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Originally Posted by IgiTang
You're speaking in definite terms. Which is quite the fallacy.
You're assuming the Flames pick 5-10. What if they end up picking 13? Is Drouin not more valuable than the player picked at 13 overall?
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There's always going to be one high-end player available in that range too, just depends if Calgary's the team to identify him:
Karlsson (2008 15th OA)
Leddy (2009 16th OA)
Tarasenko (2010 15th OA)
Kuznetsov (2010 26th OA)
Forsberg (2012 11th OA)
Domi (2013 12th OA)
Larkin (2014 15th OA)
Pastrnak (2014 25th OA)
I don't think those teams would trade those players for Drouin. Who's that player this year? I dunno. Michael McLeod maybe? The only year not represented is 2011, that draft's best players were all drafted in late rounds (Johnny, Palat, Kucherov, Saad)
Some other recent prospects who seem to be trending well lately:
2013
Mantha (20th OA)
2014
Honka (14th OA)
Sanheim (17th OA)
Tuch (18th OA)
2015
Barzal (15th OA)
Connor (17th OA)
White (21st OA)
Boeser (23rd OA)
Sprong (46th OA)
Kylington (60th OA)