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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Agreed. However its easily possible that the second tier is actually from 4-10 or 4-12. We've seen suggestions from scouts about that. The narrowing down to 8 then could be influenced by positional needs or philosophy.
Brown averaged out to 13th on Mackenzie's latest pre-lottery rankings. It suggests most teams/scouts don't see him in the top 10. I think teams "reach" for big centres on draft day because they are so hard to get. I think that is why there is recent talk of him going top 8-10. In this case I think its feasible Brown is outside the top 8 for Calgary and we're not a team that needs to reach for a big centre due to poor depth in that area. I could be wrong and Brown could be in our top 8, its certainly possible. But he's far from a consensus top 10 pick.
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For what it's worth, Craig Button said today he could see Brown going 4th if the Leafs fell to that spot. Don't know if that means he now has him as the fourth best prospect or if it had more to do with Toronto's need for centermen.