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Originally Posted by Hatter
Agreed. It is almost a consensus on the board that a centre is wanted. If that's the case then we would be better off picking #2 or #3. I can't see the Flames passing Jones by if they draft first. Feaster and Wisebrod think Jankowski is their centre.
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I appreciate that Feaster and Weisbrod are high on Jankowski as a solid off the board kind of pick but I highly doubt they would pass by MacKinnon out of some feeling of blind faith that they locked up the #1C position. Both Feaster and Weisbrod have admitted that Jankowski is a project that is likely 5 years before he breaks into the NHL, much less assuming a top line position.
They have to still be on the lookout for a franchise center and then hope that Jankowski grows into a #2 or #1b.
The only way I see them going for someone other than MacKinnon is if Jones is on the board and they feel that he is (without a doubt) the best player available.