Interesting. I know some are also of the train of thought that you take the 'best player' available to you, no matter what. (but we still won't know who's what for a while yet)
But I'd also have to side with team needs. I'd be happy with Drouin, sure. He's an incredible player. But I'd go with MacKinnon at #2 for sure. He just fits the bill on everything we need in a young core player moving forward. Even if his ceiling isn't as high offensively as Drouin in the NHL (and who even knows, it could be the other way around) it just makes too much sense not to do. I'd be happy with Barkov at say, #4 overall. But with your options at #2, you take MacKinnon every time if you're the Calgary Flames.
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