A bit of useless analysis.
In the past 5 drafts, the Flames picked:
35 Times (average)
6 First round (+1 from average)
7 Second round (+2 from average)
This included trading a 1st and two 2nds for Dougie Hamilton.
In the previous 5 drafts, the Flames picked:
29 Times (-6 from average)
4 First round (-1 from average)
3 Second Round (-2 from average)
In recent years the Flames have a marked increase in acquiring more picks and trading UP for higher picks, compared to previous years where they divested picks and traded down for lower picks. And the high picks they have traded have been for young prospects, not older vets. This supports Treliving’s comments that the Flames are acquiring young assets and “adding bullets to the chamber”. Using a 2nd for Lazar seems pretty reasonable in this methodology. Young prospect that still counts as a bullet in the chamber. The Flames are doing exactly what they should be doing. They are adding bullets from all sorts of sources, including the draft.
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