[News] With the 41st OA pick, the Flames select LW Andrew Basha

[Reggie Dunlop]

Bit of a shame that the Basha thread has been hijacked... perhaps a separate Ruck thread?

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by cannon7

Question is what is the price the Canucks have to pay to get them?

Do the Flames do 19th for 33rd and 43rd?

Or if the Canucks realistically think they can get Markus with a 33rd or 43rd pick do the Flames trade down from 19th to 27th?

Not sure I see Conroy being generous to the Canucks here, especially considering the Flames are in a better draft position to get the twins.

I think there's 3 teams that could realistically get both: CGY, VAN and STL. All 3 have a pick in the 20s with which to make the first move. As it stands right now, those are: CGY-VGS (19), VAN-MIN (28) and STL-DET (24). STL also has the COL (32) pick.

Obviously those draft numbers are in flux, and it will matter where they fall. IMO, whoever has the earliest of the picks is in the driver's seat and can take the first twin. Once secured, then it's just a matter of finding a trading partner to get the 2nd one.

So it all depends on VGS not winning the division, and not getting to the conference final. So we're routing for the Ducks now.

[stemit14]

Can anyone speak as to the likelihood of Basha projecting to be a center in pros? I remember Coronato playing center in college a bit but it never changed that he was projected to be a winger. Is that the case with Basha?

[Reggie Dunlop]

The Flames certainly have no shortage of talented winger prospects. It certainly wouldn't hurt for Basha to keep his options open.