If the Flames manage to win the lottery, I forsure would trade down as long as the complimentary asset coming back is enough (plus a top 1st round pick).
If I am the Flames I would be looking at one of Jones, Drouin, Mackinnon.
I would keep trading down until I am forced to "settle for one of them".
For example if 2nd overall pick team wants 1st overall to make sure they get their guy, you get their 1st (snd overall) plus an asset. I would do that again with the 3rd overall team (if they want a certain guy again). Now if in the first two picks if someone goes off the board and 2 of the 3 guys I mentioned above is still on the table, then you trade down again for the 4th overall pick.
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