I don't understand why people are saying this trade attempt is impatient or trying to rush things. It's fair enough to say that the three first round picks are worth more to the Flames than first overall, but there is literally nothing to indicate Feaster's motivation is short-term oriented more than long-term. Getting MacKinnon would impact further down the road a heck of a lot more than the first couple years.
When Flames management has talked about wanting their high picks to come in and be competetive for a spot in camp they haven't said anything about them being first-liner's quickly or even making the team and contributing in the first season. They simply are shying away from long-term projects like Jankowski who need at least three years of physical development to even have a sniff at the NHL. It doesn't mean they're hoping for a significant contribution from the picks in the first couple years. More than likely it has to do with the number of well-developed prospects available in this year's first round and it may also have to do with with wanting the picks to develop at the same time as the young guys we already have instead of being too far behind.
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