Monahan looks more and more like the perfect pick for the flames from that draft. He has a good shot at 25 goals and 25 assists in only his 2nd NHL season. He's a plus player. He's become good in the face-off dot. He's handled defensive responsibilities against the top players of other teams. He kills penalties and he's effective on the powerplay.
If he stayed like this for the next decade without any further improvement it would still be a hell of a great pick at 6th overall. But he keeps getting better and will keep getting better as he continues to develop.
So far... Mackinnon and Monahan look like the two best players from that draft. Mackinnon is more dynamic but Monohan looks like a more complete player. It will take longer for Seth jones to develop since he's a defenceman and he may end up as good as Monohan and mackinnon in a few years. But I don't think the other top picks in that draft will reach their level.
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