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Originally Posted by cannon7
As a father, if I'm Jarome, I just want my kid going to the team where I think he'll have the best chance at success. But at the same time, I do understand how there could be an appearance of nepotism if the Flames pick him. But anyone raising this concern just needs to watch the kid play. Wherever the Flames have him ranked, he is clearly rocketing up pretty much every scout's draft ranking. This wouldn't be a situation where the Flames go way off board.
But chances are looking pretty good that Iginla will be gone by the time the Flames pick. Imagine he becomes Bedard's RW for the next decade?
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Nepotism isn't the concern here. It's expectations. If Tij gets drafted by a team like NYI, then he gets to build his own legacy there. If Tij gets drafted by Calgary the expectations for him to live up to and exceed his dad's legacy will be high. All things being equal, the Calgary fanbase will have the most pressure on Tij for him to be a top player.