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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Jeremy Lauzon played 41 games this year for the Bruins and 19 games last year so he looks like he is a NHL player
Formenton played 20 games for the Sens as a 21 year old, so he looks like he is a NHL player.
It is likely that one or two more pan out on that list, so even in a world where you compare just the players that were picked there are 7 players on that list.
The assets the Flames have left from those trades 24-48 months later are
Hanifin
Lindholm (although I would argue you should really only count one of these two players as Fox and Ferland were probably worth one of them)
I might be missing an asset from those trades, but that is really all I can think of.
Giving up 5 NHL players and potentially one or two more, all of whom are cost controlled to varying degrees for the first 7 years of their careers for one NHL asset is a tough look.
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I actually think the Flames end up picking Alex Debrincat if they don’t trade for Brian Elliott. He’s right up their alley in terms of their drafting mantra, smaller and more skilled. Alex Debrincat would fix everything that ails the Flames wing conundrum. Skilled, right shot, elite sniper. Damn that Brian Elliott. Guy couldn’t catch in St Louis and he couldn’t catch here either. Terrible goaltender.