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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
Honestly, as a Flames fan, I'd rather not have to deal with the inevitable "will he or won't he go back to the KHL" debate that is sure to come up for years to come if the Flames draft him. You just know, the moment he slumps, there's going to be a ton of "I hope he's not unhappy here and bolts back to the KHL" threads crop up on CP. Remember the whole Tarachukin fiasco? I'd rather not go through that again, TBH.
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I just want the best player available at the time we get to make our selection. Nichushkin is being talked about like he would be a first overall pick in most draft years. Monahan/Lindholm/Nurse are not that caliber of prospect.
It would be a shame to lose out on that level of prospect due to unfounded fears, optics, or because we don't want to deal with a couple of silly threads on Calgary Puck.
Fortunately I don't think the CP reaction is high on the Flames draft criteria.