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Originally Posted by FlameZilla
Any potential 2nd rounders catching your eyes, armchair GMs?
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I have a few.
1. Yegor Korshkov. To be honest, he could go high in the 2nd or low into the last round, but I really loved what I saw from him at the WJC. PWF, highly skilled, big bodied RW with a left shot. I'm not sure he was Russias best player, but he was one of their top players for sure. 6'3" and 180 LBS. looks like he is signed until after the 2017/18 season but thats decent development time for a later pick winger. Could also drop his ranking down too.
2. Sean Day. Not living up to his prefered draft status but looks like a solid Defensive D man option. Wouldn't mind taking a shot with one of the extra 2nds. Just not the Flames'. 20 points in 53 gp and a minus 12. May end up regressing a bit from his previous seasons stats with Missisauga. Who by all accounts has a better team this year. A bit of a gamble.
3. Maxim Lazarev. Average sized natural RW. Plays really well with Dubois and Svechnikov. 72 points in 49 gp? Good enough for me to think he could go in the 2nd.
4. Tyler Benson. Could slip into the mid to low 2nd round after being shut down for the season with injuries. Could be a sleeper pick as when he was healthy and in the pre-season rankings was ranking as high as a mid first round guy.
EDIT: Honestly, the 2nd round is pretty weak. I'm glad the Flames will at least get a shot at another decent talent with their own 2nd round pick but it's rather bland after that. At least from what I have been reading. It might be a good draft to take Russians high than normal. Or other lesser known european quantities.