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Originally Posted by macrov
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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People also need to remember we have Arnold in the system. Even now, we don't know what the Flames have in the kid. Yeah he's been playing well with Johnny, and one could argue that his stats are being padded, but Arnold is a bonafide playmaker and he's certainly got the bigger frame that most look for in a center.
He very well could cap out as a Getzlaf or a Kopitar type player (minus the 3-4 inch height). Most speculate he's a perfect 3C, but for all we know, he may flourish in his development once he turns pro and eventually hit that top 6 ceiling.
I'm willing to hold my breath for the latter.