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Originally Posted by dissentowner
The Flames are not bottoming out into a top 5 pick regardless of when they trade the UFA's.
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Losing Tanev, Hanifin and Lindholm (on top of already losing Zadorov) to presumably be replaced by effectively raw and/or journeyman level players is certainly going to equate to a very poor result in the short term. Who is going to handle some of the toughest opposition when Weegar and Anderson are not on the ice at that point?
I don't think it would be at all outlandish in that instance to expect the Flames to go 8-18-4 or something to finish the season. That would definitely put them right in the top 5 pick conversation.