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Originally Posted by Matty81
I wonder if the Flames are really worried about losing a top ten pick next year in the Monahan deal and it potentially prevents them from fully embracing a rebuild and encourages making a move like re-signing Hanifin
While Florida seem good right now, their goalie is ancient and stranger things have happened, if Florida miss the playoffs next year the flames will likely lose their first rounder, unless it's 1st overall. A scenario where the team sucks all year and then loses the 2nd or 3rd overall pick would be pretty much catastrophic for the team big picture.
Of all the bad moves Treliving made that trade has potential to be the worst one by far.
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After the Panthers make the playoffs this year, the major risk of our own 2025 1st pick lowers significantly.
Then, so long as Florida’s pick isn’t top-10, Montreal gets Florida’s pick.
I would not bank on Florida’s 2025 1st being top-10. They’re a good team with a good core, and are also going to have a lot of salary cap flexibility.
It’s much, much more likely that Montreal gets Florida’s 2025 pick than anything else at this stage.