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Originally Posted by Bonded
No reason for teams to trade down
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Sure there can be. For the same reason we traded down last year. If a team likes a guy best that they think will still be there 3-5 picks later than they can deal down, pick up more assets and still get the guy they would have picked in that spot.
For example the year the Kings went way off the board and took Thomas Hickey they could've traded down 3-5 spots and still taken him.
For example the year the Isles traded down twice in the top 10 to take Josh Bailey.
So lets say a team likes Nichuskin top 4 but have good intelligence that none of the other teams in the top 6-7 will take him they could drop down from 4th to 7th/8th and pick up another asset and then take him anyways.
Or lets say a team is drafting 5th and likes 3-4 players about the same. They could deal down 3 spots, pick up another asset and be guaranteed that one of the players they liked will still be there.
Lets say a team like Edmonton is drafting in 5th and decides they want to take a defenseman finally, they might be willing to drop 2-3 spots to take their pick of Nurse/Ristolainen/Zadorov for another 1st rounder.
I'm not saying it is highly likely that a team will be looking to trade down but it is certainly not out of the question. And the Flames with three 1st rounders do have the type of assets that a team might want if they did trade down.