Any of the top 4 will be centerpieces for the team for the next decade, but none of them are a Crosby caliber.
The whole Mackinnon/Drouin situation i feel like is a bit of a landmine. Drouin has hands for miles and tremendous vision, Mackinnon is more of a put the puck in the net kind of guy.
If we hung on to Tanguay for a few years, Mackinnon could gel with him really well going forward. Drouin is a self-titled playmaker, and that's what you'll probably get with him (Albiet a great one).
The only problem with picking Drouin as I see it (I think he'll be a superstar) is that he won't have anyone on this team to put the puck in the net for him. He's a left wing, and our top goal scoring prospect in Baertschi is also a LW, so it's a bit of a mismatch for the flames.
Still, I agree we take the BPA. If the flames sit in 1st overall this draft, you take jones and don't look back. ESPECIALLY since our defense depth is -awful-. If it's 2nd or 3rd overall, you take whichever of Drouin or Mackinnon is still available.
I seriously doubt the flames end up lower than 3rd, so you get one of those 3, and no matter what you'll be good going forward.
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