I jumped ahead to the stuff about the 15th pick because - well - that's the fun stuff right now.
Would Take Some Off the Board Picks:
Crouse, Barzal, Rantanen, Werenski
Most Likely Group to be a Flame:
Meier, Connor, Zboril, Konecny, White, Merkley, Svechnikov
I think there is actually a middle group here - as I think it would still take some fortunate luck for Meier or Connor to fall to the Flames - though if Meier does I think they pass as well.
In between "Would take some off the board picks" and "most likely" I would put a trio of players in a group I call "Potential Fallers"
Potential Fallers
Meier, Barzal, Connor
I see it being about a 50/50 possibility that one of those guys is there at 15. Less than 25% chance of Barzal or Connor which would be amazing.
If it is White, the board will likely melt-down, but the more I read about the pick the more I don't mind it.
I'm was originally predicting Zboril but in comments it seems like they are leaning towards a forward - so I'm going to say Merkley.
Or a move down where they draft Carlo in the early 20s and grab a high 2nd.
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