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Originally Posted by H2SO4(aq)
Is there a reason some of you are so high on Barzal? Don't know much about him but his numbers certainly don't wow anyone. What am I missing about this guy? His stats alone suggest he should fall way past 15th overall.
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As far as forwards go, only three players projected in the top 15 really check off
every box on the "everything Flames could use right now" list.
[] 5'11" or taller
[] Highly Creative Stickhandler
[] Good right-handed shot
[] Strong Skater
[] High hockey IQ / vision
[] Excellent possession-driver
[] High compete level
...Those three players are Jack Eichel, Mitchell Marner and Matthew Barzal. If we get Barzal, this is a highly successful draft from a team need perspective while still running away with probably the BPA. It'd be a perfect first round.
Some of the guys potentially available at 15 hit do
most of those marks, like Timo Meier and Kyle Connor but not all. Of course, they're still a fantastic Plan B (or in Connor's case, Plan A2).
Other guys, like Merkley, Konecny, White, Harkins, Eriksson-EK and my dark horse Jeremy Bracco, don't quite hit all those check boxes.