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Originally Posted by cannon7
Treliving did the opposite of those things. He traded a 1st and two 2nd round picks TWICE (Hamilton, Hamonic).
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Hamilton trade was fine. Hamonic, not so much. I think that is one of the things that Conroy talked about. It isn't always about picks, if you can get a player D+2 or D+3m then that is something you look at. Chances are those players don't come by often (like Hamilton) because teams value them.
To a lot of the points made already, getting a player semi developed accelerates things because you aren't waiting for that player to season and develop. I personally think that is one of the reasons the Flames are closer to a retool vs a rebuild. They have a bunch of prospects that are starting to separate themselves and show potential. I think the class from last year is intriguing with the first 4 picks plus Hunter. 5 guys from that draft would help since 2022 they are looking like they stuck out. Parker Bell is probably the last hope for that year.