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Originally Posted by dino7c
Calgary Flames franchise history and yeah you aren't getting those top picks for our UFAs
again I said keep your own picks
I am preferring YOUNG players to late firsts...which in my opinion are the most over rated assets in the NHL. You can get late firsts and flip them too. Its statistics, I'm glad the Flames traded Niewy for Iggy and not 2, 3, 4, late firsts...If CP existed at the time most would have wanted the picks.
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It's funny because during the last Flames "retool" Feaster was adamant that the return needed to have a 1st round pick, and actually people look back at that now and get mad about it.
Would be interesting to look back at trades from the last Flames re-build and see what would have been better - the late 1st or a top 5 prospect from that team.
Iginla to Pittsburgh:
2013 1st: 28th OV - Morgan Klimchuk
Top Prospects in the Penguins System: Derrick Pouliot, Olli Matta, Teddy Blueger, Joe Morrow, Scott Harrington, Brian Rust
Bouwmeester to the Blues:
2013 1st: 22 OV - Emile Poirier
Top Prospects in the Blues System: Jordan Schmaltz, Ty Rattie, Dmitrij Jaskin, Joel Edmundson, Jaden Schwartz, Vladimir Tarasenko
Would be interesting to look back now but wonder if Jaden Schwartz was ever on the table before their first that year for Bouwmeester.
I think if there is a young player you really like, then I have no issue with the Flames getting a prospect instead of a pick in the 20-30 range.
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Originally Posted by butterfly
Mintyukov, Luke Hughes, Wallstedt, Cooley, Gabe Perreault, Edvinsson, Nate Danielson, Bedard, Will Smith, Nemec, Michkov, etc., teams aren't going to trade these guys for "established players". No matter how good or bad the NHL team is right now.
Prospects are more valuable because their best years are still to come and they make no money.
What did Jack Eichel get? Peyton Krebs.
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You're likely not going to get the top top prospects, but I do think there are likely good players to be had still.
Buffalo had a bad start to the season but it's likely not Benson or Savoie you could have traded for...but maybe Rosen would have been available and he's had a great AHL start this year now.
Tough to get a top 30 prospect, but think you can sometimes pry guys out beyond that.