I am really not too bothered by draft positioning this year. Like I stated before, the top 10 could have looked way different had the season played out as normal. Some kids didn't get much of a look this year. Limited games, new situations, even the stress of the pandemic. Every year there are usually big changes in the draft - risers and fallers.
To move up and down a couple of spots isn't a big deal this year. Last year? More important. Next year? Hopefully if this pandemic gets under control, it will be more important. This year is more of a crap-shoot - your scouts still have to do their homework, but it is an even bigger moving target that they have to hit.
Is there an advantage of picking earlier? Of course there is, but this year it is just less of an advantage.
Besides, don't need to worry. Flames are due for a lottery win.
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