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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
You are right, the Weisbrod had advised Feaster to trade the pick as he thought at 14 (or later), the Flames would not be in a position to draft anyone notable, as he thought the draft was fairly weak in depth. It was then that the whole 'snowstorm' thing happened when Weisbrod got stuck between prospect games, and Todd Button advised him to go view Jankowski who was playing at a fairly close location. Weisbrod fell in love.
I don't think it was because the Flames were in 'win-now' mode exactly. Feaster had essentially stopped trading picks for veterans at that point. Perhaps that pick would have went as part of a package for Turris at the time? Or perhaps another young-ish NHL player. Weisbrod originally felt that there was more value in trading the pick that year, rather than drafting someone.
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I also believe it would have been apart of a Turris deal.