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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Somehow I get the feeling we'll end up with Alexander Nylander. He's not the power forward we'd like but he's greatly skilled and for whatever it's worth born in Calgary.
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Depends where we're drafting. It could happen if we're picking 8-10 and he slides to there. If we're drafting any higher I'd find it hard to believe he'd be the best player available on our list. I think the Flames value work ethic, physicality, etc higher than some teams so the pure skill guys often are ranked slightly lower for us I would guess. I would guess a Treliving run team might value top 2-3 defenders higher than highly skilled average sized wingers.
Wouldn't surprise me if the Flames scouts see many of the following ahead of Nylander:
Matthews, Laine, Puljujarvi, Tkachuk, Chychrun, Juolevi, Sergachev, Dubois
So my personal guess is he'd be in the 7-9 range on our list. We'll probably pick high enough that he won't be BPA on our list IMO.