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Originally Posted by Ba'alzamon
The rumor I remember hearing at the time was that the Flames were trying to trade up to 3rd (Columbus's pick) to get Tkachuk OR Puljujarvi. The rumor mongers weren't sure which, but they knew it was one of the two
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Pretty sure it was in Burkes book. It was Tkachuk the whole time. They tried to trade up to take him, but they got intel on the Blue Jackets taking Dubois and knew Edmonton would take JP. So they backed off the trade.
I think they knew Vancouver wanted position over BPA as well.