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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
I think it's funny at how many people are trying to trade Gaudreau when he hasn't even played a single NHL game yet.
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Saying Gaudreau is not untouchable =/= trying to trade him.
When you're looking to acquire a top-end asset like a #1 overall pick (which is what sparked this discussion in the first place - Burke's interest in Ekblad), you have to consider that the other team will want a top-end asset or assets in return. The only two untouchables on this team are Monahan and Giordano. There isn't a person outside this forum who puts Johnny Gaudreau's value on the same level as a #1 or #2 overall pick.
Also, it will be very surprising if Burke (or his appointee) doesn't trade one of the Flames' higher-end prospects. Not because he hates them, or because he's an idiot, but because new GMs don't have the same investment in prospects than the guy who drafted them, and it's quite common for them to move those prospects for assets they want more. Jim Nill didn't hesitate to include two very good prospects in Reilly Smith and Joe Morrow in order to get the guy he wanted in Seguin - who is the kind of player you can expect to draft with a #1 or #2 overall pick. And Smith and Morrow weren't even the main pieces of the deal - they were the sweetener.
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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
I honestly think it's not worth paying to move up a few spots to grab Ekblad or Reinhart. I'd rather just draft where we draft, and then address our defenseman situation if we really need to throughout the season next year. If we really need to, we can trade for a defenseman with a 2015 second rounder and a couple of prospects next year.
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Extremely unlikely you can get a young stud top pairing d-man in any trade, let alone a trade involving spare parts. You have to draft them. Burke has done this in the past - he saw a elite guy in Pronger and he moved up in the draft to get him. A 2nd rounder and a couple prospects won't get you a foundational piece - it'll get you a #3-4 guy. If you're lucky.