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Originally Posted by SebC
Bob McKenzie's list is based on a scout survey. It's a pretty good indicator of where players will go, and thus can be used fairly accurately to assess whether trading up or down should've happened. It has strong predictive value for where guys will go in the draft.
Trading down up and down has to be part of your calculations. If you have a guy ranked well above his consensus spot, your best bet isn't a big reach, but a trade down.
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Logically, it stands to reason the Flames were concerned that Montreal would take him. Trading down doesn't help in that situation. They traded down last year, thinking they could get their guy. Obviously they were concerned this time around.