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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Or we could just draft MacKinnon and have him and Janko be dominant down the middle for the next ten years.
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Yeah you could if you believe Mackinnon was the best player available. I'm just saying it wouldn't be the end of the world if the Flames thought Drouin was the BPA and drafted him, because you can always try and trade from a position of strength (ie skilled wingers) for a position of weakness (ie centremen).
I wasn't necessarily saying taking Drouin over MacKinnion. But honestly, if you have 3 elite wingers, I don't know that you necessarily need a "no. 1 centreman". What you need are quality two way centreman up the middle who can win faceoffs, go back into the defensive end to support the defencemen, shut down the opposition, etc.
Say Sven, Drouin, and Johnny all maxed out and became elite wingers in the game, I don't see how you couldn't be successful with 2 Craig COnroy types up the middle to support the elite wingers.