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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
I suspect Mackenzie's top 13 will be gone before our pick. So unless we trade up we're likely left with a choice of players like Konecny, Merkley, Svechnikov, Bittner, Eriksson Ek, Boeser up front with Zboril, Chabot, Carlo, Kylington, Roy and Carlsson on defense.
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McKenzie's list doesn't really factor in outliers and off-the-board picks, as it is in fact an aggregate list he compiles from scouts he speaks to. I could see someone like Barzal, Rantanen or Zacha sliding a bit, which would make things pretty interesting.
Boeser is really intriguing. He put up very similar numbers to Gaudreau in the USHL, though he's got a much bigger frame and can use it. Button ranking him in the top 10 could be a good indication that some teams are in fact very high on him.
He projects as a top line RW, but he's committed to the NCAA. Picking him might inspire some hand-wringing amongst the more impatient folks on this board; it sounds like he could be a couple seasons away from cracking the lineup, but I would fully endorse taking him at 15. My kind of home-run pick
Svechnikov, Zboril and Roy all seem like good picks. Slightly lower ceilings, but they would be more instantly gratifying.
Today I'm liking Boeser, Svechnikov, Roy or Zboril, in that order (if there aren't any major top 10 guys who fall into our lap.)