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Originally Posted by Gaskal
I think if there is a lower team than us that Florida would have an interest in trading down with, the Flames are in a prime position to trade down to, and then trade our 4th OA down to whoever is interested.
If we get the 1st overall I think it's a given we'll use it on Ekblad anyway, and assuming EDM and BUF don't move their picks - big, big chance of that 4th overall turning into a Sam. That's huge, and it gives our pick (Reinhart/Bennett) noticeably more value when compared to 5th, 6th overall. (MDC, Ritchie) So there's still a big incentive to trade down again for a pretty decent package with our 4th OA, and contrary to expectation it shouldn't take too much from Calgary if they're just going to trade our pick down again - the difference between #1 and #4 is negligible unless you're madly in love with Ekblad.
To CGY: 1st OA
To BUF: 4th OA, COL 2nd, PIT 3rd
So they'd get two additional picks within the first three rounds in addition to whatever they can get for our 4th overall, which should be very respectable.
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That's an insane trade. Assuming we get Bennett at 4 like most experts say, you would basically trade Bennett, our 2nd, and 3rd to get Ekblad even though some still say Bennett is still good enough to be a number 1 pick? No thanks.