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Originally Posted by flames_fan13
There's other reasons why teams didn't trade up to get him. Teams that wanted him may not have had the assets to complete the trade, or the teams ahead of the Flames wanted other players that were available and therefore not willing to deal their pick to the team interested in Jankowski
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all teams have assets. Its a question of how much would they give up in order to jump the Flames? Flipping firsts + a second? Flipping firsts + a roster player?
Teams all have a price, but they also have a degree of risk management too. Is the kid worth it? Was the price higher than they wanted to pay?
when Calgary traded down, there was zero guarantee that Jankowski would be available. None. So they rolled the dice. And based on their board, they won big because they got the player they wanted + a second rounder.
but it could have just as easily gone sideways if another team interested in Jankowski jumped them.