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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I think the red flags with Ryabkin are more severe. Could end up being another Kabanov.
But the Flames are uniquely situated having two picks in that ball park (potentially) such that they could take a high risk high upside swing.
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He's spent enough time with Muskegon that the coaches would probably have a pretty good read on him. Someone else pointed it out, but Flames picked Gridin from that program so their scouts likely have a fair amount of familiarity with folks there. They should be able to get a sense of his attitude and coachability.
Personally, I'd still prefer to see the Flames wait until the Colorado pick in the second round to take a swing on him. He could fall that far -- although Philly has three first rounders and I could see them taking a swing on him with their third first rounder.