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Originally Posted by JTech780
Look at what Celebrini and even Fantili did at the NCAA in their draft year, and what McKenna is doing in his draft year, it’s not even close. I think McKenna is going to be a very good player, I just don’t think he is on the same level as Schaefer, Celebrini or Bedard.
I think Calgary would be lucky to get McKenna, he just isn’t a player I would build around, he would certainly be an important building block, just not the cornerstone.
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Seems like a pretty thin position you’re taking here.
Is this based on several first hand viewing and whatever the scouting community has had to say to you?
It’s also curious how Bedard went from generational talent to huge flop and now back to superstar/elite status.
I think it’s far too early to start making the sort of claims you’re making here. Is McKenna worth building around? Well, the widely held consensus is and has been for about two years now is he’s the best of his class. So, is that worth building around? There’s no gaurantee’s but he’s as good as any, I’d say.
If you want to poke holes in the balloon, then I’d ask if the Flames have any players to build around? And if they don’t who is the next player worth building around if it isn’t McKenna? DuPont? Maddox? What are the chances the Flames end up with either of those two? Relatively small, I’d say. Even if they’re at the bottom of the league.
At the end of the day, you play the hand you’re dealt and you absolutely build around the best players you have. In this context, you build around Wolf, your build around Parekh, and you build around McKenna if you’re lucky enough to get him. Also, you build around a team, not one player.