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Originally Posted by JackIsBack
Unless I'm missing something or don't have the complete contract information on the trade, which is totally possible, the 2025 pick is top 16 protected, meaning if it's a lottery pick at all we get their 2026 pick instead. I'm not sure why teams do this as if they don't make the playoffs in the 2024/2025 and then miss even worse or lucky enough to move up in the 2026 draft, we could get a better pick then we would have received in 2025 because 2026 has no protection.
"*Conditions: If the 2025 1st RD pick that Florida sent to Calgary is a lottery pick resulting in Calgary receiving Florida's 2026 1st RD pick instead, then the 2025 4th RD pick that Calgary sent to Florida also slides to 2026."
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I think the team trading the pick has the option of sliding it if they want. So, presumably if the lottery win wasn't particularly high, they might let the Flames keep it instead of risking disaster the next year.