Man, I don't know how the Flames can pass on Barbashev if he slips to the Flames. Unless their mandate is take the high end forward in the first and stock up on D with the later picks.
But by all accounts, Barbashev is Bennett from Russia, good leader, can skate, hits, gritty (Gritty russian?). Really, tough to pass up. That would put the Flames aboslutely at the top of any prospect list in terms of skilled centers. assets are assets and having the deepest prospect pool in all the land in terms of centers can buy you quite a lot in the trade market.
That being said, McKeown (Bennetts team mate) and Dougherty are exactly what the Doctor ordered for the Flames depth chart. I voted Barbashev because its a no brainer if hes there, but I fully get taking a D man too.
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