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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Tkachuk and Hanifin for 3rd overall and White is a laughably bad trade, I'm sorry. The Flames give up Tkachuk for a worse asset in pick 3 and give up Hanifin for a much worse asset in White.
That trade would set the Flames back 5-10 years.
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Especially considering that top 5 busts are not that uncommon. It doesn't happen every year, but it happens often enough that I wouldn't trade a proven young player for a draft pick.
Some of these high profile prospects are going to bust, it's just the nature of things.