Regarding size - I'm all for taking the big guy if its a tie, but pick the best player available.
Just look back at the 2014 draft - Flames took Hunter Smith at 54. Next pick was Brandon Montour by Anaheim - he's got 42 points in 52 games in the AHL as a defenseman. A few picks later was Christian Dvorak who's got 113 points in 53 games in the OHL and played in the world juniors this year. If Hunter Smith was 6'2 would the Flames have taken him at 54? Doubtful.
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