Bennett is the highest pick ever at 4th. The Flames have historically had a very tough time picking higher than 6th, where they've picked many times.
Corey Stillman - 727 points in 1025 games
Daniel Tkaczuk - 11 points in 19 games
Rico Fata - 63 points in 230 games
Sean Monahan - 622 points in 870 games
Matthew Tkachuk - 644 points in 652 games
Most have McKenna, Stenberg, Verhoeff, Reid and Malhotra in their top 5.
The 6th pick arguably begins the next tier, with guys like Lawrence, Bjork, Belchetz, Smits, Carels.
But I do think that at least one guy in the 2nd group goes in the top 5, and at least one guy in the 1st group doesn't go top 5.
The Flames are still most likely to pick 5th (45% chance). Much higher than any other position.
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