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Originally Posted by Sandman
1) C Mack Celebrini- SJ
2) RW Ivan Demidov- CHI
3) D Artyom Levshunov- ANA
4) C Berkly Catton- CBJ
5) LW Tij Iginla- MTL
6) D Zeev Buium- UT
7) D Sam Dickinson- OTT
8) D Zayne Parekh- SEA
9) D Carter Yakemchuk- CGY
10) C Cayden Lindstrom- NJ
11) C Konsta Helenius- BUF
12) C Cole Eiserman- PHI
13) D Anton Silayev- MIN
14) RW Beckett Sennecke- SJ
15) C Michael Hage- DET
16) RW Liam Greentree- STL
17) RW Ryder Ritchie- WAS
18) RW Michael Brandsegg-Nygard- NYI
19) LW Igor Chernyshov- VGK
20) LW Trevor Connelly- CHI
21) RW Yegor Surin- LA
22) D Adam Jiricek- NSH
23) RW Matvei Gridin- TOR
24) C Sacha Boisvert- COl
25) RW Emil Hemming- OTT
26) RW Terik Parascak-MTL
27) RW Maxim Masse- CAR
28) C Dean Letourneau- CGY
29) D Henry Mews
30) D Cole Hutson
31) LW Tanner Howe
32) D EJ Emery
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Wow, you have the Flames taking Yakumcuk over Lindstrom?
Watched Yakumchuk live a few times this year and was really impressed. I think he would be a great pick. BUT, I keep thinking about Steve Ellis’s comments on speaking with Jarome about Lindstrom (DF podcast around WJC) and how impressed Iggy was.
Tough call really and a can’t lose in my mind. Maybe Lindstrom’s back is too big a risk to overlook. Have to say I’ve been a bit surprised people here aren’t talking more about a local 6’3” RHS D with a meanstreak and very good offense. Kid has potential stud written all over him.
I also like taking a D this draft and prioritizing C next. Given it usually takes D longer to mature, you can sit on Yakumchuk for at least a year, likely two. Two years down the road you could be inserting a stud, or two, into the lineup.
Also, I have to wonder where Conroy himself leans on position given he spent his career as a C.