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Originally Posted by ScorchyScorch
The only reason for doing so would be acquiring a player for the future that is also further along their development path and can help the team sooner. It also means a more defined basement when you already know the development is going as planned. There's nothing wrong with that, and that's what they did in acquiring Dougie Hamilton. You hope that a draft pick turns into a player when you make it, but if you're getting a young player who you already know will be a player, then you're skipping steps 1 and 2 and you're essentially trading a high pick for a high pick of a couple drafts ago. There's no real loss. So I don't understand why it would be poor, if a trade was made under the same circumstances as last year, especially if we don't draft top 3 where the surefire top end forwards will be picked.
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I've got no qualms moving 14 or 15 OA for Hamilton, and they traded two other picks for him as well. That was good. But to do so twice in a row early in a rebuild is foolish. Even if there is a steep drop from the top 3 to 4-7 theres still some really really good players to pick from in that range. And the Flames system is not flush or brimming over with top end talent which those in the top end still are. No they're not surefire gamers like the top 3 but still great.
As a team in an early re-build I don't think they can afford to short the system at the top end for a more surefire NHL'er right now. I'd rather pass on Drouin than give that pick to TB so they can stock their shelves more.
And I certainly don't see a Cory Schneider type trade in the market this year either. At any rate, this conversation is better suited for after the draft lottery where everyone will know where they stand.
EDIT: Let's not forget that the Flames have another potential 1st to use as trade bait this year.