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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
While it is true that Bennett or Jankowski won't get you the #3 pick, you are equally wrong if you think the names above are the price. There is a chasm the size of Montana between the value of Hamilton and that of Jankowski.
Fans really tend to overvalue picks. You don't trade a young, foundational piece for an 18 year old that, if all goes well, might become a young foundational piece in a few years.
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You definitely misread that. I never said the players listed are equal to each other or a top 5 pick. All I said is that if the Flames want to trade a player for the #3 pick, there are only four players that would get it done.
The value of the pick isn't relevant, it's what the Habs or any team owning that pick would want in return for that pick. It would have been the same when the Flames held the #4. Sure, now that we see Bennett floundering, I'm sure that we would have traded that pick. But at the time, the item in the mystery box seemed like a much better choice.
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