I asked a very pointed question this morning regarding the Flames Draft plan as there was chatter from Frank that was a bit cryptic when it came to the Flames and moving their pick.
Frank in the same sentence referenced teams willing to move their top 10 pick and then the Flames also willing to move back. Here's what I can share:
"Calgary has looked at many scenarios involving moving up, however the cost to do so almost always includes a 2026 1st. With that said there have been discussions surrounding players and prospects to get them into the top 10 but the cost is steep"
"Calgary has also fielded lots of calls about moving back & recouping additional picks" and so there's a lot of scenarios where Calgary may entertain this if their guy is not available at 18.
There's a lot of additional fluff but those were the 2 big takeaways.
The one thing I'll add is that there seems to be a significant variation after the top 3 and there could be a few guys that go way higher than the consensus projection in the 1st round.
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