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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Okay?
This goes back to my previous post about forgetting where picks were selected after the draft. Now they're all in the development blender. Jankowski might not ever live up to being a glorious 1st rounder, but that doesn't mean he can't carve out a long successful NHL career.
Joe Colborne won't ever be traded for a 1st rounder but he's looking to carve out a very good important secondary role on the Flames.
That's pretty standard of most picks after that mid-1st round. It would be shocking if Klimchuk or Poirier could be traded for a first round pick, and if I were the Flames I wouldn't trade our 15th overall first rounder for the vast majority of guys selected in that range in recent years.
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I agree with all of this. Who cares at this point where the kid was drafted? Could there have been a better first round pick at that spot? Maybe, maybe not. But like I said above, trade the order with John Gillies and I doubt there's an issue. They are both just players in the system now.
What current player or player in development on another team would I trade the Flames curent pick for? It's a pretty small list, made up of near-elite players or blue chippers. I expect the other teams would do the same. You won't get a first round pick for Backlund. Would you get one for Draisaitl? Maybe, maybe not.