Not sure if Botchford is just speculating or he is actually hearing something from a source:
http://www.theprovince.com/sports/ho...medium=twitter
Quote:
Virtanen, who is from Abbotsford and scored 45 goals with the Calgary Hitmen this season, showed up for his interviews in a shoulder sling.
He had shoulder surgery 10 days ago and his recovery is expected to take four to six months. Many assumed this would impact his draft slot, long believed to be in the six to 10 range of the first round.
But that hasn’t happened.
In fact, the idea that Brian Burke and the Calgary Flames are considering taking him at the No. 4 spot is gaining traction.
That would be going off the board a little bit for the Flames, but if there’s one team executive expected to do something odd in the top four it’s Burke.
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