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Originally Posted by stemit14
Not sure if there is a team fit as far as a buyer but what if the flames offered a package like this at the draft:
Andersson (50% retained for next year) and extended
18th overall pick in 2025 draft (from New Jersey)
Is that enough to get a top 10 pick in the draft? Is it paying too much for a top ten pick especially in a draft that’s not considered to be as good as other recent drafts? Not sure if that package fits many teams with high picks this year even. I’m including the New Jersey pick because teams value draft picks so much at the draft. I’m trying to come up with a trade that gets the flames a pick in the top 10 and it’s becoming very rare for that kind of trade to happen. Maybe this is not the best draft to do it but it’s so difficult to ever get a trade done for a top ten pick and the flames are about to run out of players that could potentially be part of a package to get that done (and that the flames are willing to trade) - I think Andersson is likely the last vet that the flames look to trade that returns a first round pick (at least for a few years).
I could see maybe one of the following being willing to trade their pick but doubtful Andersson would waive his NTC for some of them let alone sign an extension:
Utah (picking 14th overall so they would for sure have to add)
Columbus (picking 13th overall so they would for sure have to add)
Detroit (picking 12th overall so they would for sure have to add)
New York (picking 11th overall so they would for sure have to add)
Anaheim (picking 8th overall so I think they might have to add)
Buffalo (picking 7th overall so I think they might have to add but not sure)
Don’t think anyone higher in the draft order would be interested in Andersson as he likely doesn’t fit the direction that those teams are heading in. The teams I listed above are either trying to get out of the rebuild or trying to avoid one. Trading for Anaheim or Buffalo’s first round pick gets the flames within range of potentially drafting Frondell, O’brien or McQueen. Not sure if it’s worth the risk or but the flames have plenty of depth players and complimentary players in the system. If they can snag a centre with the potential to be a top line or second line centre, it might be better to use the 18th overall + Andersson to acquire quality instead of quantity.
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Most drafts it would likely be enough to move up, but not this one. After the top-10, the talent drops off.
There will be some good players in there, but there isn’t really a big difference between 11 and 32. You could likely even extend that 32 into the second round. So those top 10 picks are more valuable than usual.