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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I suspect there were people in this division, including Edmonton, making offers. IMO Treliving guessed (incorrectly) that the Flames wouldn't be in the lottery anyway. And as a backup he guessed (correctly) that it wouldn't be a top ten pick anyway.
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Originally Posted by jayswin
Haha, he would have guess (incorrectly) that it wouldn't be a lottery pick from missing the playoffs, he was banking on making it in.
Not a chance he correctly guessed that it wasn't top ten, but wasn't worried about it being number 12.
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
If the Flames missed the POs, they were going to not miss it by much, meaning they'd be among the lowest chances of winning the lottery. It was a gamble, but one which played the odds.
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I don't agree that he guessed correctly that we wouldn't miss by much as a back up plan. I assume he thought he had a playoff team and gambled on playoffs with that pick.
It's the 12th OA pick which is a HUGE asset, to go along with two other picks, and Brad is very careful about what he does. I think he miscalculated this team's season and is probably more pissed off about this pick belonging to the Islanders than everyone on this site defending him.