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Old 04-08-2013, 12:54 AM   #724
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Originally Posted by Phanuthier View Post
As for Seth Jones BPA... if MacKinnon/Druoin are better players, by all means, go with them. If Seth Jones is BPA, go with him. Thats all I'm saying, go BPA. The Flames have always said they go BPA, every other scout and GM always say they go BPA. Its a little weird seeing that people here are saying to draft by position rather then BPA. We have no idea what our team's needs are in 3 years, nor does anyone else... so thus, BPA.
I agree with best player available philosophy.

However in this case we may have a rare situation in which the top few prospects are extremely close and therefore you can break ties by drafting by position.

If the Flames feel one of the guys is ahead of the others they should take him regardless of position. If they feel it is too close to call then I would hope for a C or a D-man.
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