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Originally Posted by dammage79
Svechnikov @ 15 is still my primary hope. There's so many variables at the pick # though.
I don't like the idea of trading down still. I like the fact you get the best pick of the litter in that area.
Two players that scare me are Merkley and Chabot. I watched some youtube highlights of players in the U-18 and Chabot got beaten terribly a couple of times by some of the other draft eligibles. Like embarassed. One was Eriksson Ek who picked off a terrible Chabot pass to J.Roy and the other was Colin White, a couple of times.
And there's just something I cannot pin point on Merkley that puts me off. Konecny just looks better.
And Guryanov looks like he can beat everyone one on one. Might be a risky pick @ 15 but the world will not end if they decide to grab a top tier talent.
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Merkley is growing on me. Slightly bigger and more durable than Konecky. They would both fit in with the hard-working mantra the Flames have established, and they both have great hockey smarts. For some reason I don't think either make it to us at 15 anyway. Barzal is another one I would be ecstatic to see drop to us, but it's unlikely.
Svechnikov seems like a really solid option, but I've still got a man crush on Brock Boeser. Top line RW sniper that plays a power game. At 15 he's a 'swing-for-the-fences' type pick.