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Originally Posted by bubbsy
Trading 1st and 2nd round picks while being a pretty average team is such a Calgary Flames thing to do though!
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Having said that the only time the Flames have moved their 1st was after a season that was considered a step forward
2015- Surprise run to second round lead by a rookie and sophomore forward. Used the pick on acquiring a 22 year old RFA
2017- coming off a playoff appearance that was not smoke and mirrors and likely feeling like Smith being a big upgrade over Elliott Treliving got tunnel vision on Hamonic and his sub $4M cap hit for 3 years and felt acquiring him would give the team a truly elite top 4. Outside of poor coaching hires this was easily the worst move Treliving has made.
2018- after a massively underwhelming year a coach change and huge trade occurred. He also spent in Free agency with Ryan and Neal while adding 2 core RFA’s for Hamilton (the first of our young core that needs an extension) Ferland (pending UFA) and Fox (prospect that wouldn’t sign).
2019- due to significant RFA deals this team was pushed against the cap. No points for the failed trade for Kadri but to make it all fit the team was largely left unchanged. While the playoffs were a huge disappointment the team had their best regular season in 30 years. Doubling down on the roster made sense and they shuffled the useless Neal for the grossly overpaid enforcer Lucic
2020- the team returned to the playoffs and fell flat again. This team got their second chance and failed. Big moves are coming and I am not sure they will sacrifice futures to make those changes. Core players are going to move