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Originally Posted by snipetype
I agree with what you are saying for the most part. All I'm saying is that first overall this year is more valuable than an undetermined draft pick in 2015 from my team other than buffalo. That is my thesis. I don't think I can be any more explicit than that. Too much could go wrong to pass on a guy like ekblad. That's all I'm saying nothing more nothing less.
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This is exactly why Calgary should not go with the trade. As much I want the playoffs, we still can't tell the future and how well or how bad we are going to be next year. You're right, Ekblad is totally worth it. But, what if we do make it in the top 3, top 5, top 10? The draft will be way deeper and we will certainly regret the trade.
We could trade our 2015 first and to try and win games, but our team is still rebuilding, you just don't know how we'll do next year. It's best for us to safely draft 4th this year, and draft wherever we draft next year in such a deep draft. Besides, I don't think Burke will be trading our 2015 first, he knows how valuable it is.