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Originally Posted by ComixZone
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.
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If Florida misses the playoffs in 2025 and their pick is a lottery pick (top 16), the flames do not get the 2025 pick and it rolls over to 2026 (
link).
The Habs then get the Flames 2025 1st round pick unless it's 1st overall. And in that 1st overall scenario the Habs also get the flames 3rd and the better pick out of Cgy/Florida in 2026.
Basically if the Panthers miss the playoffs next year the flames are probably ####ed REALLY badly. I don't think it's likely either, as they have a good team and I'm sure my prayers to the hockey gods will help too. But I wonder if it gives mgmt. pause on tearing it down... your ownership of your own first is completely contingent on the performance of another team.
Such a terrible, terrible trade, the risk level is insane. If the flames lose a top 5 pick that would be right up there with the Gilmour deal.