At the end of the day, the flames are early into this rebuild, and have lots of holes including a top pairing defenseman, and a 2nd top 2 center man. As a result, any of Ekblad, Reinhart or Bennet would be fantastic choices.
I personally like Bennet the most. I like his compete level, his skating ability, his release, and the fact that he is playing in the OHL which seems to he the most skilled chl league right now.
That said, Reinhart sounds like a fantastic player too. And so does Ekblad.
Could you imagine a top 4 like:
McDavid
Monahan
Reinhart\Bennet
Backlund
That would be the best lineup of 2-way centers in the league.
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