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Originally Posted by Fire
Nope. If the Flames move up in the draft it needs to be into the top 3. No guarantee that Barkov will be a better player than Monahan.
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Despite no guarantee it does seem like Barkov is a level ahead of Monahan/Lindholm in terms of upside or likelihood to achieve it. Barkov has already dominated against men and already has NHL size. Less questions on him than Monahan IMO. He has the chance to be more of an elite player.
I don't want Feaster to overpay drastically to get Barkov but I'd sure be a lot happier landing Barkov than Lindholm or Monahan. It'll be interesting to see if he is one of the guys Feaster is trying to move up to get. I suspect he is.