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Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988
I'll never understand the McDonald pick.
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I have a theory that they liked the Laurent Broissoit pick (even though they traded him away), so they used the same rationale for Mason McDonald.
The Flames said similar things about both of them after they were drafted. Both were athletic, relied on positioning, and improved during the season. Both were bound to get a lot of games in the following year.
McDonald had better numbers during his draft year. He would have been a fine pick, but not in the early second round. Especially when guys like Demko, Nedeljkovic and Vanecek were on the board (all of them went just a few picks later).