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Originally Posted by trackercowe
I'd probably trade our first rounder this year for him, but I am sure many posters on here will disagree with me. This years draft isn't that stellar to begin with, and we'll likely be picking in the 3rd-6th spot. I think that sort of pick could be sacrificed for someone like Yakupov. Doubt he'd work that much better here than in Edmonton, but our expectations currently aren't as grandiose as theirs is.
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I am not sure the Flames don't finish last, or don't win the lottery. They don't look like they will finish last, but injuries happen, and a lottery win is a lottery win. I would be horrified to see the Flames not take Reinhart - I really see him as Sean Monahan with a little less size (not much less), and a little less defensive game to him, but a bit more offensive ability.
Building around 2 6ft+ centers (Reinhart is listed at 6'1" on HKDB, and 5'11" on Elite) who both have non-stop motors, leadership abilities and great 2-way play seems like an intelligent way to go about rebuilding. Yak for sure would be a great addition, but is not someone you can build around I think. VERY strong complimentary piece, and he has proven it already last year in his ability to score in the NHL. His value accordingly is larger than the potential for Sam Reinhart, but I would be horrified if that ended up happening. Maybe I have become too big of a fanboy since the Flames drafted Max, and I have started watching the both of them since then.
If Jankowski (who I am very high on) was a very sure thing, I would trade that 1st for Yak in a blink of an eye though.