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Originally Posted by Bingo
They graduated Monahan, Bennett and Tkachuk as top six forwards.
They have three goaltenders with upside.
They have four defensemen with top four potential.
That's a pretty stocked young team.
I'm sure they'd love to add to that and keep their picks for sure, but the logic certainly wasn't insane.
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Bennett is not a top six forward.
The Flames did take a unique approach, no other team in the league traded as many picks as the Flames did over the past 5 years. Most teams trade picks to try to win a cup, the Flames took a different approach and traded picks to try to make the playoffs.
3 goalies with upside is a real stretch, if they have upside we should trade Gillies for a 2nd rounder. We would be lucky to get a 4th for Gillies.