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Originally Posted by Gaskal
Well, the way I see it: If Florida end up ahead of Edmonton they'll likely take Ekblad, which will cause the Oilers to take Draisaitl instead. Assuming we finish 4th and don't get bumped down, this means that we'll end up with Bennett who I'm the highest on. However if Edmonton remains 2nd overall and take Ekblad, Florida will probably run at Bennett instead and leave Draisaitl on the table.
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However if we're winning games against the Leafs, Canucks, and Panthers at minimum then there's a good chance we end up with the 5th pick (or 6th after the lottery may bump us down one.)
Shouldn't be any talk of landing one of the top 4 guys unless NYI passes us and they probably won't if we finish out the season strong. And even if we end up with the 4th pick there's a chance we still get bumped down due to the draft lottery.
As sureLoss has posted, we still are most likely to end up with the 5th pick. I know some fans hate the idea but at this point in the season I'm hoping the Flames do worse than the Isles.