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Originally Posted by devo22
I just can't see any of Ekblad, Reinhart and Bennett fall out of the top 3. So unless we win the lottery (come on hockey gods!) or trade up, the Flames will probably end up with one of Michael Dal Colle, Leon Draisaitl and Jake Virtanen.
Right now, for me it's Virtanen > Draisaitl > Dal Colle in terms of what we need ... just not sold on Draisaitl and I guess Dal Colle will be an Isles pick at 4 anyway. Current center depth (Monahan, Backlund, Stajan etc) is certainly good enough for next season again ... and next year there are numerous good centermen available (McDavid, Eichel, Barzal, Strome, Konecny).
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I don't get a great feeling about Draisaitl either. Highly unlikely we get my first preferences (Ekblad, Reinhart or Bennett). Not sold on Ehlers either (top prospect in the game is freeing up a lot of ice for him in Halifax). Red flags about Ritchie's fitness, so I would avoid. Nylander is pretty small, though a RW & I wouldn't be surprised if someone took him around #10.
In the end the hockey gods will decide. I have a weird feeling we draft either Dal Colle or Virtanen & either of them would look awesome on Monahan's wing. If we slip any further down the pecking order Hayden Fleury & Perlini should be on our radar.
Any interesting prospects in the 2nd & 3rd rounds? I noticed there's some beef: lots of BIG RW & RD.