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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
^, I'd rather not touch Ritchie... Assuming we keep winning games and keeping our draft spot, I see us taking Dal Colle or Virtanen.
Does anyone think Wotherspoon's play as of late can affect the decision in trying to move up for Ekblad, if we feel so inclined to do so?
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I don't think it impacts any decision to move up in the draft for Ekblad. I love Wotherspoon, but he still probably projects at top 4 right now, probably not top pairing. He MAY develop into a top-pairing guy (you never know), but he just doesn't have that size, or that elite shot and offence to project to a #1.
Flames will need to find that #1 defencemen at some point, and if there is a reasonable chance to move up and snag Ekblad, they will.
What Wotherspoon is doing right now probably affects what the organization does with Butler or Wideman in the off-season.