'll be around. Well played by the Flames and I don't want to go over the top, but as someone mentioned, that looked like a very confident draft table and the interviews following up the pick. That's a great sign, especially for the awful narrative made up that people are influencing every decision from the owners box.
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I highly doubt Calgary would have picked Forsberg if he would have dropped to 14. In one of the videos Jankowski mentioned his name was stitched to the jersey and going by Feaster's interview about how he thinks Jankowski would be the best player in the draft 10 years from now, I dont think Flames had any intention of picking anyone else but Jankowski.