[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

the 2nd interview you posted does pretty much say it and it's much more recent, transcript from http://canucksarmy.com/2016/5/2/benn...unds-realistic

Also from an interview in the paper

http://vancouversun.com/sports/hocke...l-hope-at-no-5

so ya, he's pretty much said they are taking a forward

What do you mean much more recent, the older interview is from late April where he says they'd take a defenceman if they're not picking top 4. You dismiss it far too easily because it doesn't fit the narrative the fans want to hear. I don't think the conclusion you've drawn is solid.

That "all but assured" line in the transcript is a joke, I've listened to the interview multiple times and that isn't what he did. Did you ignore the part where he says there is 2 defencemen right in that same range with Tkachuk?