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Originally Posted by VaporTrail
It's so damn tempting to pursue a finisher in the first round but on the second thought - maybe it's Colin White or Brandon Carlo that we need the most to make the Flames complete? These guys won't be there come second round... Sure, we could then target poor man's Carlo and poor man's White but the same can be said about offensive forwards.
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I really don't understand what you mean.
White projects to be a Jarret Stoll like player. Are we one Jarret Stoll away from being complete? Honestly, the issue with guys like Carlo and White isn't that they're not effective/good hockey players. The issue is that if you're one Rich Peverley from a cup you can make the trade to get him, not burn a 15th overall.
That is why, IMO, Flames are better off taking a riskier pick with higher upside at 15. (Svechnikov, Merkley, Guryanov?, Boeser even).