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Originally Posted by cannon7
As a father, if I'm Jarome, I just want my kid going to the team where I think he'll have the best chance at success. But at the same time, I do understand how there could be an appearance of nepotism if the Flames pick him. But anyone raising this concern just needs to watch the kid play. Wherever the Flames have him ranked, he is clearly rocketing up pretty much every scout's draft ranking. This wouldn't be a situation where the Flames go way off board.
But chances are looking pretty good that Iginla will be gone by the time the Flames pick. Imagine he becomes Bedard's RW for the next decade?
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As others have said, I doubt Chicago will reach that far for Iginla with where they likely will pick (top 3-4)… that being said, amongst the players I’ve seen so far for this draft, I think Iginla would be the perfect winger for Bedard. He has finish, he shown he plays well with skilled players (Cristall for example), has great hands, good speed, hockey IQ and skill. Guys like that usually fit well with play-driving centers. Guys like Guentzel or Hyman are good comparable of what Iginla could be with Bedard.
That being said… let’s just make our version work by winning the draft lottery, picking Celebrini, and then trade any combination of Andersson, Coleman (50% retained), Markstrom (50% retained) and Vancouver’s 2024 first round pick to get another pick in the top 12 to draft Iginla. Three years from now, put out a first line of Iginla-Celebrini-Coronato. Beautiful.