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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Disagree. McCabe was a 3/4 guy similar to Brodie. And aging Linden I don’t see as significantly more valuable than Bennett/Jankowski. Fedotenko? He had 16 and 17 goals in his first two years playing wing. Bennett had 16 in his 1st year and a much better pedigree than Fedotenko. Janko scored 17 in his rookie year and plays centre, definitely more valuable than Fedotenko. Backlund is more valuable than any of the above. All of Brodie, Bennett, Janko and Backlund are more valuable than Kevin Weekes IMO.
I think I proved my point just fine. Occasionally GMs have traded top 5-15 picks for packages containing players much, much, much less valuable than the Tkachuk, Monahan, Gaudreau, Hamilton you claimed it would take.
I certainly agree that it’s unlikely to happen this draft. Unlikely but not impossible to trade into the top 15. 3rd overall? Probably super unlikely as Bergeron should demand a Kings ransom if he’s smart. Overall it doesn’t make much sense for the Flames to trade NHLers for a 1st with where they are at in their competitive cycle.
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Fair.
But I specifically left Backlund off because I think he's underrated and would not get the value. But I think he's worth more than a pick.
We are also talking different picks. I brought up the Habs pick and I've been talking a top pick being 1-5. You've been talking 1-15 which is a far wider valuation. Bennett and Janko could definitely be traded as a package for a 10-15, 1-5 would be doubtful. But depending on the level of stupid could change anything.
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