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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
In terms of the trades down, I don't actually think the two moves were equal.
1. The trade from #19 to #22. The Flames got a 3rd (#72 OA) and picked up Jeremie Poirier. Great move. Poirier is a great prospect. I don't really think the Flames missed out on Schneider, Mukhamadullin, and Chinakhov (the latter two were kind of off the board).
2. The trade down from #22 to #24. The Flames got another 3rd (#80 OA) and picked up Jake Boltmann. Probably the worst Flames pick in the last 5 years. It's annoying, because guys like Carter Savoie, Justin Sourdif and Jack Thompson were still on the board.
Washington ended up picking Hendrix Lapierre, who is a darn good prospect. Foerster (#23) had a great AHL season for his age.
Trading down is worth it if you can pick up a good prospect. It's not worth it if you practically pick up nothing. My point is, the trade isn't the only thing to evaluate. At the end of the day, the picks have to be good.
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Even the second trade doesn’t hurt them because they got their guy anyway. If The extra pick pans out that’s just an extra.