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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
You are drawing all kinds of concrete conclusions. It's been speculated they want a #1 Centre. That doesn't mean they won't move the pick for anything less. Maybe they really like Brown... and they also tested Keller. There are a lot of possibilities beyond what you're suggesting.
You said above "The only way the Flames will get pick #3 is if Bennett or Monahan are the main piece"... and you don't know that at all.
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I know exactly what I said and I stand by it 100%. I have made a deduction based on the various reports out there.
1) Columbus wants a top centre
2) Columbus has interest in Brown
3) Vancouver may have interest in Brown
Thus I feel Brown may be their backup if they cannot get a centre for the #3 pick. I also feel that they will not trade down behind Vancouver because of potential interest they may have in Brown. Thus any trade invollving Calgary would need to involve a centre because they aren't going to trade down and potentially screw up their back-up plan.
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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
I don't think so at all, and I'm sure the majority here and around the league would disagree with you.
You might be correct, but you have worded several of your assertions like they're definitive, and they're not.
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I think you are overvaluing Bennett here, as most Flames fans would. I have worded my opinions as I have to emphasize how strongly I feel about how likely they are and I stand behind that 100%. As I stated above the Blue Jackets reportedly have interest in Brown, the Canucks potentially do too, so Columbus trading to a pick behind Vancouver makes little sense, so the only thing that makes sense for them to want from Calgary is Monahan or Bennett.