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Old 05-13-2016, 03:17 PM   #3826
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Originally Posted by The Fonz View Post
I hope we aren't the team at the top of the draft that gets mesmerized by size. If you're drafting in the mid-late 1st, sure, but top 10? Have to go with raw skill and IQ, all the way.

Gaudreau, Kane, Johnson, Kucherov, Crosby, etc, all sub-6ft game changers. It's more than okay to have a couple of those guys on the same team.

Mangiapane hasn't accomplished anything yet, so we shouldn't let his role in our system impact any of our decision making in the draft(s).
I don't think the Flames will be a team mesmerized by size. None of Kylington, Mangiapane, Hickey, even Bennett are particularly huge and bruising. They just tried to pick the best guy.

If they do prefer Dubois or Brown at 6, it will be because of the skill and size they bring to the table. There is a false narrative floating around that the choice between Brown and Keller is one of skill vs. size. They both have skill and neither play a physical game. It is simply a projection as to how the scouts think their game will project in the pros.
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