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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.
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Three first rounders means squat for a team with a top 5 pick, what matters is the position they will trade down to. Teams trading out of the top five only usually move down 2 or 3 positions at most. And the most salient example is the Islanders which was universally panned as a terrible move. That's basically the exception that proves the rule. If the Flames are 6th then they can put together a couple of those firsts to move into 5th or maybe 4th. If they're 9th or 11th there's basically no chance. Don't fill the kids' heads with nonsense.