I really hope the flames don’t complicate things more than necessary. Keep and develop the young players in the system. Trade vets (hoping for Coleman and Andersson this year) for picks and/or prospects. Use the picks they have to select the players with the highest ceiling - ideally centers - even if they have some warts on their game. Look for an opportunity to trade up in the draft if possible but I would rather not trade down.
I’d be ok trading the 32nd overall pick if it’s to sweeten the return for one of the vets. For example, trading Andersson + 32nd overall to Columbus for Seiloff + 14th overall + 2nd round pick.
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