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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
This one was close, yeah. I clearly recall an overwhelming voting advantage towards Monahan. Could be the beginning of this one or I could be thinking of a different poll, where we were voting on the overall draft pick preferences. There were a few with all of the excitement about the three first rounders.
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There was never an overwhelming voting advantage for Monahan over Lindholm.
Unless you're confused by a poll like this:
https://forum.calgarypuck.com/poll.p...lts&pollid=857
Where Monahan was the huge favourite...because the top 5 picks were off the table.
The general consensus at the draft was the big 4 (or big 3 + Barkov) and then Lindholm and Monahan at 5/6 with Nuchishkin a wildcard. Lindholm, being the generally more consensus top 5 pick was often leading (slightly) by Flames fans at the time.
Here's a blog that hasn't held up the best but was not that uncommon of opinion at the time.
https://flamesnation.ca/2013/05/13/r...omment-page-1/
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If MacKinnon, Jones, Barkov, Drouin and Lindholm all go in the top-5, the only apparently remarkable talent who will be left on the board is Valery Nichushkin
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if the big-5 are gone by 6, the Flames likely drop down to the obvious second tier of talent populated by guys like Sean Monahan, Hunter Shinkaruk, Darnell Nurse, etc.
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