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Originally Posted by dammage79
Yawn. FDW on repeat. Same thing over and over and over....
And again. Where's this "Soft play" coming from in regards to Alex. Just another fun little made up thing for FDW to use to try and brainwash people into thinking he is right.
He's no Lucic or Callahan, but he's no Semin either.
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You can put me on ignore whenever you want. Someone argued that if Burke thinks Alex is better than William then he must be in our top 6-8 and I have merely provided the counter argument. We already knew you wouldn't buy it. I think my argument is sound. You fit in the camp of those who believe average sized finesse wingers are very important building blocks to build around. I believe they are probably the least important commodity to build around.
I've watched Nylander play at the U18s and with Mississauga. He isn't a gritty forward, he isn't a power forward. He plays that softer finesse style. That's his game, what am I making up? Is he less soft than his brother was at the same age? Yes. Is he bigger than his brother was at the same age? Yes. And those are probably the reasons why Burke likes him better than Willy.
I think you and I approach the draft very differently. My approach is to try and guess who the Flames think the best players available are. Your approach is to identify the biggest weaknesses on the Flames and try to find which prospect best solves that.
Nylander solves our immediate weakness in 2 years or later (at which time our weaknesses may have drastically changed.) But is he the BPA at #6 given the Flames philosophy of D>C>W and looking to add size/strength but not at the expense of skill/skating? I've always been skeptical and so far the quotes from our management back me up I think.