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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Agree the Bruins took a greater risk but really it's not proven to have failed yet (although with Connor and Barzal right there it looks like it may).
Even then that is a much bigger risk that the one you stated.
They took guys ranked 28 and 40 at 14 & 15 respectively. That was a huge jump in the rankings.
Brown is ranked 7th among North American skaters by ISS - which likely puts him around 10 with the European skaters factored into consideration.
The Flames taking a player ranked 10th at 7 (where they could draft) likely isn't much of a reach.
However if a team takes him at 3 or 4 then that is very foolish.
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I agree that Boston is an extreme example, but I'm just using it to emphasize the original point which seems to be missed by some. But is is an example, and I don't need the benefit of hindsight to say what they did was not wise.
There is no reason they should have had Senyshyn and Debrusk ranked as high as they did. That's the tunnel vision I'm talking about. That's an unnecessary risk with the likes of Connor and Barzal on the board.
And although the reach wouldn't be the same with Brown, picking so high accentuates my belief that the Flames can't be playing games with this pick.