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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
I was thinking more along the lines of this trade swaying people from keeping all 3 picks to the trade up for Mackinnon side.
Monahan would be better than Knight, but if the reports are right and Knight turns into a #2 center then wouldn't we rather have a #1 instead of another #2 in Monahan?
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Oh, of course. I wasn't saying that we should be keeping the picks, I'm all for moving up to get MacKinnon, or even Drouin. Like _Q_ said, this trade shouldn't change anything at the draft. What I was saying was, the Flames should STILL be taking a center, because while Knight is a good two-way center, he'll probably never be able to take on a #1 spot, whereas MacKinnon can. But if we can't get MacKinnon, then we should be drafting one of the other centers projected to go in the top 6.
And like _Q_ said, if Knight is a Monahan-type guy, maybe this makes them go Lindholm instead. There are so many moving parts to this draft, the possibilities are virtually endless.