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Originally Posted by Matty81
If they want Ritchie (who I am scared to death is Chris Dingman 2.0), they have to trade down unless they are absolutely certain somebody else loves him.
The consensus in almost the entire scouting community is that Ritchie is not a top 4 pick. If he is their guy, at the very least play some poker with the Isles or Nucks and get a 2nd rounder out of it. The Isles seem to be pretty set on Dal Colle or Draisaitl from what I'm reading, so if the Flames start feigning trade talks with a team in the 7-15 range who really wants their guy they should be able to leverage at worst a 3rd rounder.
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Looking at the draft pick value chart, swapping #4 OA for Anaheim's #10 and #24 OA is a decent trade (#4 = 53.4 and #10 = 36.5 + #24 = 17 (53.4 vs. 53.5)).
While i think this team is in desperate need of injecting top tier talent, this does allow us to focus on a Fleury, Ritchie, Virtanen and several good prospects at 24. Or use 24 and one of our seconds to get back into the teens.
I bring this up as the new FO might want to infuse the talent pool with 'their type of guys' and they may want to maximize the number of picks.
The draft is fun.