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Daniel Pribyl knows who they are, knows what they can do, and — heck yes — he’d like to saddle up on right wing with Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau.

But as tantalizing as the proposition is, the 23-year-old Czech forward’s main objective when he lands on North American soil to play hockey professionally for the first time is to make the National Hockey League.

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“Oh for sure, I’d love to play with them,” said the 23-year-old on Monday, calling at supper time from his home in Prague. “I wouldn’t know them to see them on the street or something, but I’ve seen highlights of them and I know of them. They’re really good players.”

And, apparently, so is Pribyl. At least what the Flames’ scouting reports say.

“There’s skill there, and it’s in a six-foot-three frame,” Flames general manager Brad Treliving said last month. “Those are hard to find. But, again, there’s lots of work to be done … Any time you see a European sign in the last 12 months, everybody is like, “Well, is this the next (Artemi) Panarin?’ This is a different player, so let’s be cautious.