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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Right now there are 8 teams with records below .500, so a .500 record right now would put you about 10th (Seattle has the 3rd best odds) and a 11.4% chance of a top 3 pick.
No one has a "great shot", as the odds of the worse team is slightly below 50%.
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The last 4 years there have been 7 - 10 teams under the .500 mark. Seems like most years there are 2-4 of those teams "around" the .500 mark. If you finish last of those teams it is possible to be only a few games under that mark and get a top 5 pick without winning the lottery.
This year it would be 6th position with Seattle and a very good chance at a top 3 pick. Also don't think adding 6th overall pick would hurt this team moving forward.
Even moving out just Nesterov, Bennett and Ryan could keep us in the top 10 and does help with the cap moving forward assuming Bennett gets 3+
If you move Gio out you probably guarantee yourself and top 5 pick and you do free up a fair amount a cap. Probably not the whole 6.75 mil assuming you retain or take someone back in the deal.
I don't think the Flames will end up in this position and more than likely will be in a playoff race but if the situations presents itself they can make moves that dramatically help our prospect pool without trading all our best players. It's possible to fix this team without blowing it up