Had an interesting thought today after looking at how Burke managed to land both Sedins at 2nd and 3rd after entering the draft with only a 3rd overall.
What if the Flames traded away next years 1st round pick plus another player or pick to land an additional top 5 pick in this years draft? If Feaster truly believes this team will be able to turn it around and push for playoffs next season, this could be a an opportunity to grab 2 potential franchise players. The big negative would be next season, if the Flames are tanking again it would be really tough on the fans as there would be no early pick reward for finishing at the bottom.
Would a team like Tampa or Carolina make a trade like that seeing that the Flames are likely favorites for 30th place in 2013/14? In 1999 Vancouver traded McCabe and their 2000 1st rounder for the 4th overall pick, which enabled them to draft both Sedin brothers.
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