Just to clarify, according to PuckPedia the Panthers pick is top-10 protected next season. In a lot of cases it seems “lottery protected” just means top-10, because that’s the last spot you can launch up to draft 1st overall.
The only way the Flame surrender a top-10 pick next season is if Florida is also drafting in the top-10, because then we don’t get their pick until 2026.
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If 2024 conditional 1st Round Pick owned by Philadelphia moves to 2025, this pick moves to 2026. If this pick is top 10, Calgary receives 2026 1st Round Pick
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