I’m typically always, always BPA in the top 10, but this is an interesting draft after the top two wingers are gone for the Flames if they’re drafting at 3.
Perhaps, they trade down to six and get another 1st and still draft one of Carrels/Smid or Malholtra. They may see an obvious number 3 in this draft and just take him, but they do have a little luxury here — and there are a number of teams that have a couple first rounders in this draft. Boston could be really intriguing, possibly drafting at 6 with the leafs’ pick and 20ish.
They could then potentially package that pick with the Vegas pick or one or two of their second rounders and jump back into the top 12-15.
Could end up with Smid/Carrels/Malholtra and a guy like Bjorck in that #12 range.
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