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Originally Posted by Itse
I have grown to hate the term "recouping picks". There is no such thing unless for some reason the nice GM just gives it back to you once you realize you actually need it.
Once you give a pick away, you have less. If you get a new one, you still have less than you would if you never gave that pick away.
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That's because "recouping picks" have the meaning of trading down in the first round or trading former first round picks (Erixon) for 2nd round picks here in Calgary.
There are situations where teams do "recoup" picks by acquiring a player for a draft pick and trading a similar player for a draft pick or when a player is traded later for a similar pick.