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Originally Posted by Caged Great
For this draft, I'm hoping the Flames just try to go for homeruns. Whether that's going with the oddball choice in the first round with Kostin or Liljegren or attempting to get more Eat Bread and Phillips types later on. Skill skill skill is all they should be going for. The new NHL doesn't have as much emphasis on needing to be massive. If you can out skill your opposition, you will win.
Don't go safe with a crappy draft like this because the "safe guys" top end ceiling is that of a depth player and that's a waste of a pick. If you swing for the fences and hit, you'll get another guy to go in the same group as Bennett/Brodie/Monahan/Gaudreau/Tkachuk/Janko. If you miss, well at least you tried and you have the excuse that this draft is not as good.
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This 1000 percent. I don't want to see safe picks anymore at least to a certain degree. You can always get those bottom 6 depth guys, those bottom pairing D in other ways. The draft should be all about going for the highest end available talent at the time of the pick. We've been seeing this the last few years from our scouting team and its been refreshing. It will be even more rewarding if a couple of those swings turn out to clear the fence.