As was discussed in the last thread, it is not necessarily true that the Flames ranked McDonald ahead of Smith. It is possible that it was simply a case that that is how the draft played out.
Typically, once a goalie is picked, several of them go quickly. Treliving mentioned after the draft that they felt the goalie spree was imminent and they wanted to get their guy.
Bottom line for me is that they both have a TON of potential. And regardless of where they were drafted, a big forward has a much better chance of becoming an NHLer than a goalie does. So I am going with Smith.
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