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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
From everything I've read this draft has some comparisons to 2013 at the top end. So you had the "big 4" of MacKinnon, Barkov, Jones and Drouin and then a slight drop off to guys like Monahan, Lindholm, Ristolainen, Nurse, Nichushkin, Horvat, Domi, etc.
I think that year is very comparable to this year. This year you've got the "big 3" of Matthews, Laine, Puljujarvi and then a slight drop off to the next tier with Tkachuk, Dubois, Chychrun, Nylander, McLeod, Sergachev, Juolevi.
So yes top 3 would be great this year especially since it contains a couple big right shot wingers which are a need for the Flames. But this is actually a year where it doesn't drop off right away so not winning the lottery isn't going to be setback. That's the impression I get from everything I've read and seen so far.
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I agree, although I would suggest that there are in fact three tiers in the top 10. Matthews, Laine, Puljujarvi and then a slight drop off to the next tier with Tkachuk, Dubois, Chychrun, Nylander followed by another slight drop off to McLeod, Sergachev, Juolevi.
If we are drafting after the lottery anywhere in the top 7, I will be very happy with whomever we get.