I just spoke to someone employed by the Flames (i don't want to say names) that I believe would be closely involved in the drafting process and take it for what it is worth but he told me that the collective scouts don't believe Ekblad is a Franchise D or even on the same level of Jones. He said that they are all divided on the Sams and that they really like Drasaitl but don't believe he will slip by Edmonton. He said a lot of the scouts are really high on Ritchie even more than Da Colle and think he could be a top 4 player. He didn't seem to act as though Da Colle was an option.
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