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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I will call draft day a success if the Flames don't trade any of their picks away (other than to move up).
I don't want the Flames to trade away any of their firsts for 'prime apex' players or whatever they want to label them. I want the Flames to draft their own picks, develop them and bring them onto the team. I hope they garner more picks for 2014.
Make a 'hockey trade' if you must for players they don't intend on keeping throughout the rebuild, but leave the picks out of those trades.
Try and acquire more picks for 2014.
A good 2 year rebuild if done right can set you right. Flames don't have enough young talent in the pipeline to make this into a one year - not unless Gaudreau and Jankowski are both ready to jump in and be impact players this season! Just try and draft as much elite talent as possible.
You can find elite talent in low 1st round picks. Heck, RoR and Stastny were both 2nd round picks for the same organization! NOBODY is going to trade their future elite players for low 1st round picks. Either move up in the draft, or make good selections with those picks. Don't rush the rebuild.
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Absolutely agree with this. Trying to acquire another top 5 pick would require massive over-payment. The Flames need assets, they are not in a position to over-pay.
Focus on the draft and make 3 smart picks. Then look to acquire extra picks next year as well with Cammalleri, Stempniak, Stajan and Tanguay.
The only way I could see that it might make sense to trade up in the draft is with the 2nd pick. With Lindholm, Monahan and Nichushkin all in the 5-10 range, it might be possible to acquire one of them with a trade-up if the StL pick is around 15. I would give up the StL and Pit picks to grab one of those 3. Highly unlikely that happens though.
So grab 3 good picks and then keep acquiring more assets