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Originally Posted by Jacks
Crosby, Malkin, Toews, Kane & Doughty were all top 3 picks.
Bergeron, Lucic and Krejci were second round picks.
Chara was a third rounder, Zetterburg & Datsyuk were late round picks.
Carter and Richards were acquired through trade.
The only player you mentioned who was drafted by his current team in the mid to late first round was Kopitar.
Much better chance of getting a star player like one of them in the top 3. Unless of course your scouting delivers you a diamond in the rough which is not affected if we trade up.
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The point I was making doesn't have to deal with the exact spot where those players were drafted, it's more about how you think you can build the best team possible. I believe the Flames will be a bottom 5 team next year and will be able pick up a potential superstar to go along with the depth they have a chance to acquire in this draft.
Richards and Carter were both mid first round picks, and look at the price paid to acquire them. Richards was moved for a prospect who had been drafted fifth overall a couple seasons earlier. Carter was moved to Columbus for a top 10 pick and a player who had been drafted in the top 10 a few seasons earlier. If the Flames moved all their picks for MacKinnon they would have nowhere near the assets needed to acquire a very good 2C like Richards or Carter.