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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Hronek is a more recent comparable and he returned:
Hronek (38 points in 60 games at the time of the trade)
4th round pick
For
Conditional 1st (worse of the Canucks 2 firsts)
2nd round Pick
So it's kind of in line with that...with the big issue being the 2nd is conditional and could be a 3rd instead of a guaranteed first.
So in the end it feels like it should have landed somewhere between a 1st and a 2nd (Hronek) and a 1st and 2 2nds (Lindholm/Chychrun)...so it's the 2nd being conditional that causes the trade to be underwhelming IMO
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But Hronek again, like the Chycrun deal, had term, is younger and profiles as a better offensive player. Hanifin is having a good year, but he's not a top producer historically and is a rental that sounds like he's going to be a big problem to try and sign.
Nothing wrong with this deal for the Flames. They now have 10 picks (including 4 firsts and 3 seconds) in the first three rounds of the next two drafts. They are stacking the deck to have a huge influx of young players and possibly have assets to flip in their own trades.
From that angle alone, you can see it's smart to not put all your eggs in the 2024 draft, which is not exactly the deepest.