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Originally Posted by AC
Not that I'm disagreeing, but where did Treliving say this?
Burke today said teams will likely be in a position to draft based on organizational need for once, and specifically mentioned Ritche was in the mix. Conroy and Button have also said previously that they are looking at up to 8 players with that #4 pick.
Personally I'd rather see us snag one of the Sams, and if they really want Ritchie, trade up into the 10s to get him using our 2nds +... but we'll see.
"It would be easy to say whoever is there at four we'll take at No. 4, but our group is bigger," Flames director of amateur scouting Tod Button said. "We have six, seven, eight guys and we're still sorting that out and this is part of the process."
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Just by listening to him talking in interviews, it stuck with me because the amount of times he referred they want the BPA in the upcoming the draft, that is why I feel confident the Flames won't be picking outside of the "Fantastic 4". I also remembered hearing Conroy saying before the scouting meeting, Treliving firmly stated they want the best player available.
I would not feel confident in the Flames scouting staff if they only considered 4 prospects for the #4, I think it's part of the process and being prepared when drafting at a high pick to consider at least 6-8, just in case if teams decide to trade or move up. It just shows they are really researching the prospects and gathering information which I'm glad they are going.
I cannot see how the Flames pass on Draisaitl... players like him are pretty rare.