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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
Keller has looked good from what I've seen, but I'd still rather go with Dubois or Tkachuk.
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I would rather draft Dubois over Keller as well, because Dubois is a very talented player with star upside. But I see a special player in Keller. Even if he falls to 30th overall, there's a strong chance he'll go down as one of the six best players out of this draft. I'm not sure that will be true of Tkachuk.
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You're entitled to your opinion, but I think you'll see the majority of lists and his actual selection sometime after 10th.
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My opinion is that he's arguably a top 5 overall talent with his overall package. I can't predict where he'll go but I believe that in retrospect teams will be kicking themselves for passing on him. Drafts after all can only be judged years after the fact. Gaudreau has pulled ahead of 2011 1st overall Ryan Nugent Hopkins, 2nd overall Gabriel Landeskog, 3rd overall Jonathan Huberdeau, 4th overall Adam Larsson, 5th overall Ryan Strome, and 6th overall Mika Zibanejad. If you were in fact trading Gaudreau for one of those six players so that the Flames can "get bigger in the west", you would still expect those teams to add significantly. I bet from that same draft though, the Flames are kicking themselves for drafting Sven Baertschi at 13th overall instead of Nikita Kucherov.
Keller's risk isn't as high as a Gaudreau or Mangiapane, his risk is closer to Jonathan Drouin or Mitch Marner. Both top 5 talents in their respective drafts.