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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
I can't recall a team ever trading down in the first round and then saying afterwards "aw crap, the guy we wanted was picked, we could have got him but we traded the pick and now are stuck with this guy". Not saying the Flames did not like Zary but if they liked someone else and missed out on that player because they traded down, they would never publicly say it.
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I think part of the discussion in moving down is a conversation about what player the team trading up is going to take.
So I don't think it's a complete crapshoot that creates the need to spin it post draft.
I think 2016 was an example in the reverse way. Calgary looking to move up to take Tkachuk and then connected the dots that they didn't have to.
I'd guess the Caps and Rangers had made it known, and with a few players left on their list Calgary felt safe to move down.
Now did they want Zary as player one on their list? That could be spun. Maybe their favourite was Holloway which created the movement into the rest of their list and moving down.