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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
So do I. But we've already built the majority of the depth needed. The players likely to be coming up in the next few years have already been drafted. We've picked a lot in the past 4 years. There is a steady stream already built and trading one 1st rounder won't change that or sabotage it. The cupboards aren't bare.
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I agree. The loss of the 1st rounder is one thing that shouldn't be a major kick in the junk. Unfortunately, the Flames have no 2nd or 3rd rounder in this draft, and no 2nd or 3rd rounder in 2018 (and possibly no 5th rounder if Stone is resigned). The first three rounds are normally where you make hay. Anything beyond that is considered a surprise. So the Flames would have lost four of six picks in the this year and next. That seems like a pretty substantial hole you need to fill. I don't mind losing a pick or two, but two thirds of your top picks in a two year span is Sutteresque and why we went through such a dark period after his firing. I'd be very careful in making that deal, especially when you are only getting a guy for three years.