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Originally Posted by The Swedish Flame
Are trades like that common in the NFL? Sorry, I don't follow armoured rugby.
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No, not common. You do, from time-to-time, see a team give up their current year's first rounder and second rounder plus their next year's first rounder to move up to draft who they believe will be an elite quarterback.
I do vaguely remember in 1983 that the St. Louis Blues didn't have ANY draft picks because of ownership issues and people saying that this hurt their depth for a few years.
I think that giving up eight picks for one would hurt the Flames depth for too many years. Not to mention potential assets to maybe trade down the road.