I would hate to see the Flames package their picks to move up. They should be using the picks in this draft to develop some depth and hedge their bets. I'd rather they take three guys like Lindholm, Gauthier and Petan than rolling the dice on one top end player. McKinnon is a guy I'd love to see in a Flames uniform, but both Lindholm and Gauthier have big potential in the middle and Petan has massive wild card potential as well. If all three of those picks work out you have a very good problem on your hand. If you move them for one guy, and that guy busts, you have a huge problem on your hands. More lottery tickets is probably a better strategy for the Flames right now.
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