The question of Lawrence or Malhotra may be redundant. If flames scouting think they see something approaching a number one D in whats left that probably supersedes both if the centers and their could be 3 or 4 of them at five.
The other factor that may come into play is what available later for centers. While the draft isnt top heavy for centers the bottom of the first into the second has quite a few. Their is a bunch of guys in that range that i like ( obviously doesnt mean flames scouting feels the same) and if the flames see it the same way they may take the defender in the top ten then hit two centers (Dagenais)later.
Tough call as a top pair defender is only eclipsed by a top line center. Are Lawrence and Malhotra that? For our scouts to decide but i certainly have enough good will with our scouting to give whoever they pick the benefit of the doubt.
if we are at five i have no problem taking one of the centers i think both could be kadri level players. A decent number one but definitely at the lower end if the centers. My reasoning? If the base skill is there then chemistry with a good winger is just as important. If Malhotra is a decent number one and Reschny is a low end number one that’s still pretty stacked at Center
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