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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
Crazy thought, what if the Flames have no picks until the 4th round?
Maybe they will load up for next year, and will get some valuable current nhl assets and more picks for our picks because of where we project to finish this year. Then Burke converts a pile of the assets we loaded up on in 2015 for McDavid.
Idk if either of the first two guys this year is going to change Calgary's future much.
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Pretty much a pipe dream.
1. NHL GMs know what is at stake in the 2015 draft, any 1st round pick given up will more than likely be lottery protected. Going by the 2012 and 2013 drafts top 10 picks were given up only for potential franchise players (Staal and Schneider) and if the Flames have potential franchise players for 1st rounders, why wouldn't they keep them?
2. There is no guarantee that any picks acquired for 2015 would be better than the a first 5 pick in any of the 2014 rounds. Granted they could be better but they also could be worse. Lets say for the sake of argument the 2015 draftees will be equal or slightly better than the 2014 draftees. You lose a year of development time.
3. You would need a top 4 pick just to increase your chance at McDavid by more than 10%.