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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
He can - it's possible. But you don't give up Kesler + #6 overall for the chance.
That is massive overpayment.
And at this point, Reinhart and Bennett are not in the Kane, Stamkos, Tavares level for potential. Of course they might turn out better. But today, going into the draft, there is no Stamkos-level prospect waiting for the holder of the 1st overall pick.
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No but if you go back over the last 5 drafts you will see lots of very good players taken in the top half of the 1st round over all those years that are playing key roles for their teams. Flames probably realize they won't get a Pronger or Stamkos in this draft but I imagine they would be estatic if one of these guys turned out to be the next Seguin, Landeskog, Duchene, etc and there's a very good chance the first overall pick turns into a player that good.